Dan and I took Emi to Tiny Town today about 30 minutes away in the mountains.
Nick loved the Zoo train that Maria Luz took him to every week she babysat and I
thought it would be fun to do with Emi while we were here.
Tiny Town did not disappoint!
Over 50 little houses just Emi's size to look in the windows and point out all that you see.
Books in the library, stuffed animal students in the school, a movie theater,
flowers and toys in each tiny window.
The train ride was ten minutes through a little forest and past many more tiny buildings
that you can't see from the main path, making it even more exciting.
We were exploring the town when the train passed the first time.
Emi waved to everyone, then turned to me with the most hurt look on her face
that she missed the train. But we got our turn!
(It was super nice to have Dan wait in the train line while me and Emi could wander and play!)
(Cute Emi-ism when I told her she waited so patiently for her turn:
Emi: "Yep, I did it!")
After our train ride, we walked past the houses again and down to the playground.
It was crowded, but the kids all navigated around each other well, including Emi.
After a turn in the kid swing, she wanted to try the big swing all by herself.
We thought we'd have a hard time keeping Emi awake on the ride home,
but she didn't fall asleep so we stopped for lunch at Mod Pizza.
She finally was down for her nap just after 1:00 and slept until 4:00!
We let her sleep as long as she wanted because tonight we had a Dodgers Game vs the Rockies!
Uncle Nick even flew in for the game.
While Marty and Nick were clocking how fast they could throw,
Dan and I took Emi to the playground.
It was also crowded, and I was super impressed how all the children maneuvered around each other.
Emi got bumped three times, and all three times the bigger children stopped, said they were sorry and asked if she was okay. In addition to big motor skills, strength and confidence building, there are a lot of life skills being learned at the playground that I never realized before. (Or forgot!)
And of course, on top of all that, having fun.
Dodgers have a Michael Peterson on their team and I think
Courtney and Michael, need to get Dodgers Jerseys this year!
It was a beautiful night for a game, but the Rockies went way ahead in the first inning.
We were debating leaving because it was past Emi's bedtime, but then she was in a great mood,
so decided to stay. So glad we did because we saw the Dodgers get a Grand Slam in the ninth!
And after that a triple run play, blowing them past the Rockies with a score of 11-9 and a win.
We now believe we've seen the best inning in Dodgers recent history
and the worst inning (at the 2020 World Series game in Texas).
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