Kylee & the Birthday Party...

Kadan's been to a birthday party before, but it's always been our friends' child or a relative's child. He came home a couple weeks ago from school with an invite to his first birthday party that wasn't through family or mom/dad's friends.

He was insanely excited, and we were excited for him, and we had to laugh of course... since the invite was for a little girl named Kylee... who also happens to be Kadan's first kiss (which occured during the first week of kindergarten!! ahh!!! it's gonna be a long 12 years....)!!!

We figured, well... at least the kid knows how to score an invite to a party, right? haha!

So yesterday we went to the score and after much deliberating (he had a hard time deciding what a girl might like) he picked out a lovely Belle Ballerina barbie doll. (note: it was a sign how I have been deprived of a daughter that I was itching to open the box and play with her all evening... trucks and superheroes are fun, too... but gotta say I miss playing with pretty barbies... *tear*)

We wrapped her up and Kadan signed his name on a little card and headed out to the party today around noon. It was at this SUPER cool gymnastic center with all sorts of cool slides and trampolines and mats and tumbling gear and a ZIP LINE (I know, RIGHT?!?!?) and a pit filled with big foam cubes. While the kids were playing I got to meet Kadan's hypothetical mother-in-law (hey... sometimes first loves last LOL). I introduced myself and she said, "Oh, Kylee talks about Kadan ALL the time!!" I said, "Did you hear about the first week of school kiss?"

Kylee's Mom, "OH yeah! She came home from school and said, 'Mom I think Kadan likes me... he gave me a KISS!!!' and she's been talking about him ever since!"

We had a good laugh, especially after I told her what Kadan said when he came home that day, " 'Mo-om... I kissed a GIRL today!'... 'What?!?! You're 5!!! What was her name?'... 'I don't know, but she was cute!!'..."

When it was time to go I told Kadan he needed to go tell Kylee 'Happy Birthday' and 'Thanks for inviting me to your party' and he was instantly all sorts of nervous and shy. I was like, "You can kiss the girl, but you can't talk to her?! Come on, you'll be just fine." And I led him over and he said the words quick, but she said thanks and then the 'trauma' was over.

It's so funny to be how early it starts. Though I admit we've brought it up a few times to tease him just a bit... we did talk about how it's okay to have friends that are girls, and it's okay to think they're cute, and even a hug once in awhile is okay... but best leave the kissing for when you're older. They really do learn so much from watching parents, aunts/uncles, etc, interact. I want to say, "No! I never encouraged him to kiss a girl at school!" But I really can't. He sees me kiss his dad. He's watched several aunts/uncles dating and getting married. Boy-meets-girl-story-ends-with-a-kiss is on all sorts of cartoons.

We really tried to act non-chalant about the situation so he wouldn't be embarrassed... but I must admit I understand why parents can't help the teasing their kids here and there about the opposite sex. It's really just too cute and funny. Especially when in the car on the way home I said to Kadan, "So.... Kylee told her mom about you kissing her... and Kylee said she thinks you like her."

"Well, I do like her. She's pretty."

"She is a cute girl."

"Yeah, maybe she'll be my girlfriend someday. Someday."

*me snickering in the front seat trying my hardest not to let him see as this was of course a very 'serious' comment*

: )