It has taken me nearly a week to recover from the 12-year-old birthday sleep over party that occurred at my house last Friday.
Kidding.
It wasn’t really that bad. It was noisy, yes. It was messy, too.
But I was more than happy to play host to good kids having good, clean fun together.
I loved that they sat around playing music together (although I really did hear enough Heart and Soul on the piano to last a lifetime).
I love that they laughed together – but not at someone else’s expense.
I love that they cried together over the loss of one of their friends, who just 2 weeks ago was on the birthday list and now….is gone. And after they cried, I witnessed these young girls comforting each other and moving forward.
It was a good week. It was a good party. But I am still exhausted by it all.
Hosted by Cecily and Lolli
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Looks like Necco is really blessed to have such wonderful friends. I hate that they’ve experienced the loss of yet another friend, but relieved to see that they’re leaning on each other during those difficult times. Happy birthday to your not-so-little girl, Lolli! :)
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I hope your having blast on your camping trip. My husband’s tried to get me to go before, but I just don’t like the bathroom location!
How fun! I remember some of my best sleepovers were at that same age. Happy Birthday! Great photos!
that is a lot of girls for one sleepover. fun pictures and a fun night – i still remember my birthday party that was a sleepover. I don’t think the girls were as nice as the ones you had over. :)
nice post…kids lovers
You. Are. Brave. I can barely handle single sleepovers, let alone THAT many!!
Happy birthday to Necco! 12 is a BIG one!
How fun! That looks like quite the party!
We are not quite to the sleepover age, which is good because I don’t think I am ready for it quite yet!
oh I don’t think I am ready for double digit aged kids!
It looks like such a wonderful, memorable party! (I will be hosting a sleep-over for a whole bunch of 16&17 yr olds tomorrow. ack!)
I’m so sorry they are dealing with the loss of a friend but glad they could come together to help one another through the loss.
Love this. I have been there and 12 year olds can totally wear me out! Looks like they all had a wonderful time!
Those parties remind me so much of my own childhood. 12years old and sleepover was just awesome. I’m sure the girls had a great time even though they had to deal with the hard part of life as well.