Story time

On Wednesday mornings, Handley and I make our way to the public library near our house for story time. We've been going all summer and Handley gets very excited when we arrive. The children's librarian, Mrs. M. is very entertaining and Handley really seems to like her. Today, she kept following her around before the story time began.

Before we ever went to story time, I was a little nervous about how she would do. I pictured a quiet librarian reading a book in the front of the room while parents held their children on their laps. Knowing how active and curious Handley is, I knew she wouldn't do well in a set-up like this and I would be struggling to keep her quiet. However, our story time is nothing like I first pictured. First of all, everyone sits on the floor in a big circle. The librarian reads one, maybe two short books and the rest of the time is spent singing songs, reciting nursery rhymes, and dancing to music. It's very quick paced and up-beat. Mrs. M. always reminds parents that every child is different and while some may sit quietly, others may be up walking around and exploring and it is OK.

This morning at story time all the other children were sitting quietly on their parents laps and Handley was standing in the middle of the circle, right in front of Mrs. M, dancing as we sang songs. I love that she has such a happy and free spirit!

I couldn't take pictures during story time because of the other children, but I did manage one of her in the library afterwords. We usually hang around for a little while to read books, do some puzzles, and talk to the other moms and babies. Handley thinks it is fun to run up and down the aisles and pull books from the shelves. What kid wouldn't think that was fun?!?