Playdate and Pizza

Jack and I hosted an exciting play date today. We had a great time with all of our friends. Our guests included Heather and Meg, Allison and Ansley, Erica and Miller, Cristina and Sophia, Donna and Patterson, and the youngest of the bunch, Karen and Wesley Kate. We started the afternoon with pizza for lunch...much easier than cooking and the tots loved it! Jack actually had his first taste of this Italian delicacy and it would be safe to say he is sold on it. He used his baby sign language for 'more' and pointed to every ones plate all throughout lunch. Don't forget to eat your veggies too buddy! After munching, we headed down to the playroom for the fun. I love to see his playroom filled with wondering babies and toddlers. Today was no exception, toys were singing, balls were bouncing, and books were being read. All the while, little ones were making their way around the room...so much fun! In his second year of life, Jack has found it much harder to share his favorite things. Today was a good lesson in how to do so. After agonizing over his favorite book Sophia was reading, Jack finally settled for a different one. Oh, and don't forget the busy ball popper. As soon as Miller inched his way over to it, Jack was there to tell him it was his. We had to show Jack that two can play with so many balls popping. I have a feeling this a life lesson we are going to be working on for a while. However, Jack was in awe of a full playroom...so much more entertaining than just Mommy or Daddy. After all of the busy playing and attempted sharing, Jack and I walked our guests to the front door. Jack stood in the doorway wishing everyone a friendly "bye bye". He babbled some other baby language with it too, maybe it was something like... "Ill work on that sharing thing for next time". From there it was off to the crib for a well needed afternoon nap. Jack babbled himself to sleep recounting all of the excitement of a play date and pizza.

"Hey, wait a minute Miller, that's my busy ball popper!"

"If I can't have the busy ball popper to myself, I'll just run over it"

"See what you have to look forward to Patterson?...this foreign concept called sharing."

"Okay, okay, Sophia can have my favorite book but, ONLY because she is girl."

Luckily Wesley Kate is still too young to play with any of Jack's favorites. She got to watch the moral lessons from her Mommy's lap.

"Oh now I get it...Ansley puts a ball in, then it's my turn. This sharing thing may not be so bad after all!"