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10/09/2005 Archived Entry: "Too much for Saturday"

We started yesterday off with hula. While Tabs was dancing, Daisy and I ran to Target for the usual forgotten items. When we returned and were sitting in the waiting area surround by adult dancers/ moms, Daisy garned attention that she did not want. She didn't cry at anyone, but she was pressing her little body against me as tight as she could and one hand always had a hold of my shirt. So not a people person. Which I find myself saying over and over again as people constantly try to get her to smile at them and she just stares them down. We call it her stoic look. I don't want to label her as a non-people person because we often grow into our labels. But I feel I have to say something when all these people are trying to engage her and constantly say "She's not smiling at me." Yeah, I know. She does like people from a distance though. If someone is a few feet away, as opposed to a few inches, she is much more likely to interact and then she doesn't mind too much if they get closer. But if someone starts out too close, forget it.

After hula we hurried home as Tabitha had a playdate scheduled. The girls immediately fell into their usual routine of dress-up play. After an hour they dressed proper as I had a little surprise waiting for them. I had made rice krispie treats the night before (using marshmallow creme means no gelatin, yay!) and spread them in a cookie sheet as opposed to a casserole dish so they were thinner. Then I used my ghost cookie cutter and cut out two ghosts and gave them to the girls along with Halloween frosting, sprinkles and decorating gel. They seemed to enjoy the activity which pleased me.

They ran around for another couple hours before our friends headed home. By then Chris had come home and our family had a very early dinner and then went to Disneyland. Our reason for going in the evening was to see how Daisy would do out at bedtime. We haven't had her out at bedtime since she was 2 or 3 months old because she was always adament about being in bed and would not sleep anywhere else for bedtime. But in a couple weeks we're going trick-or-treating California Adventure and I'd like Daisy to go with us so we can go as a family. So, last night was our trial run.

When we first arrived we went into Disneyland and were struck by how crowded it was. I was hoping being early in October would mean not quite so high crowds even though it was a Saturday. No such luck. It was packed and we discussed how to make the most of our time there without being miserable. We grabbed fast passes for Autopia and then wandered around for half an hour. Eventually Chris and Daisy left for California Adventure while Tabitha and I went to Autopia. Tabitha finally got the golden car and wouldn't you know? Chris had the camera :sigh: Tabs said she'd draw me a picture :) After the ride she and I went towards the candy shop as she had been promised a certain candy on our last visit. But the parade was going by and we couldn't get to where we were trying to go and it was just a mess. So we left and went across to California Adventure to catch up with Chris and baby. At that point Tabitha and Chris went to stand in line for Soarin' over California so Daisy and I slowly wandered to kill some time. After we joined up again, Tabitha and I went on Orange Stinger for her first time. Basically it's the swings like they have at fairs. She's just now tall enough but she's always been afraid of it anyway. She finally decided to go and of course, she hated it. She said it was okay once she got used to it, but that would be the only time she went rode. I have to admit, it was really fast and did a little number on my stomach, but at least she tried it. She and Chris rode two other rides and then she declared herself ready for bed and the baby was all but asleep in my arms so we put Tabitha in the stroller and headed out. We ended up leaving around 9:30 which is well past Daisy's bedtime and she did wonderfully. So we'll all be going to the Halloween event just as I hoped :)