do you remember payton, e's bff? well, payton's momma finally convinced me to let the girls have their first sleepover. it was a huge success, in spite of my skepticism. jen did such an awesome job of making it memorable for e.
apparently, the girls were playing in the backyard pool and jen had a great idea. she asked the girls if they wanted to have a lemonade stand. (what she didn't know is that e has been asking to have one for the past few weeks.) both girls were enthusiastic about the suggestion, so off to cvs they went. after picking up the required ingredients for a successful stand, the girls returned home to make some signage. jen made the lemonade and they were off and running.
from what i am told, the girls were quite a spectacle. they were singing songs and really attracting a crowd. jen lives on a pretty busy street in a hopping neighborhood of chicago, so the girls had quite a bit of traffic. people were getting out of their cars, walking by and getting off at a nearby bus stop to buy their sweet refreshments.
they totalled $14 for the day (at 25 cents a glass!). and then jen did the best thing she could have done. she took the girls to a neighborhood toy store and let them each spend their $7. they each picked out a little stuffed animal and ellie hasn't put it down in over a week. she is so proud of her purchase and seeing how her effort paid off.j
and like any good successful sleepover, this one was pretty much void of sleep. our girl returned to us the next day tired, crabby and full of sweet memories of 24 hours in heaven with her favorite friend. we will certainly be doing this again soon.
and one last thing- to my friend jen: i'm sorry it has taken me so long to get on board with this idea. you rock and i am forever grateful for the way that you love my girl.
aren't they just adorable in their hello kitty pj's? i want to eat them up!
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