Tonight we had a whole bunch of visitors. Joanna is having a “pyjama party” (sleep over party) for three of her old daycare friends. An interesting experiment!
I picked the girls up in town this afternoon. They were all excited to see each other and said grown up stuff to each other like “oh you have really grown”!
They went to daycare together from the age of 1,5 to 6. And now, one and a half years after daycare they all go to different schools.
But as soon as we got home they played as if time had stood still. Very impressive.
Joanna had asked for tacos for dinner, so that we had. After that we took them for a little walk in the cellar (no lights on) with flashlights, searching for a secret treasure. The treasure (a candy bag) was found in the washing machine pretty quickly, and then they just played.
By the way we noticed something. Just a coincidence, but anyway. We realized that all of these three favourite friends from daycare are bilingual. Felicia and Matilda both speak Swedish and Polish at home while Angelina speaks Bulgarian with her mom. And even if Joanna isn’t truly bilingual yet, she is a Swedish-American and has a strong connection to the English language.
Isn’t that funny?
After candy and playing the girls did a joint effort to clean their teeth and then went to bed. Now they’re all sleeping like angels upstairs.
I found this note on Joanna’s desk. After her birthday party and her not really behaving like a hostess (instead getting as upset as the other kids about things and thereby not helping out with creating a good ambiance) we have talked to her about the importance of making your guests feel comfortable and welcome. Perhaps this note was inspired by her feelings of responsibility, or not. Anyway it’s cute.
