Sammy's imagination is really starting to blossom lately and it is so much fun to see and hear! For example, he is constantly seeing an octopus any time there is water. He and I can really start going, running and screaming as an octopus chases us around the house and giggling about it all the while. Amelia gets this half scared/half amused smile on her face and says, "Just pretend.....right?!" Poor thing, I should probably knock it down a notch. The other day we were at the playground and Sam said he saw one under her swing in a puddle and at first she looked scared and then she said, "It's okay, it's a grandma octopus and she's really nice." She then closed her hand as if she had caught her and carried her all around the playground talking about how nice the grandma octopus was!
Anyway, I am just fascinated by how different their play is. Amelia's play usually revolves around her babies or animals and involves stuffing them into things. If she is playing w/ her dollhouse she tries to stuff all the dollhouse dolls into a bowl or something. She always has dolls stuffed down her shirt eating or sleeping. When she is playing with play doh even she is usually folding one of her animals into the play doh like it is a blanket or making a nest or just buries the things underneath. Maybe you just have to see it to understand but I guess the bottom line is that her play is either relational, nurturing, and/or stuffing. Sam is imagining, building, or moving.
Here is Amelia taking all her babes for a ride in the boat. When I asked her where they were going she said, "A island to see Vera and Anne and Sasa:)" When she got out to go get some more dolls she said, "Don't worry mama, it won't float away." :) ;)
All for now,
Jen
1 comment:
we all had so much fun on the island!! thanks, mimi!
xoxo
vera + anne
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