Invisible Rozlyn

This isn't the first time Ryen has had an imaginary friend. A while ago, she partnered up with a sweet little invisible pal she lovingly named Lucy. This time, it is Rozlyn. Of course, Roz isn't actually imaginary at all- she is Ryen's cousin. Ry had so much fun with her at our family reunion that it's no wonder she wanted to prolong their adventures. What a creative way to do it! Whenever we go anywhere in the car, she refuses to let me leave the driveway until invisible Roz is safely buckled up in the middle seat. She sometimes fights with Madelyn, who seems to LOVE getting Ryen riled up over swatting at an invisible person. No matter how much Ryen insists, it's hard to justify giving Maddie a time-out for injuring an imaginary cousin. My counsel to Ryen is always relayed to invisible Roz in whispers and, inevitably, answered the same way. Yesterday, we went to visit a friend of mine and ended up taking her two children out for pizza and ice cream. When Ryen realized her actual friend was going to have to sit where her pretend cousin was, she promptly picked up invisible Roz and chucked her out the window. (I got a pretty good laugh over watching that one!) When we dropped the kids off at their home again and headed back to ours, Ryen realized she forgot to escort Rozlyn back into the car and was devastated that she had been left behind. I had to think fast so I told her I helped Roz back into the car while Ryen was saying her good-bye's. Her response? "I hope you put her seatbelt on."