Several weeks ago, Shawn went out of town...and we chose to spend our time wisely. This, of course, means slumberparty! Our great friends, the Coles, joined us for dinner and then all the bigs shacked up in Roanin's room. This was Roanin's first time to have friends (and a girlfriend at that! Oh the scandal!) spend the entire night in his room with him.
Baby Asha was there as well, but given Rex's history as a lady-killer (literally in this case was a possibility) we decided to let them have their own rooms. He kept a close eye on her until bedtime though. Seriously, could this kid be naked more often? Sucker hates clothes. Glad Asha wasn't offended...but it looks as if her momma, Stephanie, quite possibly was...do you see her trying to shield her eyes from Rex's manhood?
After only minimal giggling, book reading, scaring each other and singing, Roanin, Toby and Ellianna finally settled in for a long winter's nap. They did really good...we were so proud.
The really bigs (Stephanie and I) were soon joined by our other fabulous friends Cortney and Kristina and we did the most amazing girl bonding experience. The three girls got into my bed armed with champagne and red wine and reviewed articles of clothing from my closet as I modeled them. We did it up American Idol style, with each girl getting a vote, and majority winning. It was so helpful (not to mention hilarious and humbling). After we got rid of the TONS OF CRAP I had lurking around behind that door, they put together outfits for me and had me try them on....it is so great to have an outside perspective on what you have got. Needless to say...the girls stayed until 2:30 am (keep in mind this was a Tuesday night) and the kids woke up about 6:15am. The rest of the week was a little rough, but this night was totally worth it.
