Slumber Party

Every Christmas break we try to have Alicia's kids come to our house for a sleep over. The first several years it was just Coleton, but now Chloe and Liam have been added to the mix. With 4 kids sleeping in the same room we needed a referee this year, and my dad volunteered (or was he volunteered) to help out. My mom volunteered to watch the home front over at Alicia's house - I guess staying up all night isn't her idea of fun.


Kennedy was extremely excited at the idea of having all the kids sleep at her house this year. For days she talked about sleeping downstairs in a sleeping bag with her cousins. She really loves playing with the big kids and being a part of all the action.

And there was plenty of action. The kids brought over there Wii remotes, so we played plenty of bowling, tennis, golf, and boxing. Chloe was actually the boxing champ as she went undefeated in 5 fights. That girl can really throw a punch! Even with the game I think the highlight of the night was wrestling with Aunt Tara. The kids couldn't get enough of the pillow fights and grappling. Since this started after 10pm, perhaps this was the cause of the insomnia....

About midnight, things started to settle down and everyone was ready for bed. Kennedy showed signs of falling asleep first, but the others quickly followed her lead. The night went pretty well, the only one who cried at all was Dede, and that was only for a moment. Of course, the only one to sneak into bed with Papa was Coleton.

All in all, we survived the cousins' sleep over for another year. My only question is: Will the sleep over be at Alicia's house next year?