Goddess Musings
Musings of a baseball loving feminist in Chicago
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Country Mouse, City Mouse
Our weekend with Amy & Isabelle is over and as I write, they are still trying to get home to Maine despite a small blizzard happening there. The girls had a great time together. Amy & I estimate that at least 60% of the time they really did like each other. Not only do the girls have to overcome the fact that this was only the 2nd time they've been together, but they are two head-strong, intelligent & competitive only children put together for 3 days.
Perfect example was when they tried to play Chutes & Ladders together. Isabelle has played it many times and Ella maybe once. I sent them to Ella's room and said that Isabelle would teach Ella. Isabelle knows that the youngest goes first. That's where the fighting began. "I'm the youngest!" "No, I am!" Amy went in and tried to explain to Isabelle that Ella is 3 days younger. Izzy wasn't buying it.
They also aren't exactly the same. Izzy is more aggressive than Ella and Ella has yet to master the skill of defending herself, especially from friends. But I think Ella was trying to hold her own at the end, especially the last car ride where Ella kept saying, "No!" to Izzy's handling of Ella's new books.
The best part, for me, of the weekend was celebrating their 4 1/2 year birthdays. I made cheese enchiladas, Cinnamon made a cake (photos to be on Flickr soon) and Amy & I bought them each matching books. It's one of the best family dinners ever.
Ella got this awesome gift over the summer from girl-BFF, Cranium Hullabaloo, that Izzy & Ella loved playing. They also spent a lot of time in Ella's room doing projects aka gluing, coloring, and other messy things to make cute pictures. They also got up before the adults and we would hear them whispering to each other (yes, they slept in Ella's bed together) while playing.
I feel like 3 days isn't long enough for a visit, but for two 4yos, I think it was just long enough.
Thankfully I now know that Jet Blue flies to Portland and not for an arm & a leg, so maybe I'll finally make it out there soon and Amy can put me up for a few days.
Perfect example was when they tried to play Chutes & Ladders together. Isabelle has played it many times and Ella maybe once. I sent them to Ella's room and said that Isabelle would teach Ella. Isabelle knows that the youngest goes first. That's where the fighting began. "I'm the youngest!" "No, I am!" Amy went in and tried to explain to Isabelle that Ella is 3 days younger. Izzy wasn't buying it.
They also aren't exactly the same. Izzy is more aggressive than Ella and Ella has yet to master the skill of defending herself, especially from friends. But I think Ella was trying to hold her own at the end, especially the last car ride where Ella kept saying, "No!" to Izzy's handling of Ella's new books.
The best part, for me, of the weekend was celebrating their 4 1/2 year birthdays. I made cheese enchiladas, Cinnamon made a cake (photos to be on Flickr soon) and Amy & I bought them each matching books. It's one of the best family dinners ever.
Ella got this awesome gift over the summer from girl-BFF, Cranium Hullabaloo, that Izzy & Ella loved playing. They also spent a lot of time in Ella's room doing projects aka gluing, coloring, and other messy things to make cute pictures. They also got up before the adults and we would hear them whispering to each other (yes, they slept in Ella's bed together) while playing.
I feel like 3 days isn't long enough for a visit, but for two 4yos, I think it was just long enough.
Thankfully I now know that Jet Blue flies to Portland and not for an arm & a leg, so maybe I'll finally make it out there soon and Amy can put me up for a few days.
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