Random Playings

A couple weekends ago, I still hadn't gotten into the groove of things just quite yet in terms of scheduling weekend activities for Sophia... having just come out of tax season madness just a couple weekends prior. So, we kind of just ended up doing random (to me) things that Sophia chose to do. By the end of the day, I learned somethin'........ I need to let go of the feeling that I need to fill our weekends with something enriching, educational, and fun--sometimes, kids just want to play...... not every moment has to be planned and they don't always need to be entertained. They just want you to get down on the floor with them and play the Barbie dress-up magnet toy thing. Sophia absolutely loved that!! We just took turns dressing up this one Barbie she had and she was happy--my wee one's face lighting up with happy smiles accompanied with her joyful, beautiful, brown eyes... can't ask for more than that!

That's how our random play began... then, Sophia dove into her birthday gift pile (oh, boy, things are about to get active and involved) and pulled out a sticker kit that are made to be painted with a gel sort of substance, pretty neat and fun (even for me, hehe)...

While snacking on some yummy apples (Sophia's fave)

My silly Cookie ^_^

Following that, we moved onto origami...

Almost finished!!

Finishing touches

I think they're suppose to be panthers... w/ eyelashes, hahaha!

After that, came........... TIE-DYE!!! Mama's first thought, "oh, this is going to be messy (enter nervous laugh here)..."

My darling girl... seeing this pic makes me want to squeeze her and give her a million kisses

In the end, it wasn't that bad of a mess and the finished product turned out kind of neat (better than I thought)... but I guess you can't really mess up tye-dye =)

Next up... 

ICE CREAM!!!!!!

If you know Cookie, then you knew that had to be comin'! 

What are those things on the lower part of her legs, you ask?...... DUH! Leg warmers, of course!! Hahaha... right before noming on ice cream, we had cut one of her pants and made them into shorts. It was so cute--Sophia was so excited that she got to cut fabric... Hmmmm... ** reminiscing** I remember those days (sigh)... when the simple things were able to excite me so thoroughly to my core......... can I go back to being a kid please?? Hehehe...

Showin' off her new leg accessories haha

Well, ladies and gents... that's all of that day's pics. But don't be fooled, our day didn't end there... we went on two playdates at two different parks following these activities (who says there's not enough hours in a day???)! Needless to say... Mama was tired! But what a small price to pay for what we gained at the end--a fun-filled day of random play.

Moral of the day... not every activity has to be planned to be memorable and full of love, smiles, kisses, hugs, joy, fun, and cute young children giggles that warms a heart up instantly. As always, this day will go into my memory box for me to pull out in the years to come... forever cherished. 

'Til the next time...

Cookie & Mama