Here is a list of things that Rachel drew up for what she and Valerie planned for their sleepover:
Sleepover to Do List
1. Pillow Fights
2. Karaoke
e. Dress Up
4. Movie (maybe)
5. Makeovers
6. Reading
7. Snacks
8. Talking
9. Games
10. Electronics (I was pleased to see this halfway down the list and not first)
11. Dancing
12. Music
13. Drawing
14. Hairstyling
15. Maybe Sleeping
16. Laughing Ha ha ha!
17. Blanket forts
18. Obtacle courses
19. Gymnastics
20. Nail Polish
21. Watch TV
I think they did most of it.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Fourth of July!
We had a fantastic 4th of July celebration, filled with family -- PopPop, Tia Daniella, Darryl and Valerie joined us. Some highlights:
--Tia Daniella, Darryl and Valerie arrived on Saturday night and we met them at Capital Brewing Company, a great restaurant and brewpub that we like. The girls were very cute, saying "please" and "thank you" as they ordered, and generally charming the waiter.
--On Monday, I was interviewed by Wisconsin Pubic Radio for a story I wrote in June about efforts to write LGBT people into American history. Before then, PopPop, Daniella, Darryl, Valerie, Drew and Rachel and I went to the American History Museum because it threatened rain. Afterward, I met them in time to grab a quick dinner (in the rain) and watch the fireworks (in the fog, and the view wasn't so great because the lights were obscured and the ground was too wet to sit). One of these holidays, we will have the perfect weather we had in 2014, when we sat on a blanket near the Reflecting Pool and watched the fireworks unobstructed. That night, the girls had their first sleepover at our house.
--On Tuesday, PopPop, Daniella, Darryl, Valerie, Rachel and I visited Uncle Dan. We brought a pizza and salad, and we spent four hours sitting and talking and catching up. (Daniella said she wished we had had more time together.) It was really a great visit, and Dan seemed happy to see us. That night, we went out with Richard and Drew, and the girls had their second sleepover.
--On Wednesday, Daniella and Darryl came to pick Valerie up and we said our goodbyes -- but not before the girls had a chance to paint downstairs and Valerie played in the backyard to take a break from the TV show they were watching -- it may have been "Teen Titans."
Anyway, the girls had a great time.
--Tia Daniella, Darryl and Valerie arrived on Saturday night and we met them at Capital Brewing Company, a great restaurant and brewpub that we like. The girls were very cute, saying "please" and "thank you" as they ordered, and generally charming the waiter.
--On Monday, I was interviewed by Wisconsin Pubic Radio for a story I wrote in June about efforts to write LGBT people into American history. Before then, PopPop, Daniella, Darryl, Valerie, Drew and Rachel and I went to the American History Museum because it threatened rain. Afterward, I met them in time to grab a quick dinner (in the rain) and watch the fireworks (in the fog, and the view wasn't so great because the lights were obscured and the ground was too wet to sit). One of these holidays, we will have the perfect weather we had in 2014, when we sat on a blanket near the Reflecting Pool and watched the fireworks unobstructed. That night, the girls had their first sleepover at our house.
--On Tuesday, PopPop, Daniella, Darryl, Valerie, Rachel and I visited Uncle Dan. We brought a pizza and salad, and we spent four hours sitting and talking and catching up. (Daniella said she wished we had had more time together.) It was really a great visit, and Dan seemed happy to see us. That night, we went out with Richard and Drew, and the girls had their second sleepover.
--On Wednesday, Daniella and Darryl came to pick Valerie up and we said our goodbyes -- but not before the girls had a chance to paint downstairs and Valerie played in the backyard to take a break from the TV show they were watching -- it may have been "Teen Titans."
Anyway, the girls had a great time.
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