I'm finally getting a chance to sit down and review our March events. It was a bit of a wacky month, with all sorts of things going on. We managed to keep ourselves occupied while we waited for the warmer temperatures to return and the snow to melt.
I've already posted about our St. Patrick's Day and our trip to the zoo, but we had one other big outing. The weekend before last we took a family trip to the library, then visited a local Asian market before eating lunch at a sushi restaurant. We finished off our excursion with some time in the pet store next door. One of the guinea pigs was quite disappointed not to be heading home with Matt, but Matt wasn't as interested in them as in some of the other creatures, especially the fish.
Checking out the restaurant and its fish decor
Diving into his plate (not sure about the sushi, but the ginger chicken, edamame, and chocolate cake were big hits)
Most of our weeks weren't nearly as exciting. We had a few play groups, some formal, some informal. With some friends we attempted to go to one of the playgrounds in town, but it was still a little snowy to use that day. Instead we let the little ones run around the shoveled path and watch the dogs being walked.
We got good use out of our 10-visit pass to a local indoor play space.
During this visit Matt had the whole place to himself for a good 15-20 minutes.
He's still unclear on the concept of being a goalie.
Matt is much more interested in slides these days.
Doing a little rearranging
As much as he loves his Cozy Coupe-turned-Batmobile at home, Matt can't help but wish it also had eyes.
First time swinging a baseball bat - looks like he enjoys it!
Goal?
Trying out the hula hoop (without much success)
We also got a lot of use out of our children's museum membership, sometimes going twice a week to check out different events or presentations.
Superman dares to stick his finger in the mouth of the T Rex
(As you can tell, the dinosaur room is a must visit every time we go.)
Doctoring the baby dolls
Driving on the moon
And of course we went to the library. Matt has discovered the fish tank, so we have to go early and stay a little longer to make sure we have time to watch the fish at least twice, play with the toys and puzzles, pick out books, and of course participate in story time.
Matt reading through our museum pass options from the library
Matt is an avid reader, and we spend a significant part of each day reading books.
Adding just a few more to the pile of books to read right now
Reading his new magazine in his car seat
He couldn't wait, so he went ahead and started reading without me.
Reading on his own over in the corner
We also spend some portion of each day looking for the cat, who sometimes is more willing to play along than others.
Found her!
There she is!
Here are some of Matt's other activities around the house:
Matt still uses the easel Jon made for him.
He likes climbing all over his large teddy bear.
He'll talk to his reflection in the mirror.
He often prefers to come up with his own ways to use whatever he finds around the house (here he is either using Jon's computer mouse as a phone or reenacting Scotty's "Hello, computer" scene from Star Trek IV).
Sometimes he actually plays with his toys, although dumping them out (and occasionally putting them back in their container) are his favorite games.
Every once in a while he'll clean (or at least pretend to).
Fun with flashlights
Making silly faces
All of that activity can be just enough to wear him out!
Getting tired
Sleepy
Zonked
