Maeve and Lilly

Whoa. I am now the father of a nine-year-old. Lilly had four of her friends (Lexi, Jackie, Savannah, and Sonja) over for a sleep-over Friday night. We removed Maeve from the occasion by allowing to go on a sleep-over to her friend (and Sonja’s sister) Nora’s house. I had expected noise and chaos (especially screaming an giggling) but I hadn’t realized the amount of running and jumping. We retreated to our room and let the girls run amok downstairs. They finally hit the sack  around 11pm.

They were up by 5:45am. After muffins for breakfast we headed to Boulders Climbing Gym. Sonja had done quite a bit of climbing and Lilly had done it twice, but the other girls (including Maeve, once again part of the group) hadn’t. All of them quickly gained confidence and skill and the hour flew by. Lilly was determined to master a difficult overhang and after 5 or 6 attempts actually did reach the top just as time was up.

After dropping the guests off, we tried unsuccessfully to find Lilly a new bike for less than $300.  We were hampered a bit by Lilly’s color requirement (blue) as well and finally had to scrub the mission. The next day we did find a suitable ride for her and as she told Nanny on the phone: “it’s blue and it’s FAST.”

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