playdates

Kate had a playdate at her friend Brooke's house today, Jack had his friend Dylan over for a couple of hours. Tuesday's a busy work day so I try to avoid the complications, but Kate being out is a plus, and Jack being otherwise occupied when Kate's out is a plus.

Jack and Dylan played with Jack's Nerf bow and arrow; there were gasps of "Wow!" and such from the back yard as they fired nerf darts straight up into the air. They ran around and laughed and I realized as always that playdates are pretty good, because Jack needs to play with kids his age sometimes outside of just school.

Kate returned from her playdate chattering away. "Brook has a MILLION stuffed toys! Really! And I want to have Brooke over for a playdate. And a SLEEPOVER! And I want to go over THERE for a sleepover. Oh, bye, Brooke! Byeeee!!!!!"