The girls have gotten into a little after school routine lately since the weather has been so nice (we were in the low 80s today:). Right when we get home from picking Annie up from kindergarten, the girls ask for a popsicle as their after school snack. They take their popsicles out back and swing on our little porch swing.
They love to be together again after spending a few hours apart . . . . how’s it going to be for Leah next year when Annie is in school full day? 
Then they usually spend some time marking up our patio with chalk.
Today they drew the characters from Despicable Me. Do you see how Annie brought the DVD case out to copy? Leah is working on Vector, with his orange warm up suit on.
Annie drew the three little girls in the movie.
And a minion!
Then they take a spin on their scooters! 
Oh how we love warm weather!!
On a different note, we hit another parenting mile stone as Annie was invited to her first slumber party tonight. Really? At six years old? Are we already to that point? I’ve had conversations in the past with good friends about slumber parties and many of my friends have a no slumber party rule. I decided awhile ago that that would be a good rule for our family as well. It’s kind of funny, because today I was thinking about how as a youth my leaders would always tell us to make hard decisions ahead of time, so that when we are all of sudden put in a situation or faced with a difficult decision, we will know what to do. For instance, we decide ahead of time that we will never drink alcohol, so that when we are faced with that decision, it’s not a matter of deciding what to do. We already know what to do . . . say no. It makes it easy. Now I’m not trying to say that if I had allowed Annie to go to this slumber party that that would have been some terrible thing. I mean how much trouble can 6 year olds really get into? But having made the decision awhile ago that we’re not going to do slumber parties, it made it easy for me to immediately explain to Annie that I would let her go for most of the night, but when all the girls start to go to sleep, I’ll come get her and she can just sleep at our house. Consistency is what matters through the years. Having family rules and sticking to them. I went and picked Annie up at 10:00. I felt a little bad because they were just starting the movie, Tangled. But she had been there for 5 hours, and she is only 6. It was definitely kind of weird having her gone all night on a Friday night! Like a little glimpse into the future:) And one more funny thing . . . . as I was doing her hair to get her ready for the party, she seriously asked me if she could put on some makeup! Ahhh! Don’t grow up too fast my little Annie! (BTW, cousin sleepovers will be the exception:)
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Cute Popsicle pictures. I wish it was popsicle weather here! I went to sleepovers when I was young, but that is probably why I can certainly agree that it isn't the best thing to do. Good thing to set the limits now rather than later when they are teenagers and the pressure is greater. Good for you.
I love the after school routine. Sam will miss Mia next school year while she is in preschool 4 days a week. It's almost kindergarten!
We only do slumber parties with cousins, or late movie nights. Mia and I have had the converstaion several times already.
And dont even get me started on the make-up!!! ugh.
I support your policies.
First off, love the photos, as always. Second, go read my comment on Steph's blog. Happy Mom's Day. I think you are rocking it as a mom! ;)
So cute. Couldn't agree more with the sleepover thing. Oh and her best friend Kendall. We sometimes swap babysitting overnight so that one had to be out the window! But so true about making decisions early so when you are faced with the actual making, there is no question! CONSISTENCY!!!!
I have had the same feeling abt sleepovers - just do "late-overs," though I'm grateful we haven't faced that one yet. And, yeah - I've been away from the blogging world for weeks and have been catching up on yours. So many fun adventures. BTW - did you see my post in March called "Lesson Learned. The Hard Way" about me yelling at Miles and feeling so bad about it I cried? Yeah. I am RIGHT there with you. I love your hair. Stay tuned - pics of my new "do" are on their way. :)
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