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First Sleepover!

This was in the making for over 1oo days! The plan came into being when we were asked if we could watch the Cheely girls one night while their parents when on a weekend get away. As I thought about it, I thought it would be fun to ask if Amelia, the Merwin’s 4 year old little girl, if see would like to join us for a girls night. Andy asked in May to ensure we would have time available and left open in September. Amelia had her bags packed May 10th. She was ready, we did our best to help her understand just how far away this night was, but she insisted saying “I just want to make sure I have everything and don’t forget it!” We made a list of all we were to do: 
Paint nails
 Princess movie
 Brownies and sausage were a must
 Hide N Seek
 Fixing hair 
And don’t forget a stuffed animal!
 It was a success! The girls had fun while Jeremy locked himself in the office ☺



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