Not-so-Sleeping Beauties

Tonight Ava is having her friend Riley spend the night. These two girls have been talking about having a sleepover for many months now. They each spent the night at the other's house once last summer, but the school year was so busy we haven't done it again since then. So last week I finally pinned down today as a good day for us to have another sleepover here.

Once again the electricity gods tried to ruin our plans - our power went out once again at 2:30 this afternoon, and was still out at 4:15 when we had to leave for dance class. I decided that unless we could not physically sleep in the house we were going to have this darn sleepover, I was not letting the power outages derail these girls' plans. Fortunately, power reemerged around 7:15 this evening, and we have fingers crossed that it stays on for good now.

Ava and Riley ate dinner together outside, played who-knows-how-many games, made s'mores, and are now having popcorn while watching a movie. After I am done here I have to send them up to bed so they have enough time to tell ghost stories before going to sleep. They are a trip, and it is so fun watching them having such a grand time on their sleepover adventure.

I asked to take their picture, and both girls shoved bread in their mouths :P

a nicer pose