Alivia Celebrates Turning #7!

For Alivia's upcoming birthday, she had 5 friends come over for a birthday sleepover party (while only 4 stayed the night). At noon on Friday, the school called to tell me that Alivia was sick. Oh no! She was complaining of being dizzy and a stomach ache. She slept for nearly 2 hours, then seemed better. So, the party went forward.

We picked up her friends after school and came home for cake. Her cake this year was a Kit Kat cake featuring a 2 layered chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and crushed M&Ms in the middle, topped with more chocolate frosting and while M&Ms, and of course, Kit Kats around the outside. I am not going to lie...this cake turned out to be a little tricky for me. And, in the end, I spend way more money on the thing than I would have if I would have just bought one! UGH! But, the girls enjoyed eating and singing Happy Birthday to Alivia.

After cake, we loaded up in 2 cars and went to the activity center at Mahoney. It was raining, so it was a perfect day for it. The girls ran around in the tube system for 2 hours. It was well after dinner time when we convinced them to go home and eat.

Once at home, they enjoyed lots of pizza and breadsticks before Alivia opened up a few presents. Then, the girls had a present from Alivia...matching princess pajamas. After a big bubble bath with the jets on (and they loved that), the girls got in their matching PJs. They then watched a movie inside their indoor camp site in the basement with a tent and sleeping bags. One little friend went home at 9 while the girls finished their movie. At 10, I began to encourage sleep. It took probably another 1 1/2 hours before they went to sleep. Why? Alivia.

The girls were awake for breakfast shortly after 7, playing until pick up at 10. The girls were all very well behaved. The only problem...Alivia. She was overwhelmed or something and was therefore quite disobedient and quite rude. She would be laughing one minute and in complete tears the next. Chris and I have decided in the future that Alivia should only have A friend for her birthday for a movie or dinner or something simple. Maybe when she is 10 or 16 she can have another sleepover party.

Maybe.

Next, her actual birthday this week. I can't believe our little Alivia will be 7!

The girls in their matching PJs from Alivia...looking like little princesses!