The staring game

You know how kids always stand and stare at people? Like the neighbors, for instance. Here's the scenario. The neighbors are outside swimming or playing (you pick) while your darling little ones stand at the edge of the yard eyeing them. Oh, that never happens to you? Maybe it's only my kids......

Finally, after living here a year, they tables were turned. Our little ones were the ones being eyed. (See! It's not just my kids!) While the little neighbor girl (NG) was standing at her fence staring. The girls went to the edge of the yard & started a conversation. It was pretty cute to watch.

Within a few minutes the NG's mom came out and RD comes running, full speed ahead, toward me. What do you think was coming? "MOM! Can she come over and play?!" Sure thing! I've been waiting for the girls to have a neighborly playmate for sometime. The sooner she comes over the better. This play-together-thing bets staring at each other any day, in my opinion!!

Of course, HC thought it a better idea to stand there and stare at the mom until I went to get her. UGH! I really didn't wanna go down there. I looked like a train wreck and could see the mom was still dressed, to the max, in her work attire. Did I mention that HC was in nothing but a diaper? I'm sure you assumed that anyway. I'm pretty sure she was wondering if letting her child play at our house was a good idea.

She asked if it was OK for her little one to play over here. I said, "not a problem, adding one child to the mix is nothing once you have three already." To which she replied, "yes but now she'll wanna come over everyday." AND I was thinking GREAT!! Maybe my girls will go to bed early every night!! Ha!

The neighbor girl (NG) turns out to be a year older than RD and she seems to be bossier. Who knew anyone could be bossier than RD?!?! I think RD told NG that she was "awesome" about 400 times and when we finally decided it was time to head in for bed, RD walked NG home. Well, to the edge of the yard. AND this is what I hear RD say: "Call me sometime!!"

Is that cute or what?! Funny too that NG ran into her house, grabbed a piece of paper and gave it to RD with her phone number on it. RD wanted to know if she could call her first thing this morning. I can't for the life of me figure out how that is gonna happen if RD can't even remember her name! I'm sure they'll see each other outside but hopefully this time they're past staring.