Saturday

We had a busy Saturday. After Avery's friends left from the sleepover, we had a quick lunch and then it was off to Willy Wonka rehearsal. They were working on her big scene, so she was really excited. She found out she'll have to do a "stunt", but she hasn't learned exactly how it's all going to work yet.

While Avery was at Willy Wonka, Morgan had a soccer game. It was rainy and windy, but no lightning, so they kept playing. One of the parents had brought a tent for all the parents to stand under, which was awesome. Morgan had a great game and the team won 2-1.

You can spot Morgan by the bright pink shoes!

After Willy Wonka and the soccer game, Avery and I went to help out with Beckett and Hunter's birthday party. It was originally planned for the park, but the weather was not cooperating. So, Erin was able to move it indoors to the rec center in a party room. She had an animal guy come, which the kids loved. Then, Avery made slime with all the kids, which was messy and fun! Then, Avery led a bingo game for the kids. The weather cleared up a bit, so the kids got to spend the last part of the party outdoors. Avery was a big help for the party, so Aunt Erin paid her for helping out. Avery was so excited! :)

After the birthday party, we relaxed at home. Erin and Grayson came over so Erin could have a drink and decompress from the birthday party craziness! Morgan and Grayson played soccer in the basement. Morgan ended up hurting her toe because they were playing with no shoes on and she tried to punt the ball and ended up stubbing her toe on the floor.

We went to bed early to catch up on sleep after last night's sleepover. We all slept like rocks!

Birthday Sleepover

Avery wanted to have a few friends over for a sleepover to celebrate her birthday this year. She invited Katherine and Elise (they are identical twins) and Maebel. We had the girls sleep up in the loft since Maebel is allergic to dogs and Milo rarely gets to go upstairs. I decorated the loft with balloons and streamer ands light per Avery's request. We still have a bunch of twin mattresses left over from their loft beds, so we moved those into the loft to make a giant sleeping area for the girls.

Opening presents and reading cards

Then, we tie-dyed hoodies! So messy, but the girls had fun!

Afterwards, they painted each other's nails with the new glow in the dark nail polish they gave her for her birthday.

Then, they watched shows and braided each other's hair.

We had pizza for dinner. Then, sang Happy Birthday and had treats!

We had LED hair accessories, so the girls loved posing with those.

Morgan and I had a sleepover in the guest room while Avery and her friends slept in the loft. Morgan fell asleep first (probably around 10:45). She had a soccer game on Saturday, so she needed to be ready! I thought the girls were calming down around 11:00, but then they got a second wind and started doing gymnastics and playing with the balloons! They also played Truth or Dare and Kiss/Marry/Kill. Two of Avery's friends fell asleep around midnight, but Avery and Elise stayed up really late. I kept telling them to turn off the TV and go to sleep. I think they finally fell asleep sometime after 1:00 AM!

The next morning, we had breakfast and the girls played together for a while. All of their games were canceled due to weather, so nobody had to leave too early.

They had a blast and are all planning to wear their new tie-dyed hoodies to school on Monday. I'll try to get a picture if I can since I forgot to get a picture of the finished products.

Parent Teacher Conferences

I got to talk to the girls' teachers for conferences the other night. It's the same story every time... Avery is very studious, helpful and the teacher loves her. Morgan is full of energy, makes everything fun and the teacher loves her. Also, Morgan talks a lot in class. :) Both girls are doing great!

Morgan's teacher had slides the kids had filled out before we came for conferences. Here are a few of Morgan's:

Yuck

Anyone want to guess what this is??? Well, I'll give you a hint... it's soaking wet and been in a backpack since the end of July. Um, it's Morgan's swimsuit and swim shirt from her last field trip during summer camp with the park district. She pulled it out of a backpack and handed it to me this week! It was still wet, but it wasn't moldy (at least that I could see). I was really surprised! I'm pretty sure that kid ignores me most times I say "make sure your backpack is cleaned out"!

Fun facts about Avery

 I love how she drew me taller than Matt! Ha! :)

5th Grade School Pictures

So, we got the school pictures back... they had her pictures taken first right as they got to school, so that was nice. I can't believe how old they are looking!

Soccer smile

Avery had another soccer scrimmage, which will probably be the last of the season looking at the weather forecast for her game this weekend. Her team lost, but she made a great play at the end to assist her teammate Cara in scoring a goal. :)