1st Unofficial Sleepover

Every month we get together with a few of our friends for Supper Club. We usually meet at The Wolters' house, let the kids play, then lay them down in their own seperate rooms to go to sleep. This is usually the time that the adults get to relax, eat dinner, the girls do crafts, and the boys do boy things like smoke smelly cigars and such. The past two times have been not so relaxing for Mikey and I because Ava has decided that she will NOT sleep at someone else's house (unless it is a grandparent's house but even then it takes awhile for her to fall asleep). We have had to leave Supper Club early because she just wont go to sleep. Vaune had a great idea for this month's Supper Club.....a "sleepover" for Ava and Luke where we put them both together in Luke's room to fall asleep. At first it sounded like the complete opposite plan of approach we should take BUT I figured there was nothing to lose (other than a few hours of sleep for poor Luke!). Vaune thought it would be a 50/50 shot that they would fall asleep and I thought it would be more like 90/10 that they wouldn't. Actually I was the most concerned about Ava not falling asleep because that girl is a fighter! Mikey and I both thought that she would be the one keeping Luke up. We were partially right but I am happy to say that eventually they both fell asleep! It was Ava's first unofficial sleepover and it was with a boy!!!! ( I say unofficial because we ended up waking her up so that we could go home and sleep in our own beds).

Ava picked out special pj's to wear to Luke's house along with a few of her favorite things she likes to sleep with. She even brought Buzz Lightyear for Luke to sleep with because she thought he would like that. :) We also remembered to pack her toothbrush and toothpaste so they could brush their teeth together before bed.

Aren't they adorable!!??

They played for a little before we took them upstairs. Luke pushed her around in his red wagon.

Vaune and Luke layed out two sleeping bags on the floor of his room for them to sleep in. They each had their lovey blankies, cuddly toy, and ladybug/turtle nightlight that both shine stars on the ceiling.

We put the video camera in the room so that we could watch them. After Vaune and I read them a book, we went over the ground rules again, tucked them in, and said goodnight. They talked and played with their nightlights for quite awhile. We went up there about two times to remind them that they needed to stop talking and go to sleep or we would have to end the sleepover. During the second time we went in Vaune turned Luke around so that they were laying in opposite directions and couldn't talk or see each other as easily. Luke settled down and went to sleep shortly after but Ava wiggled around a lot and had a harder time settling down. At one point I even saw her patting Luke either to wake him up or maybe it was just a little love pat. She eventually fell asleep and we were all so happy and proud of them! Vaune told me the next day that when she asked Luke if he had fun at the sleepover he said "Well, sometimes it was fun." He said "It was not fun when Ava was talking and not letting me go to sleep and it was fun when she was quiet and I could go to sleep." That's my girl!! I knew without a doubt that she would be the one to keep her sweet friend awake. Hopefully he will let her sleepover again so that we can continue to have Supper Club. :)