A Sweet Bug Sleepover

Yes, I know...it's been a REALLY long time! More on this later. However, in the meantime, we have had our precious niece over for our very first sleepover...actually...that's not totally true. We did stay with her when she was a mere 6 weeks old so that Jim and Carrie could go overnight for their 10th anniversary. But, now Charlie Mae is a whopping 17 months old and David and I can hardly believe our eyes. It is so fun to have some family nearby and we look forward to many more sleepovers! I think before having Charlie here, we definitely wondered if we would be good parents or could handle it full-time. I think after having her, we are more confident in our ability to one-day be parents! Of course...that would mean having a child as low-maintenance as she is. There was an incident with a squirt gun at the park that did put into question my mothering abilities but I did rescue her (while Uncle Dave took pictures) so I feel ok about that.

Here's a picture of our first sleepover when Charlie (aka: "Bitty") was 6 weeks old:

And our most recent sleepover:

The moment of shock...

Walking to the store to get some things for dinner:

Breakfast...raspberries...waffles...toast...and coffee...wait, how'd that get in there?
"Aunt Marci, you're so silly! I'm not old enough to drink coffee!"

Toast! Much better!

Getting ready to go home...so much fun!

We had a blast! Can't wait for the next time we can have a sleepover...we were supposed to have one this weekend but plans have changed. Stay tuned for the next "Sweet Bug Sleepover"!