Summer Sleepover

(Karyn, Barrett, Katy & Riley)

We did it again.

The annual summer sleepover,

on the second to the last weekend

of summer vacation.

After last summer's Nacho Night,

I was persuaded to commit to a repeat

for Summer 2010.

The girls didn't let me forget it either.

But I was pleasantly surprised.

No drama-rama.

No fights.

No hurt feelings.

All the peeps were out by midnight.

No next morning crabbiness.

Just a bunch of beautiful girls

(and one stray brother along for the ride)

having a night to remember.

We started off the night with a pool party. Ryan BBQ'd some burgers & dogs, and all the kids swam and played hard. Easton didn't care at all that he was surrounded by cute girls. He's pretty much used to that livin' in the Brown House with three older sisters. We were sad that a couple of the cousins couldn't be there since they were beachin' it in Cali, but I'm sure they were having a blast too. (Sidenote: Afton & Rowan got to have a cousin sleepover with Avery & Lainey at their house this past weekend to make up for them missing the party. Thanks, Jessie. They had a blast.)

Of course, the girls did a craft. This year, we kept it pretty simple, but they all loved it.

Each girl decorated her own backpack keychain with ribbons and tule galore. They were super excited about showing them off on their packs on Day 1. According to Barrett, the girls got lots of comments at school as Barrett and her two amigos walked side by side through campus with blinged up high top keychains dangling from their new packs. The pictures don't really do them justice.

After the crafts, the girls opted for more swimming - late night style - in the dark - and then came back inside for ice cream sundae mania. Too much chocolate syrup and caramel and whipped cream and M&M's for me... They were creations that would have made Mr. DQ proud.

I didn't get any photos of the moon light nail salon, but all the girls did each other's nails too, somewhere in the 10:00 pm hour. Oh ya...they ate more snacks and watched a movie too. Sometime around 11:30-ish, I wished them all a good night and retreated to my room. I came back out at midnight, and heard nothing but the TV on entertaining a group of wiped out, slumbering girls. AAhhhh....

(Barrett, Riley & Karyn)

After our pancake & bacon breakfast on Saturday, the girls each picked out their own facial mask packets and indulged with a little spa session, complete with eye cucumbers and all. So fun and so funny...

Sidney, Afton & Lily

What a terrific party! The girls are already scheming for next summer's shindig and persuading me to commit now (since they know I'm not a sleepover fan.) I have to admit, though, this was one fantastic group of little girls, and even I had fun watching their fun.