The kids aren't allowed to dress up for school on Halloween... but Alexis could, and she did. I fact, she doesn't usually even go to school on Thursdays, but Miss Jodi planned a special combined party for both her Monday/Wednesday class and her Tuesday/Thursday class. She had to skip both tumbling AND swimming for this, but it was worth it, I think. I stayed, which, once again, I'm not sure was a good thing. I don't even know what she would have done if I hadn't been around. All the other kids are so independent. And she's still so... dependent. There were games, a cookie decorating table, a pumpkin decorating table, and a cupcake decorating table. Alexis stayed right next to me as I was running the bowling game. She rolled the ball twice, maybe, then sat next to me and watched the other kids bowl. She didn't even attempt to play the other games. She also didn't go into the bouncy house because there were "too many kids." I walked with her to the decorating tables and made sure she got a cookie and cupcake (they'd run out of pumpkins). And then they had free play and that's when she finally sort of, kind of, got somewhat comfortable. She bowled with Kira and Jane. But when Kira asked her if she wanted to go into the bounce house with her, Alexis hung on to me for dear life. Good thing she has another year of preschool ahead of her (after this one)- she'll need it.
The next day, Alexis had a playdate with Kira. We invited Jane, too, but she had a dentist appointment. The girls had fun, but they both still needed me to entertain them.
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