Last Thursday was a German holiday: Christi Himmelfahrt, or Christ’s ascension. Since we had no school that day, we decided Wednesday night would be the perfect night to do a sleepover.
After a birthday celebration, chocolaty snacks, and a discussion on spiritual gifts, we all put on our PJs and watched a movie together while munching on popcorn. Emily and I read them a bedtime fairytale: The Twelve Dancing Princesses. It had a wonderfully fitting opening: ‘There was once a King who had twelve wonderfully beautiful daughters. They slept together in one great room . . . ‘ With all of our 8 girls sleeping in one room, the chatting and giggling continued for a while after lights out.
In the morning, the girls were goofy and happy (sounds like a bunch of dwarves instead of princesses!). We made them pancakes and bacon and sent them on their way to the various other activities of the day.
