Fun Activities for Los Angeles Babies

It was a busy week, hence the Saturday post!  Owen kept busy with fun play dates and activities everyday.  Here are some fun things we did - and that you can do too with your little ones if you're in LA!

• Tuesday we spent the afternoon at LACMA, taking in a bit of art and a bit of blanket time in the park with new baby friend, Adelaide.

• Wednesday we headed to Toddler Storytime at the West Hollywood Library.  I read to tots last weekend for BookPALS and loved the space so much I knew I had to bring Owen back to check it out (he missed when I read last Saturday because of nap time).  It's a popular storytime! O loved looking at all the fellow small people and especially enjoyed when they sang Wheels on the Bus.

There is also a little play area in the children's books section, so he made friends there as well...but mostly chewed on the blocks.

• Thursday morning we headed to the Farmer's Market to look around...and maybe eat a donut.  Highly recommend a Bob's Donut if you haven't tried one yet!

And then it was time for our usual Thursday afternoon at Mommy and Me Yoga.  He did really great playing on his own and/or actually letting me hold him in some poses, which means I got in an actual workout.  Usually he's such a wiggle monster and doesn't want to be held or snuggled...he wants to be on the move!  And then instead of getting my yoga on, I get my cardio on chasing him around the room. 

After class was over he made his way to our teacher to say thank you.

Also after class, we stuck around to have lunch with our fellow yoga buddies, Jes & Parson and Heather & Andi.  Can I just say how grateful and refreshed I felt after that lunch?  We talked about life postpartum - the challenges and the rewards - and I left feeling a little less alone.  It can get isolating spending day in and day out with a little guy who can't talk to me yet.  And all the changes that have and are taking place can sometimes get overwhelming.  Thank goodness for mommy friends, especially those with babies the same age because we're all experiencing very similar things...and haven't had the blessing of time to forget about it all yet!

• And then Friday the same motley crew headed to the Magic Forest for the first time.  It is such a cute space in Culver City where there are "open play" areas with wooden toys (which harbor less bacteria), a little play house and coffee & treats for the adults.  We'll definitely be back!

There is so much to do with the babes around town that we've barely even begun to check it all out. Speaking of, pumpkin patches are starting to open up at farms just outside of LA and we can't wait to check those out soon!  Pumpkins and petting zoos and wagon rides, oh my!

Los Angeles Mamas:  What else should we partake in??