Yesterday was a very big day for Mattimeo and I; we hosted 10 wonderful mamas and 10 energetic toddlers in our new home for our very first play date. Boy did we have fun! The play date was from 10-2, and then we went snowshoeing with a couple mama friends until about 4:30. Mattimeo got tired early on and took a nap from 11:30 ish - 1pm! So he missed a little of his play date but he was still able to enjoy the last portion of it. I had fun catching up with all of the mamas and taking pictures of the cutie pie toddlers running around the house. Here are photos from the day. Some of these I took from my very talented friend Sarah (she takes amazing portraits!):
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| Vegan banana bread I made for the playdate |
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| Stella |
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| Charlie |
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| Sweet Meo |
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| Meo and his recycling truck |
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| Carter |
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| Carter and Conor sharing the Neco bus |
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| Erin and I |
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| Carter and the recycling truck |
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| Carter and Meo |
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| Carter |
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| Stella hugging Gobo |
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| Stella hugging Gobo |
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| Stella |
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| Carter |
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| Carter and Sarah |
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| Charlie and Stella |
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| Stella and Charlie |
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| Carter |
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| Carter |
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| Erin and Stella plotting |
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| Charlie playing the kazoo |
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| Conor hugging stella |
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| Greyson |
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| Charlie |
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| Leela |
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| Sharon and Braden |
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| Leela |
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| Sarah and Carter |
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| Carter |
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| Sharon and Braden |
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| Braden |
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| Sharon and Braden |
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| Greyson checking out a new room |
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| Greyson |
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| Krista and Leela |
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| Luke |
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| Stella |
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| It looks like Charlie was comforting Mara |
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| Greyson making an awesome face |
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| Stella munching on some banana bread on the love seat |
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| Braden |
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| Greyson |
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| Carter and Greyson |
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| Braden and Leela |
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| Neve |
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| Krista and Leela |
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| Luke |
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| Luke, Stella and Greyson |
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| Neve, Stella and Greyson |
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| Neve |
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| Neve and Greyson |
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| Neve, Greyson and Carter in the cupboards |
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| Luke |
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| Neve |
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| Neve |
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| Greyson |
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| Leela |
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| Luke |
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| Greyson |
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| Neve |
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| Neve, Stella and Leela |
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| Stella and I |
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| Neve |
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| Stella and the rocking horse |
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| Neve and Stella |
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| Charlie |
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| Surprised Conor |
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| Conor |
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| Meo munching on Cheerios |
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| Stella |
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| Conor didn't want to leave |
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| Sarah and Carter |
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| Christina and Greyson |
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| Stella |
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| Neve and Leela |
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| Neve and Leela |
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| Allison and Robbie |
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| Erika and Stella |
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| Erika and Stella |
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| Meo and I |
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| Erika at 24 weeks pregnant with baby #2 |
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| Meo was not in a sharing mood |
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| Meo |
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| Leela and Meo |
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| Greyson and Christina |
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| Meo and Leela couldn't were really into being read to for a while |
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| Stella |
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| Carter |
Pi was very interested in all that was going on and surprisingly stuck around for the entire play date. He loved to tease the kids by sitting on the stairs just behind the gate, or hopping up onto a bookcase or on the tv where they couldn't reach him. He was also very good about letting the kids pat and kiss him; it was so sweet to see. He did manage to escape to the great outdoors once, but fortunately Sharon was able to snag him (despite him hissing at her). I was very impressed!
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| Stella kissing Pi |
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| Pi torturing the kids from behind the gate |
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| Trying to get to Pi |
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| Trying to get to Pi |
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| Leela snuggling Pi |
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| Pi the spy |
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| Carter and Neve were trying to catch Pi |
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| Pi the spy |
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| Stella climbed onto the loveseat to get closer to Pi |
Eventually there was just three families left and we decided to go upstairs and play in Meo's room. The kids all loved playing with his trains and looking at themselves in the mirror over Meo's bed.
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| Playing in Meo's room; Meo really wanted to read more books |
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| Playing in Meo's room |
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| Playing in Meo's room |
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| Luke having fun in the mirror |
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| Meo taking a break to watch his friends play with his trains |
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| Playing in Meo's room |
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| Playing in Meo's room |
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| Playing in Meo's room |
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| Meo and Leela |
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| Leela playing in the mirror |
Snowshoe with Alison, Luke, Christina, and Greyson. At one point, all three boys were taking naps; it was very sweet. Most of the time Meo was singing very loudly on my back; he's pretty cute!
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| Luke |
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| Alison and Luke |
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| Christina and Greyson |
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| Christina and Greyson |
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| Meo and I |
I felt silly because I spent the entire night before the play date dusting, vacuuming and sweeping every room in the house. Well, at least it was clean for the first guests! Toddlers are messy beasts, but it was definitely worth it! Honestly, I thought the mess was kind of adorable, and it really didn't take me long to clean those ground up cheerios and hidden toys anyways (like half hour...I felt like a cleaning superhero).
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| Mess |
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| Mess |
Thank you all for coming and playing with us all day. Both Meo and I are really grateful to be making such wonderful friends.
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