Tully is 10 months old in this blog.
Today was our last day to play in Bethesda, which is part of the DC area. I caught Tully laying down watching cartoons!
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| I was excited for the WHOLE TWO NANO SECONDS! I can't believe I had time to grab the camera. |
Tully very quickly went from cartoons to one of his favorite games
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| Where's Tully? |
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| There's Tully! |
After a lazy start for our morning, we went to Barnes and Noble Book Store, which is like an indoor playground. We went there last fall, but the few months difference in his age now made a huge difference in his activity level.
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| He sat down at the table of Legos and went right to work. |
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| I asked Tully if he knew what he was doing... he looked at me as if to say "well, yes!" I later asked his Mommy if he had ever played with Legos... and she said, "no". |
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| We moved on and he spotted a rack of animal back packs and he had to share his love. He loves fur against his face. So sweet. |
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| ...then he quickly spotted a full rack of stuffed toys. |
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| ...and immediately began to clear the bottom shelf! |
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| He almost had that shelf cleared when he spotted the 2nd shelf that was FULL... OH BOY! |
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| He stood up and proceeded to empty that shelf as well... |
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| Oops, he just realized he missed one on that bottom shelf! |
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| ...and now for that final one off the 2nd shelf! ALL DONE! I'm sure if he could have reached the 3rd shelf, it would have been cleared too. |
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| We found a wood train track and he seemed to know what he was doing. He didn't quite have all the wheels on the track, but I was surprised that he even had a clue what to do with it. I know he does not have a train track at home. |
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| He then spotted that little train engine at the top of the track |
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| Now he can have some two-handed fun! You can see other children in the background... |
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| Eventually, one of the boys came over to play with the trains and Tully was quite interested in what his new playmate was doing. |
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| ... but then proceeded to show that older boy how to play with them! I love the determination on his face. |
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| He soon spotted a yellow truck with a lift on it and so the two train pieces went to the floor! |
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| He decided it might be easier on the floor... |
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| ...and played there for awhile. |
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| ... but he was soon back up to the tracks. Again, I love the expression on his face. |
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| We ventured over to the library area and he spotted a book in the rack with wheels on it. |
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| He got his tractor on it's wheels, but was distracted by another child that was there. |
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| It was pretty narrow, so it took him a bit to figure out exactly how to roll it. |
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| But, he soon conquered that quest as well. We read several of the books -- all short stories. |
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| He crawled over to another rack of books, which all had hard board pages, and I promise you he would have emptied that rack if I had let him; but I thought it was better to just sit and read one of them. |
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| We had almost finished the book when he saw the shelf of toys and certainly was curious what they were. |
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| He was quite intent to figure them out. Obviously, these toys were for sale but, we had no room in our suitcases! |
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| We didn't linger long at the shelf toys, even though I know Tully would have loved to play longer; but, it was time to head back to the hotel for his afternoon nap. |
Related links on this trip:
Tully on the Plane Again
Valentine's Day in DC
The Monkey Climber
Tully's Metro Train Ride
More of Bethesda
Play Area at Dallas Airport
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