Back in mid-March Audrey and Carol had a plan to go skiing with a friend for his birthday. He ended up canceling because he was sick, but Carol and Audrey went anyway. So Charlotte and I had a one-on-one day.
We started by going ice skating at the local public rink. Charlotte was nervous at first and used a milk crate, but after about half an hour she put the crate away and skated all on her own. She was even doing some turns in place! It took me a while to get my skating legs back but it came to me. It was also my first time on hockey skates and I decided I like them better than figure skates.
After skating for more than an hour we went and refueled with donuts. Charlotte got pink sprinkles, of course.
Then we drove to the T and rode it into town to visit the Children's Museum. I had never been and Charlotte had only been once. We had two hours until closing and it went by very quickly. There is a huge climbing structure in the main entrance area. Charlotte was tentative at first and would only climb up to about 6 feet off the floor. But I pointed out that she couldn't really fall anywhere and she started pushing her boundaries. Before you know it, she was climbing all the way to the top - three stories off the floor. After that she couldn't get enough and she went all the way down and back up three more times.
That used up at least half of our time before closing, so I coaxed Charlotte out of the tower and we explored a few other areas. She got to light up some lights by pedaling a bike and she got to ride in a vertical rail chair that I could raise and lower with a rope and pulleys. The we chased each other around a boat playground area.
We definitely didn't get enough time there and have to return. I finally broke down and bought a membership so we'll go there often.
The girls hardly ever get solo time with a parent. Carol and I decided we'll make it a regular occurrence: every couple of months we'll swap kids and take them off by ourselves on an adventure.
By the way, Carol and Audrey had a great time skiing but Carol was having so much fun she didn't take many photos.
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