^5 @ Slumber Party
Sep 13, 2009 All Things X, Family, Friendship, Parenting, The Tarably Wicked Show, This Thing Called Marriage., Wicked MOMMY Wisdoms
This weekend made for an interesting one. It was Xavier’s birthday slumber party weekend and let me tell you about how it consumed every ounce of my energy.
Nine 9 year olds. N I N E. (Well, the average age was 9. There were a couplea youngins…. but you get the picture) in my house. At the same time. They each were chaos in their own little 9-ish year old ways. I truly enjoy watching people interact, but there is nothing like sitting on my porch with a glass of wine and observing the way kids react with one another.
We (D&I) rocked this slumber party’s casbah. We couldn’t have gotten by without a little help from our friends though. JonnaBonnana with her scavenger hunt co-ordination, painfully awesome game ideas, and creative kid naming, HenrySan and his always having that one little thing we are missing somewhere in a box in his garage … Tarable with her knack for knowing what I need without me even having to ask.
We couldn’t have pulled it off without them.
This night was a test for us. It was our first big kid event ever. D and I had to work as a team to make sure that these kids were entertained, fed, getting along and having a good time. We went in phases:
1: Skatepark- D took all of the boys to the skatepark for a couple of hours while Tarable and I cleaned up the house and prepped for the evening.
2: $5 hot and ready’s from Little Ceasars. (If you are unaware, get aware.)
3: Scavenger Hunt.
4: Some fun outside in our backyard. Red Rover is not suitable for kids. That is all. 
@ Banonna
5: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Comic Tournament. Winner takes $5. Since there were uneven numbers, D was the wild card. Guess who took the $5. Yep. D. He showed zero mercy. (P.S. my favorite character was The Joker.)
6: Ice cream sundae bar. Direct quote from blue shirt kid: “this is the best slumber party EVER!” (insert ^5 to plaid shorts kid)
7: Race to Witch Mountain. These kids sat through the entire movie. EPIC WIN. This stage also included D and I rocking the evenly distributed movie theatre style popcorn, red vines, sour patch kids and water bottles.
After the movie, it was free reign on the approved list of video games. These rock stars partied until 5AM. Brown outfit kid tried to hang but couldn’t. Neither could plaid shorts kid. They were awakened to chocolate chip pancakes.
Right!? EPIC slumber party.
Go US. It exhausted the shit out of us, but it was so worth it to see X a happy camper. I would do it again. I WILL do it again. No matter how tired I am… I love making my kids happy and seeing them smile … and listening to them laugh.
Right now, Marriage isn’t:
It is more:
How was your weekend? What is new in your world?
What was your favorite part about a slumber party as a kid?
What is your favorite munchie when you go to the movies?
Tags: friends, happy birthday, race to witch mountain, red rover, red vines, skate park, slumber party
