First Birthday Slumber Party

The Lone Star Girl had several slumber parties in her younger days, but Friday night through this morning was The First Slumber Party for the Lone Star Baby, if you do not count Cousin Camp, which I don't, because, as the Lone Star Baby says, that's family, and if you do not count backyard camping, which I don't, because that's Girl Scouts.  The Lone Star Baby has attended one slumber party (more of a sleepover since it was her and the neighbor siblings, not a whole mess of kids)  with the neighbor kids before this one, but this is her first time hosting.  It was also the first slumber party attendance of many of the guests, so there were worried mamas, but they all did great (mamas and girls).

There was playing outside and making their own English muffin pizzas and birthday cake and a sundae bar (chocolate raspberry sauce, chocolate mint sauce, caramel sauce, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, sprinkles - I completely forgot about the whipped cream sitting in the fridge).

There was decorating pillowcases with fabric markers and getting into jammies and laying out sleeping bags and voting on a late-night movie to watch (The Lion,The Witch, And The Wardrobe) and popcorn.

After a really long time, there was sleeping.  After a really short time, there was waking up, getting dressed and packing up. 

Then there was Big Sister's pancake bar - chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, syrup!

Then games - Elbow-tag, Sardines, Dragon's Tail, Little Sally Walker, Dragon's Egg.  Then opening presents.  Then more games - Super Awesome Magic Ninja Unicorn, Telephone.  Then lots of strange chemistry with ground-up sidewalk chalk and water in the backyard. Then cleaning up and little girls going home.

Then I took a four-hour nap.

Many thanks to the Lone Star Girl and Lone Star Pa, without whom this would have been a whole lot harder to pull off.  I think the Lone Star Baby and her friends had a lot of fun!