Next year I'm taking 20 kids to the zoo!

That'll be a walk in the park compared to this year's party.

No really, it wasn't that bad. But now I can say "be there, done that, got the bags under my eyes".

For those of you that are wondering what I'm talking about, Sassy's birthday was Friday & she had a slumber party. With 9 of her closest friends. Really only 7 spent the night, but who's counting!?! It sounded like 47.

I put a candle in her waffle (homemade, can't you tell ;)) for breakfast. Friday was also TWS's first game, so they had Spirit Day with a beach theme which would explain why she's out of dress code.

She also had to present a project on peaches that I, er...she, worked hard on. But of course, she was more concerned that they could dress beachy. And her party.

Three of the girls rode home with me & 2 more followed. So the fun got started around 3:45!

My SIL made the cake. If you live around here & need a cake, she can hook you up! It looked like a bed with little girls in it! This isn't the greatest picture, but the other showed her name too good.

Ya'll see all those girls in the background! Already off the chain. I had a giant sub for supper & they were so impressed. "That's the biggest sandwich I've ever seen!" It doesn't take much!

The best decision I've made all year was to have the party in the basement! Retro's man cave.

We did open gifts in the living room. I was afraid everything would get lost if I did it downstairs!

Let me just tell ya'll, this ain't the same Operation I played in the 80s!!! This version is a lot more "forgiving". But I guess that pretty much how everything is nowadays. huh?

This is what we got her, among other things. She gets to change her earrings on September 3. And don't you try to forget it, because she will surely remind you!

Think they were excited about the Hannah movie?

The next activity on the agenda was to decorate these plastic martini glasses & make ice cream sundaes. If you are planning a slumber party in the future, I would highly recommend this activity. It was a hit. Can't you tell?

But not as big a hit as this....

The girls all enjoyed doing the "Hoedown Throwdown" And yes, that's me in the background holding my head. It had been a long afternoon. And I never realized how much little girls like to scream!!!

My BFF monogrammed pillowcases for all the girls & they took home their martini glasses. One of the mommas asked if we had cocktails. Don't think I didn't think about it. Kiddin'. maybe.

And unfortunately, this is what happens when you spend the evening with a houseful of girls!!!
You should have seen Retro.

I wanted to take a picture of all of the girls sleeping, but I don't think they ever did.