Shoeless Fun at the Library

Many weekends, Kira and I enjoy taking a trip out to the Howard County Library in Glenwood. It is a 30 minute drive, but they have a great Children's section with a nice play area of toys and books. Kira especially likes playing with the wooden puzzles, plastic fruit, and John Deere tractors. They also have an extensive CD and DVD section which I love! It is well worth the drive. This was Kira's first trip to the library where she was able to walk around. However, you will notice that she is not wearing shoes. Whenever I try to put shoes on her feet, she bursts into tears... so socks it is! :)

Here, in the pictures below, she is fascinated by the other children reading books with their parents. She is so interested in people, and often stares in amazement with her mouth open. Eventually I will have to correct this behavior, but right now it is quite cute. Every time a toddler came over to "play" with Kira I was sure to point out, "Look Kira. See how they are wearing shoes ?"




















Then, she tried to feed the plastic apples to the rocking cow (above). It was quite adorable and I wonder where she learned this. Kira also enjoyed picking out her own books (while continuing to keep her eye on the other children nearby)... and sometimes she even read the books all by herself! Other times, she hands me a book and has started to say "bah" which I believe is her attempt at "book." With all the fun we have at the library and reading books at home, I really hope that Kira will enjoy reading when she gets older...And I hope she will wear shoes. :)