Maryn and I accompanied Michael on another of his board meeting trips over the weekend. This was her 3rd flight, but it was much longer than the other two. She handled it well, but as with most young kids, a coordinated entertainment effort on our part played a big role. I can't imagine what it would have been like if we had booked that trip to Thailand this past December. The thought of entertaining her for 17 hours is completely exhausting. Whew ...kinda glad we decided against it.
Once in San Diego I was able to bring her with me to the board partner meetings, but I couldn't bring her to the fancy dinners provided by the organization. Fortunately, Mike's cousin Greta was kind enough to give up a few hours of her b-day weekend to watch Maryn so I could attend the Saturday dinner with Mike. Thanks Greta!
We packed light so she didn't have a lot of toy options, but she did just fine with what we had. Here she is in the hotel having a grand time with some flashcards. She enjoys taking them out of the box and throwing them on the floor. It's cute, she has favorites ... the baby, the tractor, and as you can see ... the mirror.
We have about 6 parks within walking distance from our home, but the closest one is currently under construction. So, we've begun a sort of park shuffle. It's been fun. She's unsteady on her feet, but loves crawling all over the equipment. She can handle climbing ramps (looks like a baby rock wall) and small slides on her own, well, almost-she still needs some help getting situated at the top of the slide. The park we were at this particular day didn't have a small slide so her dad accompanied her. You can't tell by the picture, but she was laughing the entire way down.
