The Return of Eve
The Granddaughter of our next door neighbors visits every summer. When we first moved in, we just missed her because she stays for only four or five weeks. The next summer, I was wrapped in the joy and exhaustion that comes with a newborn. The following summer I think Angie played with Eve a bit, but last summer, when Angie was three they were constant buddies, even though Eve is four years older than Angie.
Angie seemed to accept Eve's eventual disappearance at the end of the Summer, but she would mention her friend Eve periodically during the Autumn, Winter and Spring. We knew that Eve would be arriving soon. I wondered if Eve would still be interested in playing with a pre-schooler as she became older.
This morning we saw her from our kitchen window, playing her her grandmother's backyard. Thick red hair was shorter, but it was Eve. Chas mowed the lawn, and waived to Eve as she returned from the grocery store. She has glasses now.
Angie and I were inside, and I had just finished tying the butterfly wings at Angie's request, when Chas called Angie to the kitchen door. Wings still on, Angie went to the door and suddenly became quiet. Eve was at the door to visit Angie. Angie's expression can best be described as stunned happy. She looked at Eve, she looked around and she was speechless. She seemed to wonder what magical forces brough Eve to our door.
Angie started to dart outside to begin the fun, when Eve reminded her to put on her shoes. Sandals and butterfly wings on, Angie raced outside to play. From our windows, we could see them chasing each other. Eve would pick up Angie to help her be a real butterfly and, well, fly.
They have had fun all day and I could only convince Angie to take her nap by telling her that Eve would be taking a nap too. Angie was focused on finishing her dinner so she could go outside and play with Eve. "If I eat my food, then I can go outside and play with Eve!" She almost forgot about ice cream in her haste. Almost.
Apparently they found where the fairies live too.
Should be a good few weeks for Angie.
Angie seemed to accept Eve's eventual disappearance at the end of the Summer, but she would mention her friend Eve periodically during the Autumn, Winter and Spring. We knew that Eve would be arriving soon. I wondered if Eve would still be interested in playing with a pre-schooler as she became older.
This morning we saw her from our kitchen window, playing her her grandmother's backyard. Thick red hair was shorter, but it was Eve. Chas mowed the lawn, and waived to Eve as she returned from the grocery store. She has glasses now.
Angie and I were inside, and I had just finished tying the butterfly wings at Angie's request, when Chas called Angie to the kitchen door. Wings still on, Angie went to the door and suddenly became quiet. Eve was at the door to visit Angie. Angie's expression can best be described as stunned happy. She looked at Eve, she looked around and she was speechless. She seemed to wonder what magical forces brough Eve to our door.
Angie started to dart outside to begin the fun, when Eve reminded her to put on her shoes. Sandals and butterfly wings on, Angie raced outside to play. From our windows, we could see them chasing each other. Eve would pick up Angie to help her be a real butterfly and, well, fly.
They have had fun all day and I could only convince Angie to take her nap by telling her that Eve would be taking a nap too. Angie was focused on finishing her dinner so she could go outside and play with Eve. "If I eat my food, then I can go outside and play with Eve!" She almost forgot about ice cream in her haste. Almost.
Apparently they found where the fairies live too.
Should be a good few weeks for Angie.
posted by Mommy Monster @ 7:36 PM
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