Fun Day With Daddy

Since Garren was off today (comp day), we thought that it would be fun to get Gracie out of the house and have a family fun day. We had a difficult weekend with a cranky Gracie, and we were in the mood for some fun.

With few choices of things to do "out" in this area, and since we went to the library Saturday, further reducing our choices...we opted for a trip to Winchester. Garren wanted to check out the new "Borders," and since it was so cold, I thought a hearty walk around the mall would do Gracie some good.

We let her window shop, and she got to try the lotions at Bath and Body Works, and she and Garren had fun in the arcade. But, her favorite stop was at the playground they have for kids in the mall. I say playground, really its a room full of those plastic houses and slides you can buy from Toys R US, the big ones people put in their backyards. Anyway, since Gracie isn't around other kids, I was curious to see how she would react in a room full of them.

I didn't need to be worried. We were only there for a few minutes before she hugged this little boy who wanted to play in the same "house" as she did. They hadn't even played together or even talked...she just went up and hugged him.

Gracie had a wonderful time, and we found that she was very brave and tried all sorts of things that we didn't know she could do. She climbed on things and went down slides without help. Her daddy and I were very impressed! After thoroughly wiping her hands, we headed home for a nap.

All in all it was a good family day.

**Picture above from the play room at the mall. Gracie had an especially good time playing peak-a-boo with the shutters on this adorable play house!***

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