They grow up so fast

Belle and I had a playdate with my walking mom friends and their children yesterday at a friend's apartment in Manhattan. How the children have grown! When my friends and I first met, the babies were infants who barely moved at all. Yesterday, however, the kids were running around and playing together. What a pleasure to see how they've grown!

Here, a mom friend plays with four of Belle's friends:



A highlight of the get-together was watching the hostesses son Marc try to show Belle affection. He continually tried to give her hugs and pet her head and play with whatever she was playing with. Belle wanted nothing to do with him. She pushed him away and even cried when he hugged her. We joked about Belle playing hard-to-get; that she is practicing being a heart-breaker; that she'll regret how she pushed Marc away when their grown; how she had better not come crying to me if she doesn't have a prom date someday. Anyway, it was great fun.

This is Belle and her suitor, little Marc: