This afternoon, my niece, Kiley, joined the boys and I as we ran lots of errands and went to (shocking, I know) Red Robin. In all, we were out for six hours — me and my brood of four.
It was fun to have her along as I got totally different comments from strangers. Usually I get variations on “Three boys! Oh my!” Or, “Did you want a girl?/Are you going to try for a girl?” Or the old, “I had all boys, too, dear. You will survive.” (accompanied by gentle patting of my hand).
But with Kiley we got “Oh, all those brothers and just one girl, she has it made.” And, “Just the one girl? She’s a little princess!” And my favorite, “Your children sound WONDERFUL.” I NEVER get that one when I just have the boys with me.
I also got to watch Aidan and Kiley waltz around Target, complete with dips and turns.