GOING TO WORK TO GET SOME REST

-MAGS FIRST SPEND THE NIGHT PARTY

My good friend, Jamie, called and asked if Mag and I could come to her daughter's spend the night party. Mag just loves Claire. After all, she is the best colorer. Mag would be the youngest guest but Claire's sister Laura is three so Jamie thought they could play together, plus, Jamie and I could hang out. Joey was out of town and Jamie was alone with 7 other squealy girls. And you must be crazy if you think I'd send my 4 year old to her first slumber party alone! In case you've forgotten, little girls can be ruthless. Everyone was really sweet to Magpie though. She kinda just stood back and watched when girly arguing would occur, taking it all in. She tried to sleep in her little sleeping bag with the big girls but said they wouldn't be quiet so she curled up in bed with me. I totally didn't mind that a bit. Those monkeys stayed up until 1 am and were back up at 8. I was exhausted. And, FYI, for weeks, Mary Brooke has been getting up 2-3 times a night. Not this night. Brett said she didn't make a peep all night! He must have drugged her. So, Mag's first sleepover was a total sucess as she had an absolute ball and was SUPER excited!

Watching a riveting Barbie movie.

Mag with the birthday girl. In a house with three girls, there is makeup everywhere.

Elaina, Claire, Mag, and Laura

Those extra legs belong to an American doll.

The cute desserts we painted.

We survived!

Oh, the hugs that took place when we got home. You would think they'd been separated for weeks. It was sweet that when we were going to sleep the night before, Mag teared up because "I miss my Mac."

I love that he's standing on her foot.

"Thanks a lot for the gum, Mrs. Jamie." :(

"Play it up harder, Magpie."












-COSMIC ZUMBA

Heard of cosmic zumba? Heard of plain zumba? Well, it has got to be the most awesome way to excerise for anyone that loves to dance. And I love to dance! It's fab! It is a mixture of all different styles but all really fast and high energy. Not sure if this is true but I've been told that you burn about 1,000 calories per hour. Let's pretend that we know that to be a fact. Well, cosmic zumba is three hours! If I'm not mistaken, 3 x 1,000 = 3,000! Who cares though? It's so much fun and a tremendous workout. At cosmic zumba, you throw a little flair into it. You dress funkily, wear body paint, there's a disco ball, etc. They have really cute jingly skirts that sound neat when you shake your hips but they're $15 bucks so, thus far, I've passed. The first time I attended, Shannon and I (Shannon was our dance captain in high school) just wore regular clothes. This time, Hayden and I decided to get the whole cosmic effect. Effect? Affect? Effect. We were very proud of ourselves. We made it the entire 3 hours. It was easier for me this time since Brett and I have been excersing. Still, we were exhausted. It was even hard getting out of the car when I got home. It was nearly 11 pm and I still had church clothes to lay out and such. I took two tylenol & a shower, ate a pb&j (that Brett had waiting on me after my shower), downed a bottle of Gatorade, and begged Brett for a leg massage. Seriously, it's killer.

I'm so glad Hayden got to go with me! We have so much fun together. I think we need to come up with some new hand gestures though.

Gotta show off the socks. They are actually Harrison's soccer socks.

My friend, Shannon and her sis, Tiffany, were breakin' it down with us. As you can see, Hayden and I sweated off our body paint. Well, a smidge got on my boob. Hayden also painted my upper back. Not the best idea. After one small turn of the head, my pigtails were yellow.

-SUNDAY

Here is Brett being Goliath and Emma being David during SS. Thanks for letting me swipe your pic, MK.

And lastly, this may not look like a big deal to you but this child doesn't eat. Seriously, He. Doesn't. Eat. He lives on oatmeal and breakfast bars. So, when he actually picked up his soft taco and took several bites without us begging...you could only imagine our excitement.