The wheels are turning...

I LOVE that Keeley is getting more involved in her world and figuring out how things work! It is so neat to watch her play and observe how she is deliberately experimenting with things. My friend Stephanie and her son Henry got Keeley the magnetic leap frog barn for her birthday.I really wanted it and have to admit that watching her push the farmer and dance to the song he sings is adorable. Anyway, I have the farm and all the animal parts scattered on the dishwasher. First, she discovered that the farm comes off so she has been carrying it around. Then she realized she can put it back on but that it only works one way (colors out, magnet to the back...) . She hasn't figured out how to put the pieces in (she's only one people! give her time!!!). However, today she figured out that she can put the pieces on and off the dishwasher but that they don't stick other places. She carried the duck and pig head around the kitchen and kept trying to stick them on other things - like the pantry, the chair, the cabinets - only to realize they fall to the ground. She'd look down with a confused gaze, pick up the piece and then go try it somewhere else.

Kids are really amazing.