Christmas Parties!
Tuesday, 3:31pm: (Doorbell rings)
Kids: "Hey Emily, is it time for the Christmas party yet? We're ready for the Christmas party!!"
Me: "No, not yet! The party starts at 4. Can you come back at 4?"
Kids: "Awww....okay..."
3:45pm: (Doorbell rings)
Kids: "Can we come in yet?!"
Me: "Well it's not quite 4 and we're still setting up everything. Come back in 15 minutes and we will be ready!"
Kids: "Aww man."
Kids continue to wait on the front porch...
3:55pm: (Doorbell rings)
Kids (jumping and screaming): "It's 4 o'clock! Can we come in?!"
Me (laughing to myself): "Come on in..."
As I reflected on the 2 Christmas parties held on Tuesday (one for the younger youth and one for the older youth), I couldn't help but smile. The younger youth were so thrilled to have a party "just for them" and the older youth were excited to "chill and hang out". A snapshot into the parties would look like this: a scavenger hunt (ending with the Christmas story), the Wii, me losing at Monopoly, more paint on the table than on the crafts, penguin cookies, freeze dance, David's message titled "What's Love Got to do With it?", board games as gifts, people fighting over uno, and much more.
What a fun day! I look forward to many more memories with these young people...
