I know, I'm such a bad mom for letting my 2 yr old run around w/ a passy in her mouth. But she was a little overwhelmed with the loud and rowdy kindergarteners , she wanted the security! I indulged her.
We had Abigail's first little sleepover this memorial day weekend and the girls had an absolute ball! I must say I was a bit nervous for them and hoped I could keep the excitement and party alive enough to keep little Emma from getting homesick, but they both did great. Emma is such a sweet friend of Abigail's that lives just 5 or 6 houses down our street. They are too tiny peas in a pod. We love her mom and dad and so it's a friendship we are very thankful for and want to grow. The girls were complete pills counting down to the big event and mutually her mom and I were glad when we finally got the little monkeys together. We started with a sprinkler party in the backyard complete with loud music from my ipod station. The video of the 'dance party' as Abigail named it was a riot. I will try to post a clip of it. The girls had fun running around until they got too cold then came in for Kool Aid and princess tu tus. I fed them hot dogs and tater tots and with a big mouthful of dinner and ketchup showing Emma announced in her own dramatic way complete with eye roll for emphasis "oh Abigail....you are so my BFF!" [translation 'best friends forever' for 30 yrs from now when I have no idea what that means]
We did cookies and popcorn for movie time on the living room floor. Chloe did not understand why we were enjoying so much festive food and play time but she was very into it. The big girls did so good to be patient with the tiny 2 year old shadowing behind them all evening. Only once did they have a game they wanted privacy on so I sent the Chloe bird back to hang with Daddy who had quarantined himself to the back with his star wars game. He lovingly put on the movie Star Wars and good old handsome Han Solo held Chloe's attention nicely for 30 min.
As the evening drew to a close Emma began to announce how "weird" it was to not be at home with her mommy and daddy. Desperately trying to get her through her first sleepover we pulled out all the stops to keep the party going until she absolutely passed out with exhaustion. I allowed both Emma and Abigail to climb back into bed with me (Brian took the computer game back to the living room when the coast was clear), where me and the little ladies stayed until after 11 o'clock watching Wall-E until they literally passed out. I was so proud of Emma. I knew she wanted so badly to be a big girl and make it all night. I carried the little stick insects (what I loving refer to the girls at the knees and elbows stage) back to the Bit's big bed. They slept like little logs all night. Although Abigail did complain at the lack of space when I snuck out of her room that night. My squirmy worm needs ample space to flail but she did ok and no one woke up with a shiner thank goodness!
We did waffles with red white and blue sprinkles on top for a patriotic breakfast. Then we let Emma's parents pick both girls up and drive our Bit to church then we met them there to make the switch after their time in Kings Kids. In the lobby afterwards both girls begged to keep it going and spend Sunday afternoon together but we drew the line for sanity and made them say goodbye and part ways. It was a great success and I'm sure the first of many girly invasions and sleepovers.
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