I got my Little Sister through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program a few weeks ago. Her name is Ariel, and she's been a lot of fun! I still have concerns with the program; am I doing it right, will I mess up the kid, how much money do I spend, how often do I do activities, what's appropriate? But hopefully those kinks will work themselves out as we go.
Our first play-date was playing in Liberty Park. We played on the playground, fed the ducks, rode the tiny ferris wheel and swings, and watched the fish in the pond. We did lunch at Noodles and Co. and got some ice cream at Baskin Robbins. I think she had a lot of fun and it was a good first activity to just get to know each other.
Our second play-date was supposed to be swimming, but it was slightly too cold that day to swim. So instead, we went to the Gateway Mall and played at Discovery Gateway, Clark Planetarium, and in all the different shops. I felt like she kept expecting me to spend money on her (she really wanted a bag of gems and a Build a Bear), but I'm learning to be stern and not to give her things just because she wants them.
We're going to Raging Waters with my family on saturday, and she's really excited about it. I'm just hoping we don't get rained out!
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She sounds like a sweetheart! How often do you guys get to meet with each other?
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