Warming up to the Wozencrafts

We spent this afternoon and evening with our friends Devin and Julie and their adorable three-year-old twins, Lukas and Leilani. When we arrived Emmy had just awakened from a nap in the car, so she was a bit bashful at first - but the Little Einsteins toys and pint-sized pianos (not to mention the gregarious twins themselves) soon had her out of her shell.

The number of instruments and music-related toys at their house is truly impressive. At one point in the afternoon, Devin played the organ while Leilani delicately picked out notes on the Steinway and Lukas and Emmy pounded on their kiddie-sized keyboards - creating what I'll charitably call "an untamed cacaphony of sound." The highlight of the afternoon was inflating the "bounce house" that miraculously fits in their family room - but unfortunately Emmy was too intimidated to try it out for more than a few seconds before bursting into tears. I was surprised by her reaction - we thought she'd go nuts for it since she loves to bounce every chance she gets (our bed is a favorite bouncing spot, and Tigger and Roo are her idols!). We hope next time she'll feel more adventurous.

For dinner, Devin and Julie treated us to a fabulous barbeque dinner at Lucille's. I pretty much blew my weekly points in that one meal! The biscuits, beef ribs, cheese grits, grilled corn and tri tip were standouts, but it was all scrumptious. We ate far too much, and enjoyed ourselves immensely.

All in all, it was a terrific day. Emmy had a wonderful time getting reacquainted with Lukas and Leilani, and we adults had a lot of fun catching up as well - trading the latest news of old college friends, and in the case of Peter and I, obtaining valuable potty training advice from parents who are "in the trenches" so to speak. We hope we'll have the pleasure of seeing the Wozencrafts again very soon!