Our First Play Date

When our next door neighbor Kate called Thursday to invite us to a play date with her son Mack at 4:00 pm today, I was curious. The term play date didn’t exist during my childhood, and I wasn’t exactly sure what was involved. She suggested the boys wear swimsuits and expect to play for about an hour. Mack is 6 months younger than the twins and ready for friends. Kate filled his baby pool, hooked up a sprinkler and brought out a slide for climbing. All three boys played together in the water happily without any problems. At times our toddlers’ desire to explore the backyard’s boundaries would require all four parents to corral them back together. The energy level was very high for about 50 minutes, as predicted, and then we went home tired and happy.