A little background before the real story: My youngest daughter was invited to a birthday party by a certain classmate of her named "Mathis" to celebrate his 4rth birthday. As she just turned 3 years old 3 months ago, I was quite hesitant to let her go. I think that she's not really old enough to grasp the concept of a birthday party. Since her birthday celebration is always just at home, together with the 4 of us. (Her papa, her sister, her brother and me). So letting her go to a fast food restaurant together with other kids would be very different about the concept that she has in mind about birthday parties. I don't know what to expect. Plus the fact that I really don't know that kid, even his parents or even just his mother. Usually as I pick up my kids, I see mothers (or fathers or even grandparents) there and I greet them occasionally. But this kid, I assure you, I never heard of. Even my daughter don't talk about him. So my husband and I were both surprised that she received an invitation.
Well, to make the story short, my husband said that we should let her go to the party. She's so timid that she prefers to be by my side all the time. So he thinks that this will be a good idea, to widen her, should we say "social network," because we're sure that some of her classmates are also invited.
She's the type to keep one or two friends and that's it. She's not really sociable and she won't talk in class. Very contradictory at home. So since I didn't go to work, then I said why not.
It's very weird going there, not knowing anyone. And I was asking my daughter if the celebrant is already there. And she's not saying a thing. Until the mother arrives and introduced her self.
The story about the invitation:
Well, we were surprised by the greetings Mathis' mother extended to us.
Mathis were hiding behind her Mom, pretending to be shy as my daughter gives him her gift. And so the Mom shook hands with my husband and gave me a "bisous," and greeted my daughter in this manner, "So, you're the famous Vanille." Not knowing the story behind, my husband and I just smiled. And so the Mom continued the story that he was asking his son (Mathis at that fact) about the friends he wanted to invite and the boy didn't hesitate in saying, "Bien sure, mon amoureux Vanille." (Translation: "Of course, my love Vanille.")
We just laugh, 'cause we know how kids are but at the same time were also a little bit in shock. Mathis by the look of it, keeps telling her Mom stories about Vanille, but her on the other hand, really don't have any idea why she was invited. She was a little bit disappointed thinking that all her closest friend (meaning Johann) will be there together with other classmates but when the party started she at least played with them or sort of even if she's the smallest.
But anyway, I think she had fun in one way or another. That's what's important, don't you think
