Life with the Lynchs: Ella Catherine's Slumber Party

Well, it was bound to happen. Ella Catherine decided she wanted to have a slumber party this year to celebrate her birthday. We limited the invitation list to 4 girls. I thought a very respectable number for a party and very doable first sleepover for mommy. We were a little anxious as to if the party would be a go or not as mother nature decided to dump snow on us the day before, March 5(her actual birthday). Luckily, the snow had melted on the roads and all the girls were able to make it to our house. We started the night off with Pizza followed by cake and ice cream. Then the girls played a bit while I got the first activity set up. I had pillow cases and fabric paint for the girls to each make their own pillow case. The girls had so much fun making the cases. What I didn't think about was that we were using fabric paint, paint specifically made to NOT come out of clothing. (Eeek!) Super close call with a few of the girls clothes but thanks to shout and some elbow grease we got everything out before it had time to set. WHEW! The next activity was fairly harmless in comparison. Ella Catherine picked out 6 nail polish colors and we numbered them 1-6. Then they took turns rolling the dice. As the dice landed on a number, I proceeded to paint the girls nails the color she rolled. We did this until all the girls fingers were painted. It was fun to see all the different combinations of the 6 colors that the girls ended up with. Next a good old fashion pillow fight broke out. :)

Then it was popcorn and a movie. We pre-ordered "Tinkerbell and the Neverbeast" and it was released March 4th. Just in time for her birthday. I was a little afraid that the weather might delay its arrival but it came in time. YAY! I think the girls really liked the movie. After the movie, I made every attempt to get the girls to settle down and go to sleep. Several girls had gymnastics, soccer etc the next morning so staying up all night was not an option. I think they all finally fell asleep about 11:45pm. We ended the fun with a yogurt bar and cinnamon bread. I think everyone had fun but most importantly I think Ella Catherine had a great party celebrating 8 years.