I took the boys down to the park this morning and I think we were part of an 11 year old date.
We were the only ones there for awhile. Then two boys rode up on their bikes--one was apparently there for support--and then a couple of minutes later the girl appeared. The two sat on the swings only saying little bits here and there. Josh swung beside them for awhile. He wouldn't stop saying "hi" to them.
After about 15 or 20 minutes the boy got off the swing for a second. Henry moved in figuratively and literally! The two boys were in a far friendly mood than she was, so Henry didn't have a chance. I'm not really sure if her actual date had much of a chance either! (By the end she was swinging way higher than him--not a good sign.)
It was all very innocent and awkward!
I wonder how long it will be before my boys tell me they are going down to the park and "just happen" to meet a girl down there.
