bsmiles and sunny days

So I told the kids that we would have a little party this week before they go back to school.  I don't know why I offer these suggestions up.  It's really laziness, initially.  I make these promises to give them something to look forward to and then I don't want to do it.  I don't want to do it at all.  I spend the whole day hoping we'll need to cancel.  It's so mean, but it's real, folks.  I mean, how many nights of being a happy party mom can I be, really? This photo freaks me out a little.  Kennedy having friends that are older than the other kids is fine because they don't look that much older, except THIS friend.  The boys are all in love with her because she's gorgeous, and she's tough, and she beats them all up at school.  Did I mention that she's ten and in real life she looks older than Kennedy.  They are in a different age bracket.  It's strange, but it's real.  I'm about to have a teenager in my family....

We had quite a celebration, here in the Sutton house. These two drank soda all night long and thought they were living the dream. The fact that they only drank tablespoons at a time didn't seem to bother them a bit. This was the calm before the storm.  It got crazy real fast once the music started.    Deisha went down first at a record 8:30.  Leila managed to hang on until about 10:30.  I knew she was tired when she started trailing me while I cleaned up the house.  I finally said, "Go snuggle up on the couch and I'll come sit with you when I'm done."  That was all it took.  A blankie, a movie, and a corner of the couch put her out in minutes. There we go, Micah's heating it up now~!  We had to start the night with the dance party because, frankly, I get crabby and I didn't want to risk nixing it later.  So while we made the food, the kids took turns as dj blasting music through the house.  I do have some video footage of the crazy ...