Sleepover!!!

Michael and I had a moment of insanity last Friday when we volunteered to take both Audrey and Clive for the night so that Aunt Erin and Adam could have the night off. Watching four kids at the same time is a bit of a daunting task (I don't know how larger families do it) but we ended up having a lot of fun.

After getting the kids into their PJs, we let them watch an episode of Dora. For whatever reason, we couldn't get Audrey to stop picking her nose...

... If you can't beat them, join them!

While Michael was putting the younger kids to bed (which went remarkably well), Audrey and Ellie went downstairs and colored in bed.

And remarkably they were in bed by 8:20!!! After 10 minutes of playing and pretending to sleep, I left them to go upstairs. I LEFT THEM AT 8:30!!! Not too shabby, Niffer!

The night went pretty well. Clive woke up screaming like a banchi, which had Michael up and out of his bed, in Ellie's room next to Clive before he even woke. Clived settled quickly and went back to sleep. Ellie woke up and wanted water. Then she couldn't find Bun Bun. Then she wanted her special rock. By that point we woke up Audrey, but she went back to sleep quickly too.

It wasn't until the next morning that we thought about having Ellie wear the same PJs as Audrey! But one good thing about waking up early (6:00 in this instance) is that there's plenty of time to ammend such mistakes before leaving for breakfast.

After an episode of Madeleine...

... the older girls played a game of Hullabaloo. It's one of Audrey's favorites. I loved watching their funky dances. Ellie, especially, has mastered her routine. She is so silly and it puts a smile on my face every time.

And I leave you with this. Sweet little Clive. He was such a snuggle bug. And after spending the night with three girls, you can't say it's a surprise that he had to try wearing a headband too. See the Cherrios? He gave Addie his cup a couple times only to have her spill the Cherrios on the floor. He seemed so frustrated that she wasted his gift that the next cupful of Cherrios he got, he kept close to him. Whenever Addie came in sight, he'd start yelling "NO! NO! NO!" Too funny.

Anyway... we had a lot of fun. And other than it taking us 3 times the norm to get the kids ready, we managed. We survived. And we're looking forward to doing it again! Not as much as we're looking forward to when Aunt Erin and Adam repay the favor, but none-the-less...