Monday's Mommy Moment-I Like to Play House

Last week, my mother and I enjoyed taking Little Lewie to a place called March Farm. Throughout the year, March Farm offers various activities including berry picking, apple picking, pumpkin picking, a petting zoo, a sunflower maze, and a corn maze. They also have this amazing playscape for kids--complete with two little wooden houses, a gravel racetrack, sandboxes made from old tractor tires, and a hayloft converted into a slide.

Our initial plan was to go blueberry picking and then enjoy the playscape. However, since my little boy is still a little queasy about "the textures" of certain fruits, blueberries included, we decided to skip the picking and go straight for the playscape. (Oh, we attempted to pick, but Little Lewie kept putting the blueberries in his mouth and then rejecting them one by one as he proceeded to try and feed me his chewed up blueberries. Nice.)

The greatest part of this little outing was the playscape, in particular, the little white house. Here I thought Lil' Lewie would take to the racetrack or the tire sandboxes, but instead, he was amazingly fascinated by the house. It was his own little place, complete with a full kitchen and sitting area. We could climb in there with him if we wanted, but he preferred to stay in there by himself and "cook". It was his very own place, and we were the visitors that he politely greeted either from the door or the window.

My Lil' Lewie spent the afternoon playing house. It was such a blast to see him pretend to cook and then sit in the little rocking chair inside. (To be honest, our daily household routines are similar. If Daddy and I are not cooking, washing dishes, or doing chores then we're sitting in the recliner watching TV or playing with him...)

Overall, I would say this place scored a homerun. Can you tell?