Cre8, Celebr8 & stay up L8... Ryan turns 8!

For Ryan's 8th birthday, we hosted our very first slumber party.  The theme was "8"... she invited 8 friends.  We got to cre8 by doing some fun crafts.  Celebr8 with a dance party.  And stay up L8!

What a nice group of girls.  I was so impressed with how polite all of her classm8s are and how nice they are to each other.   It was a gr8 night!

Ryan w8ing for her guests to arrive.  So excited.

 Mommy got to decor8...

 No alcohol at this party but a bar made just for 8 year olds!

 Snacks are the most important part to staying up L8!

 Dance party!  Let's celebr8!

 Dinnertime... chick-fil-a, mac-n-cheese, and pizza!

What's on your pl8?

 Traditional slumber party games...

The girls needed to concentr8.

 Disco lights help to motiv8 a second dance party!

 And then a surprise guest... Coach Hayley!

Ryan was so happy she came!

 Time to cre8!

The girls made their own personalized stationary.

 First a movie and then bedtime was the plan I tried to negoti8.

11:00 seemed to be the magic number to get everyone to sleep.

I consider that a success!

 Good morning ladies!  More gr8 things to cre8.  While Steve concentr8ed on coordin8ing a gre8 breakfast, the girls worked on another craft and watched cartoons.

 Then, all the girls circled around the birthday girl to watch her open her gifts.

They were adorable.  I can't believe how grown up they seem.

 A big breakfast helps the girls to recuper8 from a long night.

French toast, eggs, bacon, fruit, cinnamon rolls, donuts, and fruit smoothies!

Nice job Steve!  They 8 everything on their pl8!

 The birthday girl enjoyed having her classm8s with her to celebr8!

Happy Birthday Ry-Ry!