Party People

On Friday evening, David and I enjoyed a rare night out. Grandma Linda and Grandpa Frank were visiting, so they watched the boys while we went to a company dinner. It apparently took Matthew about 45 minutes to realize that Mama and Dada weren't in the house and he was not pleased with the discovery. Fortunately, Grandma Linda is an excellent singer of lullabies and reader of "Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?" However, Matthew did not forget our betrayal. For the rest of the weekend, he was cordial to Grandma and Grandpa but prefered that they keep their distance while he hung on my leg. Grandma Linda and Grandpa Frank also helped out with Cameron's big soccer birthday party, which mainly consisted of a bunch of kids screaming, running wild and eating lots of sugar. Ahhhh, childhood birthday parties . . .

Which reminds me of a story. At the recent birthday party of a school friend, Cameron approached the mother, held up a puzzle and said, "Excuse me? Is this a one-person or a two-person work?" Gotta love Montessori.