What I learned on Mary Kate's Field Trip

Mary Kate is a boy magnet. This is not something that I'm proud of or like at all. It mostly frightens me. She had a field trip with her class today, so I got to meet her classmates and their moms. I went to introduce myself to a group of moms that happened to be the moms of 3 boys. When I started to say who's mom I was, they all said, "Oh, we know Mary Kate. We hear about her all the time." I didn't really know how to respond. You'll notice in this picture that she is surrounded by boys. "C", the one next to her apparently gets up in the morning and says "I've got to get my boots and jeans on because I'm going to see Mary Kate today." "B", the blonde, has made her two gifts that he sent home with her this week. Today's gift was in a bag with a bow on it. "D" is the one in the striped shirt. He's the one that MK talks about nonstop. Her mood when she comes home from school is usually determined by if he played with her on the playground or not. Most of our special time after school is spent talking about how her worth is found in God, not what a boy thinks of her...she's 4 people...really, should I already be talking about this? Her teacher says that all the boys wonder where she is when she's not at school. I asked her teacher if she ever plays with girls and she told me that she does, but the boys like her because she'll play with them on the playground and not be bossy to them. So, I'm thinking that Joel and I are going to have our hands FULL.

I also learned that Mary Kate is a great big sister. She was so sweet to Ford, holding his hand, introducing him to her friends, playing with him, and taking care of him. It made my heart smile.