Play date

Because Ben was sooo upset about not starting

pre-school yet he started to think about his

school last year. He was getting very worried

about his little neighbor friend that

attended the same school with him last

year and that he would probably never see

her again because they will be in different schools this year.

When I told him we could call her

over for a play date that seemed to

make him feel better.

Ben was not being a very good listener in the morning

so I told him if he didn't start to listen I was going to call

Madeline's mom and tell her she could not come.

Well that got him to listen but when Madeline's mom forgot

what time we had talked about and was a little late Ben started to

get sad and thought that I really had called and told her

not to come. Poor guy he is have a very emotional week.

We didn't do too much just some board games and then

decorated sugar cookies. The kids seemed to have fun

and the more people I have to eat cookies the more I like to

make them. We cut out the shapes and it was all I could do

to keep them from eating the dough. Once the cookies were

cooled off they could hardly wait for me to color the frosting

so when I started to pull out the sprinkles they all said they

didn't want them and then they dug in eating their cookies

before I tried to make them do something else to them. Hey

I just thought they would like to make them cute, but I guess

4 year olds could care less. as long as they enjoyed it.

They did enjoy posing for the camera.

Madeline is such a HAM my kids could stand

to learn a few things from her when it comes

to taking photos. I love it.

Kendall and her green frosting face.

Now if I may pose a question... when kids come to your house do you let them just play in the other room and check on them every so often or do you have a structured play ready for them when they get over? Am I too much of a helicopter mom? I feel like I hover a lot.