Play date with Josie

We love our neighborhood.  We love the location, the fact that there's a bike path that goes by the Crow River right by our house.  We can walk to parks, and have friends in the neighborhood and we have nice neighbors.  But the one thing we hate is that there aren't really any little girls in our area.  There are two boys next door that Esme loves.  But behind us, across the street from us and on the other side of us from the boys are all older people with grown up kids.  So if the boys next door are busy, there is no one to just run outside and play with.

Josie is a girl who lives a block or so away from our house.  She is a little oder than Esme and they have met a couple of times.  Out of the blue, I decided to call and ask if it would be ok if Josie came over for a play date.  Luckily, she was free!

Oh my gosh did these girls have fun.  Right away they were outside sledding down the hill and playing in the snow.  Then they came in and decided to have a party and set up for it.  They made invitations, decorated and had food.  They set the table and played music.  It was super fun!

Esme playing music for the guests

Great conversation!

Here is a close up of the beautiful table.

Afterwards they were excited to watch The Little Mermaid together.

As we walked Josie home, she and Esme were inviting each other to their upcoming birthday parties. They're both in the summer.  At one point I heard Josie say that her imaginary friend was going to look just like Esme and was going to have the same name as Esme. :)  How cute is that?  After we got home, Esme asked if she could invite Josie over every single day.

I'm so excited that she may have a little girlfriend in the neighborhood finally!