First trip to KidzPlex

As my kid gets older (13 months) we continue to introduce him into new activities and new scenery. We're always trying to find ways to stimulate his mind, while at the same time, wear his tiny little butt out, which isn't ever a problem since he is always on the go.

Two weeks ago, we introduced Elliott to his first playground experience. He loved it and now, each Saturday and Sunday mornings are spent with a walk to a playground. He's learning to work his way up steps, climb up the rungs of a ladder and take a fall, brush it off and come back for more. Some of my friends suggested I take him to KidzPlex and basically throw him in the big ball pit and let him go nuts. The good thing about KidzPlex is that it's a well contained maze of tunnels, mats and, of course, pits of plastic, colorful balls. It's safe and soft. I sat Elliott down to check in, turned my back an he was already in one of the pool of balls. See ...

It took him awhile to understand the concept of the ball pit, but once he figured out he was in ball heaven, he threw caution to the wind and started to have fun. From the ball pit, I took him threw one of the tunnels and he crawled his way into a netted and padded cage with even bigger and brighter balls.

After about an hour of crawling through tunnel after tunnel, up, down and sideways we made our way back to the ball pit, where Elliott finally wore himself out when I took this picture ...

I love it when my son has fun and is open to experiencing new adventures.