In fact, it was formerly shy Julia who left the shindig last; I had told Ethan and Madeleine they could walk on home and I'd wait for Julia. But after another ten minutes or so, I couldn't persuade Julia to call it quits because she was having too much fun on the swings, so I told her to just head home when she was ready. The draw of an old beloved school is strong.
Speaking of, this evening was the Family End of Year Party at my school. I brought the girls along, and they were super helpers at the temporary tattoo station. In fact, at one point, Madeleine needed to seek me out because one wet sponge wasn't cutting it over at their area.
MADELEINE: Mommy? Do you think I could help you look for another sponge, because we're starting to get, like, WAY more...uh...CUSTOMERS.
Before long both kids had sponges and were able to treat two "customers" at a time.
The girls thoroughly enjoyed being back at their own preschool; Julia even declared reverently, "I feel NOSTALGIC being here!" They were so into reliving the preschool experience that when it was time for Hoodsie cups and Oreos, they beelined over along with all the little kids (although we checked first to be sure there were enough goodies to share with the older kid helpers.) They even took home about five pinwheels; each preschooler and any siblings were given a pinwheel to keep on the way out. We wound up with leftovers and my kids were not shy about just grabbing a handful to take home when offered some. So...now we have a pile of pinwheels to add to our cluttter.
On a final note, the excitement continued once we were back home and the girls were getting ready for bed. Here is the conversation I just overheard in the bathroom a few minutes ago:
MADELEINE: (enthusiastically) Julia! Do you wanna compare TEETH?
JULIA: No.
Madeleine convinced Julia to do it anyway, because, let's face it: who's NOT excited about a good old game of "Let's Compare Teeth?
To all a good night!
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