We had band this morning, so I was out at 730 am with Brandon. Poor Brandon had to bring his science project in, with his giant poster board, and his clarinet and music. Dave stayed home long enough to drop Peyton off 30 minutes later. I stayed until the rest of the show was over, then I headed to work.
I worked until I had to pick up Peyton. We took Hope to the book faire, then we came home with her to hang out for a little bit. They had a snack of apples, and played air hockey and legos before we dropped her back off to her grandma, who is in town visiting while her parents are traveling, and who was waiting for her sister in Brandon’s class. I got a text from a mom friend from school, who has a kid one year younger than each of my kid, with matching genders. She asked if we wanted to come over for a get together that she hosts. I asked Brandon if he wanted to go to C’s house. He said, “Yeah, that sounds good. Are YOU going?” Uh, I’m inviting YOU, kiddo.
We then came home and practiced piano, as that would have been what she would have done if she had stayed home in between pick ups. Dave came home a little later and brought Brandon to batting practice. Peyton and I baked up the taquitos and cookies that we were bringing. Dave and Brandon met us there after baseball. But they were needing to leave for basketball after about an hour. We got to have fun with friends both inside and out of the house. The boys were playing outside while the girls were inside, except Peyton took up a nerf gun and started taking prisoners. Dave was outside and getting caught in Peyton’s fire. When they left, she came back inside to hang out with the girls. The hostess ended up telling me she grew up with families with similar aged kids. But she hadn’t had these for her own kids, so she decided to host her own gigs. She’s an event planner by trade, so she is well-suited for these gatherings. She said there are some parents she knows, but they do not have kids her kids’ age. Or there are some kids who her kids are friends with, but she doesn’t know the parents well. So, she invited both those parents she knows and those who have kids their kids’ age. Win-win! The kids were mostly on their own, doing their own thing except for the food part. Peyton had two immediate classmates there, so she was all set, except she started coming around to me every half an hour after 8 pm. I asked Peyton, “Did you want to go home?” She said, “No.” Then I told her to go find her friends. No one else was coming to check on their parents but Peyton. She still can get a bit clingy. Brandon’s practice was from 730 to 9. By 9 pm, we made our way to thank our hosts. We got home shortly after 9 pm, and Brandon came out into the garage before we even came inside and asked, “How late did you stay there anyway?” like he doesn’t know how far away we live. It’s a monthly event from daylight savings to daylight savings. We’ll see how long the kids last without fighting with each other. There were enough kids there that there shouldn’t be any problems. And that Brandon didn’t have to stay long helped as well. Tomorrow we have a full day of baseball and softball, and my dad’s coming down. Brandon is nervous since he is playing a tough team, and he doesn’t want my dad to come and see them lose. Peyton will most likely lose, but at least she’ll pitch tomorrow.
