Story Time at the Library

The one's and two's story time at the library falls on Wednesdays and Thursdays.  Since we have MOPS and Bible Study on those days I have yet been able to take Maddie to the library.  With a short period of time to take both of them before Nate turns 3, I found my chance this week due to Fall Break.  Yay!

We haven't been to story time at the library since Nate was one.  It was always an "adventure" with Nate being the only child that wouldn't sit on the mat or my lap and would run around and tear things off the felt board.  I felt like I was corralling him the whole time. 

This time is going to be different.  Nate is older and willing to sit for songs and stories now.  Maddie the same age as Nate was, but is a different child.  If she could she would probably sit in my lap all day long reading stories and playing with toys.  Sitting in mine or Daddy's lap is her favorite place to be and reading is one of her favorite things to do.  This will be perfect!

Ha! (I should know better, right?) Well, I can say that Nate did sit on his mat and listen to the stories and sing the songs (loves itsy bitsy spider right now for some reason).  Maddie, on the other hand, did not.  Where was my good little girl? She did not want to sit in my lap.  At all.  Although while she was the only child running around while all the other well behaved children sat there like good little children, she wasn't being completely naughty.  She was just having a good time looking at all the new stuff!  She'd walk around and then fall down and laugh and then just lay there looking at everyone.  I kept trying to get her to sit by me but that caused some good ol' screaming and thought it was better to just let her run.  I'm sure the parents thought I should get some control over my child, but eh, she's one.  Nate tried to help a few times, running to her, tackling her to the ground, yelling "baby, sit!". They was awesome.


So all in all, a typical day out with the kids.  Will we go next week?  Probably.  As much as I sweat the whole time and it's more work than play, for the kids, it's so completely worth it.  They love it. And it'd be the last week. :)