The Davis Group: The Pruning Phase

Whenever we move to a new place, I sign up for a million activities and walk/train/drive all over the new area to meet new people and keep busy. I have staying-inside-too-long-a-phobia. After a few weeks or months, I start the pruning phase. Activities outside of my immediate radius get cut back. I don't like driving and I don't like having the girls in the car all day, so the closer an activity is to my house, the more likely I am to keep with it. The current schedule includes the following:

Stroller Strides- I strap the girls into the stroller while I work out. The more calories I burn, the more Charlotte consumes from her snack cup. And Cailin smiles at the trees until her feeding time... at which point, she freaks out.
MOPS (Mother's of Preschoolers) - A program held at our church. I pay 5 bucks for 2 hours of child-free time and a hot breakfast. It's unfortunate this is only twice a month. Really.
Library Class- A (free!!) weekly class for 2 year olds with reading, letters, singing, dancing, and bubbles. While it's not made for babies, Cailin gets a kick out of it too.
Music Together - A class we started in Boston, continued in Arlington, and are now enjoying in VA Beach. Charlotte studies her songs all week so she can sing (and shout) the lyrics on Thursday afternoons. Cailin enjoys eating maracas, bells, and scarves.
Playdates/playground- We have started having more frequent playdates with neighbors and people from the activities above. The goal is to be able to: walk/drive to a play date, play for a while, and get home...all within Cailin's awake windows. It's a challenge, but we are finding more people within our zone.