Saturday Night ...

Well, we did something this weekend that we WON'T do for awhile: we had a friend of Abby's over for a sleepover. But there wasn't much SLEEP involved (for the children OR the parents!) It was well past my bedtime (well, at least Dennis' bedtime ... I'm a night owl!) when we finally separated Abby and Anabelle so they would shut their eyes. It's really a shame, because I had hoped to have some of Abby's friends over for sleepovers this summer. Guess we'll have to settle for running them home close to bedtime so they don't wreck themselves for the next day (rest of the weekend!)

Saturday evening started great ... we attended Chick fil A's local "Princess for a Day" party. But if you ask me ... it was the little pirate that stole the show! No one made an issue of it, but he was about the only little boy there. I figured a pirate outfit would please him, as we don't have prince dress-up clothes.Abby and Anabelle had a blast ...

And all of the little princesses (and the pirate!) got a free milkshake for attending the event. Now maybe THAT sugary treat (consumed at nearly bedtime) contributed to their lack of sleep. Who knows!

Oh ... and a note about Tyler's "sword." As we were throwing a costume together for Tyler before leaving that evening, Ty decided his fireman's axe would be great as a pirate weapon. Mind you ... we don't really "do" weapons here, but I initally agreed he could take it. Then I gave him a good once over and thought better of it. Not only was he wearing a part of one of Abby's dress-up gowns as a cape (don't tell), he also had on a Tampa Bay Buccaneers necklace, and a silk scarf (that was randomly found in our dress-up clothes). So Dennis quickly fashioned him a "sword" out of a piece of styrofoam and some Reynold's Wrap. It was bare bones, but our boy was P-R-O-U-D of his sword. Guess we'll need to give in and buy a tame weapon ... and maybe some better pirate clothes!