Auntie Heather visited Austen this weekend. We spent the time doing lots of activities, even though Austen was not on her best behavior.
On Satruday afternoon, we went to a birthday party at Gymboree. Austen hasn’t been to gymboree in a while (although she takes an art class there) but immediately recognized the layout & toys. She quickly went to work by climbing the slides and the oversized shapes; she also rocked on the wooden horse. After some play time, everyone went up to eat some pizza. Austen never ate pizza before and previous attempts all failed. At first, Austen pushed away the pizza and ate only the crust but after Dada took a bite, Austen decided she’ld try it. She loved it! In a few minutes, her slice was gone and the last few bites went in all at once. Afterwards, we played outside, drawing with chalk on the driveway and enjoying the pleasent weather. Austen became fussy so Auntie Heather & Mama gave her a bubble bath while Dada picked up some Afghan food. We all ate together, the grown-ups enjoyed had some alchohol (it was Cinco de Mayo, afterall!) and after Austen went to bed, we watched a movie (Dada & Auntie Heather fell asleep on the sofa but Mama enjoyed the movie). On Sunday, we went shopping in Westfield. We stopped at a shoe store, where Austen was happy to let the sales person (aka “nose”) put shoes on her feet. Austen also enjoyed looking at the older kids. She walked up and stared at two older boys, who suddenly became shy and unsure of what they should do. They tried walking away but Austen just followed them. Afterwards, we ate Mexican food at Tinga, a favorite of Mama and Austen’s. Then, we wandered to another store, which was supposed to be closed but just opened as some of us were standing in front admiring the shoes. We wrapped up the excursion by shopping at a nearby Trader Joe’s, where Austen fell asleep in her stroller, which she never does. She skipped her morning nap and was really tired but she slept for only 10 minutes and woke up in time to say goodbye to Auntie Heather, in her typical lovable manner.