I said a hip/hop/a hippity hop…
Hi everyone!
This was a busy week for me, and the most exciting part of all was that I got to start my new class at the community center down the street from our house - it’s called Hippity Hoppers, but before you get confused by the title like I did, let me clarify that it’s not a class where they teach us toddlers how to bust moves like the Roger Rabbit or the Cabbage Patch (which my aunt Tully can do really well - you should ask her to show you sometime!). No, it’s actually a really fun chance for me to hang out with other small people like myself and explore fun new toys and playsets. It’s held in a big room that’s got a bouncy floor and lots of push toys and balls and stuff like that. You have to take off your shoes, but you’re pretty much allowed to touch whatever you want, as long as there isn’t someone else already playing with it. When we first got there, I was kinda shy and I really didn’t know what to make of all these other kids who are my size…except for my cousin Lee, I don’t actually get that much exposure to my fellow anklebiters! But once I saw some other little girls go over and start playing on this mini-merry-go-round, I got a smile on my face and took some tentative steps onto the mat. After that, I was happy as a clam and taking everything in! My favorite things there were these push/scooter toys that you can ride on or walk with (I only wanted to push, I mean come on - I get to ride all the time in the car!), and these big bouncy balls (one pink, one green, one purple). One of the supervisor ladies was sitting on the floor playing with the balls, and I decided to gather them all up and put them in a pile. Then I gathered all the smaller balls and put those in the pile with the big ones. Then this kid named Colby came up and started throwing the balls away - and I thought that was the funniest thing I’d seen in a long time! I laughed my deep baby giggle each time - he was a real crack-up! Near the end of the class, everyone got in a circle and started singing songs and playing with bells and puppets and stuff. I was patient with that for about one minute, but then I took a look and realized that while everyone else was sitting in the circle singing “Itsy Bitsy Spider”, ALL THE TOYS WERE COMPLETELY AVAILABLE. So I got up and start playing with the balls again while the other kids missed their golden opportunity! Mom is so funny - she was more interested in staying in the circle and singing, and kept trying to get me to join her. She says we get to go again next week - I think this is gonna be a fun thing!