Erika has been begging for a slumber party, so we let her have one for her 8th birthday.  The weekend before her birthday, we invited some very good friends from church....who just happen to be the daughters of my best friends!  That was a great "first slumber party" since we knew these girls quite well, they knew our entire family, and we all felt comfortable with each other.  Even with just 3 additional kids, I was surprised at the additional noise and activity that took place!  But, the girls were so fun and kind and it was a great party.  They ate pizza, played outside for a long time, put make-up on each other, ate a ton of junk food while watching a movie, did each other's hair, drew fashion designs and makeup, and giggled and talked until very late!  Erika loved it!  Sarah took Levi to her house for the night so we had a "no boys" sleepover, which helped a lot!  The bummer part of the sleepover happened the next day when we found out Laurel had strep throat.  She was fine during the party, but I felt so bad that she might have infected the party guests....luckily, no one caught it from her.  She was pretty sad the next day, but was a good party-goer!

 

Erika wanted "blue" as a party theme.  Done.

Pizza dinner.

 

Opening her gifts.

My 8 year old!

Make-up time!

Movie and snacks

Hair party

 

On her actual birthday, she had 3 friends walk home from school with her to celebrate.  These girls are very good friends of Erika's and have been for a while.  They are sweet and wild and a lot of fun to be around!

After school birthday snacks

The girls decorated tank tops during the party.  They are excited to wear them to the last day of school!

Happy birthday sweet Erika!