Going away party

Last Friday we had our going away party- play date style- for Wendy, Ellie & Katie. To a three-year-old a party involves birthday cake or at least hats. So, trying to explain to Sydney that there are different types of parties was quite the experience. Thankfully Anna brought cupcakes, so there did end up being cake.

We did the morning thing: play, lunch & home for nap- of course Sydney didn't nap though. Emma has a large assortment of princess dresses, so each girl was wearing a dress. Jack was offered one- but he took a pass. Lunch was yummy and there was even entertainment with the kids dancing in the kitchen. Sydney however just sat with me in the other room. Not sure why, but based on how rosy her cheeks were I think she might have been pretty hot. Jason did something that was quite remarkable. He brought his diapers to me & started pulling at his jeans. The little guy was quite stinky, so he knew what to do. Pretty impressive for a kid that doesn't have words yet!

The time was fun & not emotional. I was good until I told Sydney to say goodbye to the kids. As soon as I started to say that to her a big lump formed in my throat & the tears started to fall when I hugged Wendy goodbye. It is tough to say goodbye when you don't know when the next time will be that you will see each other. However, we are hoping to do a "girls weekend" in Charlotte, NC in a few months!

That evening when Sydney was telling her Daddy about her day, she said that we went to a going away party - but Ellie didn't leave! I realized that since we left before Ellie did, Sydney didn't think that Ellie "went away". You have to love kids & how literal they take things.