The Best Sleepover Ever

Around Christmas, Sydney got it in her head that she and Myles were going to have a sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa's house, and she has been talking about it ever since. Like everyday ever since. When cousin Raum was visiting at Christmas, we saw him during the day, but not at night because he was "sleeping at Grandma's," which I think Sydney decided sounded like a lot of fun. Myles has slept over a few times, but the one time Sydney tried last summer she got too scared at bedtime and came home with us.

So finally Sydney planned the sleepover with Grandma. The main things she decided were that she was going to have popcorn and a movie before bed, and for breakfast she would have yogurt, orange juice, and a pink donut. The week leading up to the sleepover she talked about it nonstop. On the way to school Monday morning she rehashed with me what she was going to eat and how Myles would be there, and then on the way home she said out of the blue, "I forgot to decide what to have for lunch and dinner at the sleepover!" She was clearly thinking about it. On Tuesday evening, while she and I were at a meeting at Myles' school district, she kept leaning over and whispering in my ear, "It's going to be the best sleepover ever!"

Finally Friday came, we got everything packed, including a dozen random things that Sydney just HAD to have, and Grandpa came to pick the two big kids up before dinner. I guess Sydney wasn't there for more than two minutes before she already had her nail polish out and was polishing her nails. They had pizza for dinner, painted nails, baked cookies, had popcorn and a movie, ate Sydney's pre-approved menu for breakfast, Facetimed with lots of relatives and cousins, and did in fact have the best sleepover ever, although according to Grandma and Grandpa there wasn't as much sleeping as desired. The kids were wired and went to sleep late (Sydney wanted to "dance all night" instead of sleep), Sydney was up in the middle of the night (as always), and Myles woke up for the day at 4:30 (also not unusual). With our two not-so-good sleepers at the grandparent's house, Gilby and I thoroughly enjoyed a full night's rest for the first time in way too long (Ryker's good for 12 solid hours with seldom a peep).

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa! Sydney is already talking about the next time.