The Lincroft Center for Children had their annual end of year party today. John has been talking non-stop about the party for a week now. TLC rents a water slide for the big kids and a bounce house for the younger kids. They also get a lunch of hot dogs and Italian ice for dessert.
waiting in line
He woke up this morning super excited. "Mommy! I need to wear a bathing suit to school today." We looked at his bathing suits, and he was a little critical. He wanted one with a shark on it. I don't know where that came from, because he doesn't have any shark bathing suits. Anyway, we decided on a green and blue one and a blue water shirt. While he was getting dressed, he kept telling me about what was going to happen today. "We are going to have hot dogs and chips and Italian ice. We need to wear our bathing suits because we are going on a water slide. Gilly doesn't have to wear her bathing suit. She doesn't get to go on the water slide. Just the Dinosaurs and the Kindergarten."
I dropped the kids off at school. He was a little worried that the other kids would make fun of his water shirt. I guess we are getting into that stage. I found out when the water slide and bounce house would arrive and I planned on taking an early lunch so that I could see the kids play. I arrived at TLC around 11:30 and found John playing with a bottle game. He was so happy that I came to visit, he immediately dragged me over to the water slide so that I could see him go down it. While he was waiting in line, his teacher told me that John was a little apprehensive at first but once he tried the slide he loved it.
Gillian in her classroom
John with the fishin pole
He waited his turn and went down the slide like a pro. Shortly after his trip down the slide, it was time to go inside. All the kids had to get changed into dry clothes and it was time for a picnic lunch. I got to help hand out the lunches and help the kids with their juice boxes. Daddy described it perfectly, "You liked being class mother." I did. It was a nice change for a Thursday afternoon. I also got to see Gillian in her class too. I didn't go in, because I was afraid that she wouldn't let me go home. I talked to her teachers and they told me that she loved the bounce house and that she wasn't too fond of the hot dogs. We decided that she must prefer grilled dogs over boiled hot dogs. Oh well.
John told me when I got home from work that he had blue Italian ice and it was yummy. He had a fabulous day today and I did too.
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