Now, she's had birthday parties and she's been to birthday parties of course. But, on January 27th, Kayla will go to the first birthday party for a school friend. She is VERY excited. Me? i was sweating it out a bit at first b/c it falls on a weekend when my parents will actually be away and of course, J has to work. Thankfully, our babysitter is willing to watch Alysa that day.

As is typical for me, I had to call the place where the party will be located to get the details on the details of the party time-frame, where the food is served, etc. Then I called the Mom today and, as I've found to be very typical (except in a few extreme cases with 1 lost close friend and the rest being family), she was more than understanding. She is completely OK with us going to the party, attending the play time part of the party and leaving when the rest of the kids head into the party room to have their pizza and cake. Not only was she understanding, she thanked me for telling her about Kayla's allergy.

Kayla also has a birthday party on January 19th. This Mom, as usual is wonderful and accommodating and is even going to make sure the kids wash their hands after eating the pizza. Alysa is also invited to this party, so my Mom will be joining me in her usual deputized Food Police Office capacity.

As always, it does my heart good to know we have such wonderful friends and that Kayla has others outside our close friends and family that are also willing to look out for her.