Sleep over!

There are some things that are just so endearing it almost breaks your heart.  A cupboard full of sippy cups and straws.  A teeny hand opening and closing enthusiastically to say hello to strangers and (most importantly) doggies.  Two little girls, new-found BFF's, holding hands as they walk home from school.  A mischievous smile as they blow bubbles into their milk.  Squealing as they run down the hall to get away from the little sister.  A tiny tot running back and forth between Momma & Daddy to plant wet kisses on their chins. Tea parties on the living room rug.  Sisters holding hands and giggling.

"Come on Sissy!  You can do it!"  So sweet.



These things are so special.  But they almost break your heart because you know that eventually these things will change, likely sooner than you anticipate.  Soon that cupboard of sippy cups will be full of tupperware.  The hand-holding will be with (gasp!) new-found puppy loves.  The mischievous smile means they are hiding something.  Those tea parties will be parties we might not approve of.  Sisters still giggling together, but over boys and make-up.  This thought struck me as Hannah prepared for her very first sleepover this week.  How does this happen, this growing up thing?  Even if you beg your children to slow down for just a bit, they just don't listen.  So I will savor every moment, selfishly hoarding these memories in my heart so they are always with me.  For as much as we love watching these beautiful girls grow up, we will always wish for just one more chance to go back and relive these days.

Here are some highlights of this week:

• Hannah and her class conducted an experiment with their 5 senses and they got to eat popcorn in school!  They touched it, smelled it, listened to it, looked at it, and (the best part of all) tasted it.
• Airy had a pladyate with one of her little friends.  We went to a place called Wazoo's full of bouncy houses (my personal nightmare but that is a different story).  Airy played in the toddler area and loved the slide.  Up and down, up and down...so much fun!

Why can't I go over there?



She looks nervous here but she was all smiles on the landing. :)           





• Hannah and her best friend Alaina had a sleepover on Friday.  It was Hannah's very first and it was "the best day of her life".  (Her words.)  They played dress-up, painted, did "make-overs", watched a movie, had a pretend double wedding*, gave each other surprise parties, played outside, ran away from Airy, and ate sundaes.  After putting them to bed, Hannah came to tell me Alaina missed her mom.  She went home at 9:30.  :)  Although they had all kinds of fun, it was probably just a little overwhelming to spend the night at someone else's house.
• Airy discovered what it was like to have her Momma AND her Daddy all to herself.  They really let her in for "just a minute." Since the girls shut her out (which she absolutely resented at first) she was able to just play with us.  Even though she missed her sister and was so nosy about what they were doing, she loved being with just us.



*Side-note:  At first they wouldn't tell me about this double wedding.  "Who are you guys marrying?" I kept asking.  "You don't need to know that," Hannah would respond with a giggle.  Well, after some careful sleuthing (aka eavesdropping) I discovered that Hannah was marrying Colby and Alaina was marrying Wesley, two boys from their class.  Incidentally, Wesley wanted to come over for the sleepover too.  But the girls told him, "NO BOYS ALLOWED." 


Monsters, Inc can be sooo scary!



Happy girl!





They even had matching pajamas!