Task for the day.. Entertain a three year old at my not so child friendly house. Its not that my house is unfit for a kid... its just that I don't really have much to entertain any! Charlie is the one and only little one that has been over to our house! I had to wake up pretty early this morning which is rare for me when I have a day off.... I never get to sleep in. Immediately I got to work tidying up the place, deciding what to have for lunch, finding some sort of activity to do and got to work!
When Charlie first got here she would not even really leave her moms side. Slowly but surely... with bribes of course I get her to open up and live a little. It first took a popsicle (something Im very happy I went out and purchased that morning) a trip to starbucks... and then of course we made some jello! By this time Charlie was back to her normal self and happily running around. She drew pictures in my notebook, pretended to read a book, and then we had a picnic lunch in the living room.
Charlie and her mommy
This picture makes me happy because she is pretending to read a book that a friend made for me that has quotes in it. I was funny watching her make up a story!
This was a bit of a first for me. Don't get me wrong, I spend time with Charlie all the time and we do fun activities together... but she never comes over to my house. Usually we spend time together at grandmas or my sisters place. Goals for the future: Maybe have some arts and crafts. Get my sister to trust me alone with her for a couple of hours (hehe)... and Charlie just stay with me :)..... oh and maybe have her over for more then a couple of hours!!!
Best thing Charlie said all day.... "Thanks for the picnic" as she left in the afternoon!
Task.... successful.... and will probably be repeated... will need to buy some toys of course!
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