The past few days, we've taken Anna to several new parks. The fun thing is that she has finally hit the point where she really PLAYS at the park.
In the fall and winter, whenever we would go to a playground (perhaps due to the cold or her having just learned to walk in September), she just kind of stood there or would rely on us to put her on the rocking horse, pick her up and put her down the slide etc.
Now, she is learning how to climb up and then go down the slide all by herself - and she is SO PROUD! :-) It's really cute to see how excited she gets.
The other cute thing is that she likes to make friends with the other moms at the park (not so much the kids, but the moms). She'll cozy up to some stranger in the sandbox, which inevitably gets a lot of amused attention. She knows how to work a crowd.
The other day (on "Easter Monday" - the day that Czechs celebrate Easter), we went to a park near the Brevnov monastery, not far from our home. There was a little boy there playing with a bouncy ball with his mom. Anna's eyes got big and she immediately ran over and tried to take the ball. Fortunately, he found this amusing and sweetly shared it with her. For the next half hour, she chased him around, arms outstretched, little a tiny ball monster trying to steal it from him. It was really funny.
Anyway, all of this to say that "our little girl is growing up", which is both wonderfully sweet and a little sad. She seems more like a kid and less like a baby every day. But it's so much fun to watch her discover the world and her own abilities.
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Hello Jenny!
It's so great to hear from you!
Things are great with me, doing my neuroscience in Los Angeles and loving the weather.
The little man you see is my blessed nephew. My sister, Liz and brother-in-law had Karl in November and when I surprised my parents for Easter I got to visit with him along with the rest of my family in NC. My brother, Ed, got engaged last month, so a lot has changed in my family.
I absolutely love living in California and LOVE UCLA. I left my grad program in Portland, I just wasn't happy, so I am now working as a technician and hope to get into a program for fall 2008, we'll see.
I now understand why you were so sad to leave CA when I met you. The flora, fauna and people are so varied and a lot more open-minded. I belong to a great church and have met some wonderful people. I love work and everyone in the lab with, but it's nice to have non-science and academic socialization.
Please let's keep in touch!
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