Play Dates

Today was a fun day (well, except for the huge tantrum Jaelyn threw this morning - hoping the Zyrtec is affecting her badly and we aren't in for another round of issues). Anyway, Caden went to school this morning while I ran errands and then we met Kelley and Alyssa at Chick-fil-a for lunch. It's been a long time since we saw them last so it was nice to catch up in person. Once we were home, Caden and I had an hour to pick up around the house (me) and play (him) until it was time to get the girls off the bus. Today was a 2 1/2 hour early release day. We rushed snacks and headed to the giraffe park for another play date.

Jaelyn has become fast friends with a little girl named Allison in her class. She's been begging for a play date. The girls have actually planned a few themselves, but without Mommy involvement, they haven't worked out. Allison called Jae on the phone last night. The girls giggled for 30 minutes before they let the moms talk to plan a get together.

The park was packed. Allie saw a few kids she knew right off the bat and when we walked on the play ground, I immediately heard several kids yell "Jaelyn." Hmmm...didn't know she was so popular.

Jaelyn and Allison had a great time playing and I enjoyed talking with her mom. We've met a few times in the past (MOPS and around the elementary school). Jen's best friend is also the mom of one of Caden's best school buds, so there was some common ground to chat about.

Dan got off early and met us at the park too. That was a nice surprise.