Getting Used to Julia Gabriel

During the weekend, Map had a playdate with Myra again - at Myra's house.  Map also met 2-year old Joya and 5-year old Rohit there.  It was so much fun!  

This week Daddy were in Las Vegas at CES, Consumer Electronics Show.  Daddy, Map missed you. 

On Tuesday, Map's good friend - 9-month old Alisa - and Alisa's mommy came to have lunch with Map.  Alisa crawled now.  Map could not wait for Alisa to start walking.  
This was the second week of Julia Gabriel.  Map was getting used to the new setting of Julia Gabriel's playgroup.  There were 9 babies in Map's studio - many of them were at Map's age.  Map's teachers were Sarfina, Nas and Patrick.   

• Toy playing time

The class during toy playing time

Play and play - that's what toddlers do best

Map busy cooking 

I'm adding some salt

Have to stir a little longer

The Michelin-starred chef has finished cooking her masterpiece dish

Clean-up time

• Character time - meet Iman the Iguana

Character time with Iman the Iguana

• Art time - it was shoe painting.  Babies, with the help of parents/aunties (the maids), put the sole of crocs shoe into the watercolor.  Then stamped the sole of the shoe onto paper.  Map did this activity with some protests.  But she liked crocs shoes - maybe that was why she did this activity.  
• Playground time

At the playground with Kesha and Kesha's mommy - Map in the ball pool

So many balls, so little time

Hello there, welcome to my castle

Alphonsius, what is the secret code to enter my castle?

Nas, do you want to hop into my ride? 

In the kitchen with Tsu-Ting

• Snack time - today was slices of banana.  Map refused to eat it.  But actually Map liked banana, maybe she was just not hungry during the snack time today. 

Snack time

Spidergirl is climbing the snack table

• Music time

Patrick, Map will teach you how to play piano

What are Alphonsius and Map staring at??