Slumber Party

Joey's birthday is during such a busy time of year that we finally got around to having his birthday party this past Friday. He invited four of his friends over for a slumber party. The boys came over after school and played outside until well after dark. They played several rounds of "Ghost in the Graveyard" which has been a neighborhood favorite ever since the time changed.

The kids finally came inside to have pizza and ice cream sandwich cookies. Joey opened his presents, and then the kids all played inside until we put on a short movie at 8:00. It was lights out at 9:00, talking until 9:30, a stern "Go to sleep!" at 9:45, and then we didn't hear from them until...6:15! I'm used to Joey and Hannah sleeping in, so the early wake up took me by surprise. So did the early enthusiasm/chatting/laughing/shouting. They put video games on which kept them entertained but did nothing to help the noise level. Our poor neighbors! Seriously though, Joey's friends are so sweet and well-behaved (and enthusiastic!). It was fun having them over.

Watching Tom and Jerry and the Lost Dragon.

Pancakes for breakfast!

I love how all the boys and Ellie are topless.

We had a lot more pictures from Joey's party, but they accidentally got deleted from my camera. Andy was sweet and staged this mini photo shoot afterwards of our Minion theme.

I loved these cute little Minion Twinkies. This is my kind of Pinterest project...brain dead easy!