Harper was invited to her very first, no siblings invited, birthday party last week, and she couldn't have been any happier! It is tough around here for Harper at times. She has a sister who is in all sorts of clubs and sports and has sleepovers, playdates and friends around all the time. Her little brother has made a little group of friends this fall that meet weekly and he loves to tell her that they are "Graham's friends". In other words, no girls allowed! And Harper, with not many 3 year old girls around, is always invited, but along with Lucy or Graham.
So when an invite came with only her name and it was a bonafied birthday party with tons of kids and at a very fun place that only Lucy had been to before, she was over the moon. She talked about the present she was going to get her friend. She wanted to know all about the place that the party was going to be at. And she kept asking, just to make sure, if Lucy and Graham were going.
After a very fun party and a special lunch out with me, Harper came home happy to show off her goody bag and to tell everyone about her fun. That night as I put her in bed she asked, "tell me again why Lucy and Graham weren't invited to the party today?" I happily told her, "Because she is YOUR friend, not theirs and your friend only wanted you there, not them." She smiled, inserted thumb in mouth, and was off to dream of her first birthday party.
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