A Few "Firsts"

Briana has had a few more "firsts" the last couple of weeks. She went to her first story time at our local library two weeks ago, and now we meet Angela and Laney at story time on Wednesday mornings.

Let me give you a little back story...I have read Angela's blog since she got her referral for Laney last May. We ran into each other at the end of last year at the grocery store and said hello because we recognized each other from our blogs. Then we realized we lived pretty close to each other. Over the months, we kept running into each other at different places. Then a couple of weeks ago, my friend Amy told me about story time at the library. Since music class is done for the summer, we needed something new to do, so Bri and I went. Guess who goes to story time on Wednesdays too? Yep - Angela and Laney. We also met Angela's friend Eva and her daughter Sara. I think the universe was telling us Briana and Laney were supposed to have an ongoing play date! After story time, Angela and Eva usually head over to Chick-Fil-A for lunch and they have invited Briana and me to join them. It is so sweet of them to include us!

So some more firsts...Briana slid on the big slide by herself at the Chick-Fil-A for the first time (she can go up and down the slide over and over and over). She also did the "Hokey Pokey" for the first time at story time.

And she was kissed by a boy for the first time...

Yes - that is what I said. During story time, the librarian reads stories, sings songs, plays a short film on the wall and then the kids do a craft at the end. When the lights go out for the film, the kids like to run to the wall and put their hands up in the light. As Briana was doing this, there was a little boy (maybe two and a half) that kept trying to get in front of her face. I couldn't tell what he was doing at first because it was dark, but then I realized that he was trying to kiss her! She ran from him a few times and then she let him kiss her once on the mouth and she laughed (oh help me). His mom came up to me after story time and apologized. She said that he had never done anything like that before and that he was "smitten." So I guess Briana had her first suitor too. I had a glimpse into her teenage years - and I am NOT ready for it!

And last Wednesday was the first day Briana went without a nap. Usually if Bri skips her nap (which is rare), she gets so tired that she falls asleep in her little chair or on the couch for about 20 minutes or so at 4:30 or 5 (which I hate because it messes up her bedtime). But Wednesday, she was up all day until 7:45PM. She of course crashed the minute she was put down in the crib. That was a LONG day for mommy.

Here are a few pics! Here is story time...

Briana's craft...

Laney coming down the slide at Chick-Fil-A...

Briana coming off the slide - and Laney coming out bottom first!