Our Kentwood District Library (KDL) branch is currently moving locations, so it's closed for two weeks. Since Thursday is library day, we decided to try a different KDL branch to see what it had to offer. We could have gone to the Wyoming branch, but we chose the Gaines Township branch since it was a little closer (only 10 minutes from home). I had just told Koen that we could go to the library when Ty came downstairs with blankie and paci in hand asking to go to bed. Not good. He was not interested in going anywhere, but of course Koen was planning on going and already had his shoes on. Since we're trying to cut down Ty's naps I decided to try to head out anyway.
During that 10 minute ride to the library, Tysen fell asleep. If you've ever had to wake Tysen up from a nap, you know it usually is not a pleasant experience. So when we arrived, I woke Ty up and what followed was just embarrassing. He cried and threw himself down on the parking lot which means he got hurt. He wanted to be carried into the library, but with Brielle and the diaper bag, that just wasn't going to happen. More crying ensued. I finally half-dragged him into the entryway where he screamed. We sat outside for about five minutes until he kind of calmed down. We finally got in the the library, found the children's section, and he was as happy as could be.
This "new" library had the usual books and movies we loved, but instead of a train table, it was home to some Duplo blocks and table, a fabulous wooden doll house, and puppets with a small puppet stage. The boys played contentedly for a good half-hour!
On our way home, I asked the boys if they liked this new library and Koen said it was a lot of fun! It just goes to show, you don't need a train table at the library to have an enjoyable experience! :)
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