The Business of Play

I am fascinated to watch Bekah when she's playing. Although I know she's having fun, she takes it so seriously, studying every little thing and trying to figure things out. She is very bright for her age (she has an extensive vocabulary at only 19 months) and picks up on concepts very quickly. (Sorry if I sound like a bragging mother...I have actually been told this by other people, and doctors as well) Among her favourite toys to play with are her Fisher Price Little People playsets. She has a barn with horses, Noah's Ark with Animals, a little Zoo set and 2 toy trains. She isn't at the point where she's role playing or anything yet, but she loves to make the horses go in and out of the barn, pull their carts, put Noah and the animals in the Ark, and pull the train around. I must admit its hard not to envy her some days when her biggest dilemma is how to stuff all the animals in the ark, or how to get the train to go backwards down the hallway. Oh, to be a child again! :)