The Big Sleepover

I learned several new things on Friday night at the sleepover I had for my now 10 year old Avery.
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First of all, 10 year olds are WILD!!! Avery had a sleepover last year for her birthday, and let me just say that one year makes quite a bit of difference in how these kids behave. A friend had already warned me that "that age of kids are crazy!!". I kind of blew them off. How bad can it be? 6 little GIRLS that are the same age playing. That's it. Not so bad. WELL!!!!!!!! About 30 minutes into the party, I was ready for it to be over. AND all the girls weren't even there yet. They were screaming, running around in the house (a big no-no in my household) BTW - Have you ever noticed that when your kids have friends over all the "house rules" go out the window? HMMM. I quickly ushered the kids outside to the trampoline that we had lit up with Christmas lights. (A life saver) The quietest that they ever got was during the frame decorating. They each got a picture of all the girls at the party to put into their newly designed frame. They turned out cute and the quiet was much appreciated!! I was so glad when Saturday morning rolled around and they all went home. Don't get me wrong - it turned out great AND the girls had a blast. Let's just say that the hormones are coming!!!
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Secondly, FRIENDS ARE AWESOME!!! My friend Cindy came over to help me with all the chaos. She was a ton of help. Glen had to work through the night, so she was the only other adult there. I think I would've pulled my hair out if she wasn't there to talk to me about everything.
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Thirdly, Puppies are like toddlers!! Our puppy Harley was in the middle of everything at the party. One girl didn't want to get off of the see-saw OR the trampoline because she didn't want Harley to "bite" her. (Harley could care less where this girl was). It was like every other word was "NO" to Harley. Again, this is where Cindy helped. Screaming girls AND a crazy puppy were TOO much for me that night.
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Lastly, Not all girls are as naive as my little Avery. The words and comments that came out of some of their mouths were shocking. I had to nip some of the language in the bud. Literally saying, "Don't say that." It makes me wonder what MY kids say when they are away from me and at someone else's house. PLEASE tell me they aren't like THAT!!!! Only 2 of the girls were like this though. The others were little angels like my Avery. Ha!!!