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June 11, 2006

the fancy hotel sleepover

A wonderful time was had by all. We swam, we ate candy,

we did handstands and cartwheels and played truth or dare.

The things that struck me over and over this weekend was what an amazing time it was, when i was nine. How lucky i feel to witness it again through my wonderful daughter and her super cute friends. They are old enough to be (somewhat) independent, yet still young enough that they are free and comfortable in their bodies and their friendships. All the peer group clique stuff hasn't happened yet, they haven't gone through puberty - they are just happy to be together and have fun.

I had a wonderful time and i'm sad we won't be doing it all the time.

Posted by Jess at 09:07 AM Permalink

Comments (16)

Ada

those are beautiful pictures. what's with the matching pj's? goodie bag type gifts for the trip?

Posted by Ada | June 11, 2006 10:13 AM

jess howard

yup, matching pj's and a chocolate bar made up the goodie bags.

none for me though.

Posted by jess howard | June 11, 2006 12:07 PM

mamatulip

Sounds awesome. I love the feet pic.

Posted by mamatulip | June 11, 2006 12:18 PM

blackbird

gosh, I am quite envious -
it sound positively Little Women-ish.

Posted by blackbird | June 11, 2006 01:35 PM

kilowatthour

jess! do you have a tattoo on your tummy?

Posted by kilowatthour | June 11, 2006 02:01 PM

jess

why yes! i do have a tattoo on my tummy.

Posted by jess | June 11, 2006 03:25 PM

kilowatthour

so cute! what is it?

Posted by kilowatthour | June 11, 2006 05:00 PM

Irene

sooo happy pictures!

Posted by Irene | June 12, 2006 12:48 AM

Redneckmommy

Looks pretty cool. But I will admit to having tried a handstand for my daughter and pulling every muscle in my thigh and lower back.

Yep, that's me. The hip, cool, unfit redneck mommy.

Posted by Redneckmommy | June 12, 2006 07:30 AM

marian

you are STRONG! great post.

Posted by marian | June 12, 2006 09:41 AM

ade

You're the best mom ever Jess. Nice work.

Posted by ade | June 12, 2006 09:50 AM

MommyMaki

They look cute. I'm sure they had a blast and think you are the greatest.

Posted by MommyMaki | June 12, 2006 10:02 AM

Melissa

So cute! They look positively happy and adorable. Do you think I could get away with this with 12 year-old-boys in the fall?

Posted by Melissa | June 12, 2006 10:11 AM

wordgirl

That feet pic is killer! I don't even remember being nine or what it was like. I must have had my head up my butt most of my life because I don't remember a lot.

Posted by wordgirl | June 12, 2006 11:07 AM

Amber

that is so cool..I can't wait until my daughter is a little older and has all her cute little friends! She is getting to a good age now...3, lol....trying at times, but fun none the less!

Posted by Amber | June 12, 2006 04:41 PM

Dana

I love the picture with the feet all in a row. It's just so perfect looking. I can't explain the feeling I get when I see it!

Posted by Dana | June 13, 2006 12:21 PM