The older child had her birthday party this weekend. 14 screaming girls terrorizing the local pool. Actually they were surprisingly well-behaved. No terrorizing at all, just her and 11 friends having a good play. Since her younger sister was along for the ride, but so much younger than the older girls, she got to bring along a friend to play with. Sadly, they’re not yet 8 and that means they have to be within arms reach of someone who’s thirteen or older at all times when they’re in the pool. That means yours truly spent an hour chasing after two little children as they tried to cover every square centimeter of the pool area. I was very happy when it was time to quit the pool and head in for cake.

A friend of mine pointed out that the older child hasn’t seen much air time on the blog lately so here she is…