Pyjama party

Abi and Pascale were being looked after by Por Por on Saturday night while their parents went to a 60th birthday party (Bernard Doyle from UTS). To distract Abi from wanting to go too, Por Por suggested the idea of a pyjama party, and it snowballed into a major event for Abi. She made a wool string of dried leaves across the driveway of 35 South St as decoration. Then she got marshmallows (for some reason they became party food) and Pascale got mini marshmallows. Priscilla made apple crumble for dessert. Edith and Owen arrived 2 hours after dinner time (Packing for holiday to HK) as Priscilla was leaving for the party. Kids were bathed and fairly lively after late naps.

When parents checked in at 2215 Pascale was asleep (2000) but Abi was still awake and chatting to hapless Owen. Turns out they ended up being scolded by Por Por and went to sleep on mattresses in the living room at 2245 or so. The next day Abi was a bit tired but continued to play in a maniacal fashion with Owen and sometimes Pascale. After watching Dora DVD, playing tennis and trampolining outside, they strung up lots of toys and bits on the woollen string in the living room which delineated the sleeping area from the corridor. She resisted the afternoon nap until the car-ride home. Typical tears before dinnertime as she was woken up at 1630, then couldn't / didn't sleep until 2120 (put into bed befor 2000).