Adilyn's First Friendships

Ever since Adilyn started riding the bus to school, she has buddied up with Skyler who lives one street away from us. She kept asking and asking if she could come over and play, but it's always such an awkward thing when you don't really know that parents. Skyler lives with her grandmother, so that made it a little more awkward. Finally, I decided to ask if they wanted to come over and play on Wednesday afternoon. They accepted the invitation, and Skyler, her grandmother, and her 4 year old brother came over for about an hour and a half. The kids had a fantastic time, and the girls went straight to having a "girl party" in Adilyn's room, playing dress up and being silly. In a short 90 minutes, every single bin, bucket, and box in the playroom was dumped out. Wow, what a mess! I was really glad that Adilyn and Skyler included Kacy when they played. I am sure that won't always happen, but I am glad it did. Of course, they left out Skyler's brother, but I think they were just doing that to be funny. Her grandmother, Brooke, and I stayed downstairs and chatted. It was very successful!
That night, I had some extra time at bedtime to talk to Adilyn about friends. I asked her about who she plays with at recess, and who she sits with at lunch, and all that. It was hilarious to listen to her talk about her social life. She got all worked up telling me about how Skyler didn't want to play with her at recess because Adilyn wanted to do something different than what they normally do. She said, "It just wasn't fair because Skyler is my best friend, and I hate doing the same thing all the time, and she should do things that I want to do also!" I told her to try to mix things up a bit and play with different people. She said, "Yeah, I don't know about that." There is also a girl named Kassie in her class that she plays with. Lara is another friend from her class. The only boys she talks about are Toby and Cooper. I love that she has friends, and I hate to think about the days that people will hurt her feelings and break her heart. It will happen, a lot, and I just hope that she has the confidence to get through all the ups and downs that come with going to school :)