Slumber Party Madness!

Mikayla was sure months ago that she wanted to have a slumber party for her birthday this year. I timidly agreed (I need sleep at night) but limited the number of guests to four friends thinking that was a small number. I can not believe the amount of noise that five 10 year olds can make! The movie was so funny, the desserts were scrumptious, the craft was tricky but turned out great, the midnight hunt for candy was so wonderful under the blanket of stars, the dancing competitions were hillarious (with the help of the wii), and sleep......well.....5 hours and 15 minutes is good right? The morning brought yummy breakfast, trampoline time, the making of a fort, swing time, and lots of dirt!

What a ride :) All in all, Mikayla and her friends had a blast and that is what I hoped for. Happy Birthday Mikayla. I love you!

Mikayla and Red!

What a fun night of celebrating Mikayla's 10th birthday as a family. Of course, she wanted to go to Red Robin for dinner. The kids absolutely love that place. Red Robin was actually there so that was a nice surprise (although she hesitated a bit as to whether or not it was still cool ) We saw some friends there from church so that was fun too. After dinner she got to go and pick out her new rollerblades from papa so she was pretty excited about that!

She is growing up. There's no denying the fact that we have moved on to that next stage in life. There aren't really toys that much anymore. Now there are sports equipment, electronics, and wii games. There isn't a cutsie theme requested anymore, just "movies, sleepovers, and DQ with my friends mom". It's o.k. though. I love it. I love growing with my kids and experiencing who they are becoming.