I’m pretty sure this was this very first pool party I’ve ever planned where it didn’t rain! I’m so thrilled! And it was so much fun, too – we had 11 adults, 6 toddlers, and 3 babies. All the kids had a blast in the pool, and Carrie was so excited to see all her friends from playgroup “swimming”. (As a side note, I was floored when I told her that we were having a party and all of our friends were coming and Carrie actually started naming all the kids in her playgroup. The fact that she understands the concept of “friends” makes me all warm and fuzzy.)
What with trying to make sure all the kids had adequate supervision in the pool, I didn’t get my camera out. I should have put Denis in charge of picture taking, since he was chatting with people who weren’t in the pool and not in charge of any kids. Oh, well.
The only downside to the day was that by the time everyone left we decided that it was too late to try to give Carrie a nap, and that we’d just put her to bed a bit on the early side. I can’t even describe the meltdown that started at about 6:15 and lasted until I finally rocked her to sleep at 7:15. I think that will be the last time we ever voluntarily skip a nap!