Sunday in the pool... with the ladies

We had a BBQ today and Christopher invited his friends, Maddie and Olivia, over to share his toys and to have some fun in the pool. CJ was in a great mood when he woke up from his nap, but as soon as the girls started eating their lunches, he fussed like it was nobody's business. We kept trying to remind him that girls really don't like when guys complain, but he was having none of it. In fact, he was even fussing after he got his lunch and some extra Cheerios. Anyway, he didn't change back into "Sunny Christopher" until this happened:



BBQs are very interesting when you have young babies that still take two naps a day. We were joking about how such gatherings used to be fun and relaxing, full of adult conversation, full meals and good drinks. Although they are still fun these days. the "BBQ of the Parent" has changed dramatically. Now we sit around at the beginning of the day holding the kids while they play together with toys (which I guess is a good thing because we don't have time to snack as much!). While this is happening, the moms are talking about the developmental milestones of the day while the dads are in the kitchen or at the grill talking about... well, I'm not sure. All alcoholic beverages must be placed on high ground so we don't have any underage drinking in the house. All the parents eat in shifts. And all the fun must take place before the inevitable meltdown that occurs before the afternoon nap. Instead of being offended when people have to leave right away, everyone understands that it is imperative to get in the car and leave in the hopes that the baby will not fall asleep in the carseat on the way home. But BBQs are still tons of fun because of scenes like the one you saw above... A great time was had by all this afternoon with great friends and great babies!