The morning went fine. Riley and Madi were getting on each other's nerves. Madi made eggs for breakfast. Smelly eggs at that. Riley told her that she smelled. Madi was offended. So she told Riley that she smelled. Ah - the sound of children in the morning :)
It did get better after that. I took the girls to Walmart as we have a lot of food, but nothing that actually creates a full meal. Came home and then we did laundry and the girls played some games on the computer. Then Kenzie came over for the sleepover after lunch!
I needed yarn to start a blanket for a friend who is having her first baby so the girls came with me (of course) to Michaels. I let Madi and Kenzie roam the store together while I took Riley and Jules to the yarn section. Made me nervous to let them go, but Kenzie does it often when she has friends and it's a relatively small store and they are mature enough to handle it in small doses. I gave Madi a coupon for 40% off one item and she purchased two things that she seems to already love: a loom that includes 100 plus bands and a book that shows her how to draw animals. She's already drawn two birds and a dog. They look great!
We went to my parents' house to swim and then the girls worked on their looms. Wild to think that Kenzie and Madi first swam together two years ago right before you and Madison boarded the plane back to the Philippines when she was eight.
Speaking of two years ago, check out this pic of Riley and Madi from 2009. They sure have grown!
My brother Jim was going to get pizza and actually purchased pizza for all of us to eat - incredibly thoughtful of him. The girls enjoyed it. Jeremy met us there for dinner and then Kenzie and Madi were able to ride in his cool car. Not that my car is not cool inside - it's just not "cool." haha
Madi and Kenzie are now watching the movie "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" and we'll do smores as soon as Riley is completely asleep. It's a Daddy night so Jeremy is up there with her. I had a few small talks with Madi today about the playdate - making sure to do things her friends want to do, being a good host, being polite and using manners, thinking of her friend first. It can sometimes be hard for Madi to think of her guests and instead she wants to be more bossy than thoughtful or will leave the friend by themselves and go do something on her own while the friend is left without someone there. So it's something we're trying to work on with her. I figure the more playdates and sleepovers with the right people, the more opportunity to practice!
Thanks for waking Jeremy up this morning! He said it was a little crazy waking up to an iPod in his face, but that he was very thankful to be woken up so he wasn't even later.
Madi was able to talk with Mason today. I will let her call him again tomorrow so we can figure out a good day for a playdate. He mentioned weekends and the next free Saturday she has is not until the first weekend in August. She has a sleepover for Charidy's birthday one weekend and the next weekend she will have just returned home from Camp KidJam!!
Speaking of which, I just received confirmation that she is definitely going to Camp KidJam! Very exciting!!! She'll love it and I think it will be life changing in many ways. Camp is always so awesome. Wish I were going! :) Website is: http://www.whatisorange.org/campkidjam/ (in case I hadn't already put that in here)
Riley is now asleep so the girls are eating smores. Simple solution when there is no bonfire: put one graham cracker with marshmallows and chocolate in microwave. Heat for 8-10 secs. Put other graham cracker on top and eat!
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