First Almost Slumber Party

After hearing about so many things that happen at sleepovers, Nate and I made the hard decision to just not let the girls have any slumber parties except with family. We didn't feel right about saying okay to one friend's house and no to another's. Instead we told the girls they could have late night parties, either at our house or a friends. If they get invited over, they can stay until 10ish, but then come home to sleep. As they get older, they may be able to stay later. Then they can still party, but just sleep at home. We had the discussion last weekend. So Kayla wanted a late night party this weekend.

We agreed, and Kayla got busy planning. (I don't know where she gets that planning gene from.) At the last minute, she decided they needed invitations. I hurried and threw these together Friday morning as she was eating breakfast. She gave one out on the drive to school, but I made her wait to hand the other two out until after school. I didn't want any feelings getting hurt. (Is that really possible? Kids get so excited for something to happen, they have to tell everybody. I hope nobody felt too left out, but I figured 3 extras were plenty for our first try.)

The girls each got to make their own personal pizza. I figured they'd each have some left to take home, but man, little girls can EAT!!! Then they ran around the house playing like wild monkeys for a while. Finally, they settled into the fort (yep, I made another one) to watch a movie. Allie and I went to the store that afternoon, and I told her we could buy a movie for the party. She informed me they would just watch something they already had. Like the crazy lady I am, I tried to talk her into maybe getting the new Barbie Mermaid movie or whatever she wanted. Nope! Kayla wasn't too happy to hear that... But they picked Annie, and everybody enjoyed the show and popcorn.

Kaybree, Kayla, Allie, Sarah, and Sienna. It is so nice having a group of girls that can get along so well even though their ages range from 4-8.