pajama party

i had originally thought that we would have an indoor campout (or as papa called it - a camp"in"). it seems that all the kids hear were "pajamas" and renamed it a "pajama party"! what ever you call it, it was fun.

the kids have been very excited about sleeping in the living room over spring break. after dinner we let them hurry into their pajamas and then matt took them downstairs for their sleeping bags. 

while they were downstairs, i worked on hiding all of the clues for our scavenger/treasure hunt. i usually write my own clues (a few words and a picture), but i found these and thought that the rhymes were cute: http://wildflowerbouquets.blogspot.com/2011/11/katrenas-indoor-scavenger-hunt-1-free.html. there were a few that were tricky for me (like "phone" because we don't have a home phone but i do have a spot where my phone usually is on the counter) and a few that the kids had to read through a few times.

they finally found the 'treasure' - frozen! the weren't quite as excited as i thought that they would be, but they got more and more excited as they looked at it. before we got to the movie though we had to get to our treat - s'mores! we just broil them in the oven, but the effect is the same and just as tasty! 

and then we all got snuggled in for our feature presentation! we all really enjoyed the movie. although after all of the hype, it wasn't quite as good as i was expecting. i was most surprised at how little it was about elsa. still, very enjoyable! they wanted to watch it again the second it was over, but it was already way past bedtime. 

manning ended up back in his own bed before he fell asleep, but the other three spent all night in the living room. maddux even slept face down on the bare hardwoods!

the "pajama party" was a huge hit! love.