This week, Kayla and I hosted the Moms and Babies Group for the first time. What this meant was that we not only had to clean the house, but we had to prepare food. Holy return to reality! Cooking has occurred all too rarely around here since Kayla was born. I feel a little bad about that, but you try putting together anything more than a sandwich when your infant is awake. Babies do not have a ton of patience when it comes to meal preparation. If you've ever seen one wake up hungry, you know this to be true. Regardless, I felt a little guilty only serving store bought stuff Wednesday afternoon, so in an attempt to relearn the kitchen, I did in fact manage to prepare guacamole from scratch. This involves chopping and mashing and seasoning, people...be impressed. I also cut up some strawberries. Ooooh. And I poured ice water into a pitcher and put pretzels into a bowl. Aaaaah. It was quite the production.
Actually, far more than the snack preparations, figuring out how to fit 12 women and their babies into the apartment was the real trick.
Those of you who have lived in houses for awhile now have no idea how funny it is to move back into an apartment. When I think that we used to throw parties for 50+ people, I am amazed. Here, we had to move furniture out of the living room just to make room for 12! That said, there is nothing more adorable than having your apartment floor literally covered in babies and these particular babies...well, they are some of the cutest, smiliest kids you have ever seen. Well, all except for Kayla. Kayla is apparently a little overwhelmed by big loud groups of people and she tends to either go to sleep or get fussy. Part of me can't blame her - 12 women and 12 3-6 month olds in one room really is quite the scene. Another part of me really wants her to buck up and quit being so anti-social. Come on, Kayla...you're freaking adorable. Show it off just a little, would ya?
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