Well, we are 6.5 hours in to our first sleepover, and dare I say, just now showing signs that sleep may actually happen. My favorite line of the past half an hour was "mom, we really can't fall asleep, and can you help Hannah buckle the roller skate?"
I don't know about you guys but when I'm really needing to get some rest, I strap on the ol' roller skates to calm down.
Overall the night has been awesome, and silly, and girly, and everything a sleepover should be.
One huge plus I have discovered is that a 6 year old will in fact clean her room if you tell her she can't have the friend over unless it's done. And even volunteer to vacuum. "Cause it just really needs to be done, Mom."
It was an unbelievably perfect day outside today, and we took full advantage. Started the morning at the park with friends. It ended in a walk that was a bit more than we bargained for and I recruited Lucy to help with stroller-pushing.
Even though it only lasted 10 minutes- it was awesome to realize another benefit to them growing up.
While on any walk my kids will ask every single dog owner we pass if they can pet their dog. Today we hit an unusual bump in the road when someone told Jack that he actually shouldn't pet their dog because it doesn't really like children, and in fact can get mean towards them.
"Why doesn't he like children?" Because I don't have any children in my house. "Did your children die?" No, I never had any unfortunately.
Just bury me in a hole.
A few more creeping, crawling hours into the countdown until The Great Sleepover of 2014, and Jack called me outside.
"Something is going on with my foot"
Well duh, you have it jammed into a wagon handle.
He was having a very special day.
Finally, FINALLY Lucy's wait was over and a knock was at our front door.
The rest of my evening has included so much squealing it's almost lost it's cuteness- but not quite.
In an effort to get everyone tuckered out we went for a walk.
Belting "Frozen" songs at the top of their lungs.
No, they did not stop when people passed.
Yes they also did the motions.
Yes, they debated the movie in far greater depth than I have ever, ever considered.
They only stopped when they came across this-
"Is this potatoes, or poison?"
...?????
Jack came across another dog owner- this one with two pups. "Can I pet the fat one?"
I swore then and there to never bring him in public again.
When we got home I tried to keep him out of his sister's hair with some play dough distraction.
Can you make a garbage truck, Mom?
Most definitely.
What do you mean it looks like a snail?? It's totally a garbage truck.
Lucy chimes in with a request for "Pocahontas' family in their boat."
Also nailed that.
Smaller kids went to bed and I thought it'd be fun to get super "slumber party-esque" with some nail painting with the girls.
"Ok, that sounds fun. But we need blue, for the ice in frozen, and red for the ground in the castle when the queen gets mad, and purple for the princesses cape"
I've never put that much thought and coordination into my nail colors in my nearly 30 years of existence.
They also had reasons for why each particular finger was each particular color.
My God, what am I in for?
Next we drank hot cocoa out of Hello Kitty mugs while watching, nay, singing along with Frozen, and then we headed off to "bed."
I can still hear quiet giggles. At least it's not roller skates anymore.
Let's all cross our fingers everyone gets through til morning!! Lucy asked if I could wake up in the night and make muffins to bring them in their bed when the sun comes out.
Seriously- she's cut off from Disney.
