Georgetown with Jess

I started this post about a week ago but am now just remembering to finish it...better late than never right? I feel like I've been saying that a lot lately.

Two Fridays ago, the girls and I drove to Washington, DC (specifically Georgetown) to hang out with Jess for the day. It was really fun to get to have Jess all to ourselves for a few hours. We ate lunch (or breakfast for Jess) and then got cupcakes from a great place called Georgetown Cupcake. It was too small and crowded for me attempt to take Maddie and the stroller into, so Noelle and Jess managed to pick out four delicious cupcakes on their own. And when I say delicious, I mean the best cupcake I have ever had, hands down. It was genius really. From the peanut butter whipped icing to the fudge that filled the middle of the delicious chocolate cake part, it was seriously a cupcake I will never forget. We went to a park after picking up our cupcakes and after Noelle ate some of the icing off of her cupcake she was ready to find some kids to play with. Unfortunately for Noelle, the kids she wanted to play with did not seem very interested in making a huge effort to play with her. This is normal since Noelle is a stranger, but in Noelle's mind all children are potential friends and an attempt should always be made to include her in any activity that is taking place. Even though she was wanting to play, she was being unusually shy and wanted me to do all the work of getting them to want to play with her. I eventually had to explain that they weren't going to play with her and if she was going to have any fun she was going to need to find something else to do. It's hard to know how honest to be with a three year old because I didn't want her feelings to be hurt but she was wasting her time and energy and continually subjecting herself to feeling left out. Sigh...the trials of the playground when you're an incredibly social kid.

It was a fun few hours and it made me wish we had more time but I was happy for the time we did have. It's weird because when I lived in Idaho it wasn't weird that Jess was on tour because I wouldn't have seen her anyway, but now that I'm back in Delaware and she's the one gone it is a completely different experience. It's sad to say goodbye after all of her visits home but what an incredible blessing to have a friend that is like a sister and to know that we have many, many years ahead of us to continue to enjoy our friendship.

By the time we had hugged Jess goodbye and were in the car buckled in, Noelle was asleep. I have never seen her fall asleep that fast. Jess closed the door, I checked my directions and I looked back to see Noelle's eyes closed and her head fallen forward. How great to be a kid and just get to fall asleep while your mom navigates your way home through rush hour traffic : )

I will end this post with some pictures of our day: