Eden, the 23-Month Old!

Toddler Time
One of Eden's Christmas presents was signing her up for the Toddler Time class at the park district. The class is one hour on Saturday mornings for 8 weeks. It's a pretty openly structured class. There's 6 other kids and their parents in a large play room (where Eden's birthday party was). Some play time to start, then pre-school style "circle time" on the rug where we all do songs and introductions. Eden's favorite part of circle time - and the entire class - is when we do introductions. We go around the circle, and each child gets a turn holding a cut out bumble bee on a stick - and we sing a song: "Hickety Bickety Bumble Bee/Won't you say your name for me/Eden - Eden/that's your name!" Eden is OBSESSED with that bumble bee! So much so that on Saturday mornings when we are getting ready, I tell Eden it's time to go see the bumble bee and she gets SO excited!
The rest of the class, there's an art table set out, large motor climby toys and ball pit and then just a whole bunch of toddler toys set out on a bunch of tables. Eden observes the other kids but doesn't really play much with them, which is perfectly normal. All the kids just do their own thing. It is cute to watch them during circle time dancing and playing with bubbles together!
I enjoy taking her to this class, if only that it's one hour a week where it's all about her. She gets to play crazy and my attention is all on her. And everything there is geared to her age. She is always so worn out after this class!

Sister Fun
Addison & Eden have really grown into buddies. They've developed a few games and activities that are really theirs. They have a few bouncy balls that they throw around in the kitchen, and then there's some crazy running around the house that goes on. I don't really understand it, but they love it and it's a nice break for us to be able to just watch our kids have fun. Eden is so independent and happy to do things on her own, but I love seeing her get so hyper and hear her laugh hysterically at Addison!