Austen and Mommy went to Westfield for a trial My Gym class. First, they stopped for lunch at Tinga (great burritos!) with Kelly and Riley, then they went to class, which was similar to Gymboree but with more grown-up equipment. At the end of class, there was a special “separate play” time when the kids were supposed to “try their best” to play far away from their mommies. This was not a struggle for Austen. She wanted the whole class to be separate play. Whenever mommy tried to steer her toward a new apparatus, she balked. She likes to make her own play choices. The independent streak is strong in Austen’s family.
Westfield has great stores. Mommy found two things she insists on buying for Austen ASAP. A Nirvana tee with cashmere sleeves and a giant yellow-ducky stuffed animal. Daddy?