What's a Playdate?

This morning we have a scheduled playdate. My sister in law is bring her three little ones over so the kids can all play together. we actually look foreward to it because it gives us a chance to sit and talk while the kids play ever so nicely and we have a cup of tea.... UH not usually :)

we are usually being referees all morning. we still try to have our sup of tea but usualy by the time we get to it it's cold. :P Yes moms I think hardly ever eat warm food in the first few years. We're getting better since the kids are getting a little older. Thankfully :)

So what is the point of this playdate thing when all we do is give ourselves more work? Well actually knowing that we can still carry on adult coversation is a total bonus. We will sometimes even put on a movie and they might watch half an hour of it, so then we can have our tea in semi-peace and quiet. Between the 'he's touching me', 'she won't stop looking at me ', we sometimes actually get to have our tea!

The playdates for the children and the chatting dates for us became a regular thing very early on. Our kids are the same ages and we live next door to each other so a few times a week when the babies were very little we would get together then we could drink our tea in peace and watch the babies goo and gaga at each other and it would help us to see people other than the little ones and we could gripe about whatever was going on whether it was nursing our babies or talking about our sweet and wonderful hubbies :P, they are great daddies sometimes it's just nice to vent in a zone that you know is friendly.

So in a few minutes I will have a total of five little kids in my house my 4 yr old and 2 yr old, my sister in laws 4 yr old and 2 yr old and her little new Bundle who is going to be 5 months soon. we love it and if we can't do it we miss it and so do the kiddies.

These are my thoughts for toda and I'll keep you posted as to how it went.... as long as there's no blood and nothing to serious going on we always call it a success. We all leave the playdate happy and content, andby the way the kids usually have a really good nap in the afternoon. :) Works like a charm.

Thanks for listening,

Amy