I Survived!

The sleepover is officially over and has been over for exactly 42 minutes and I could not be more exhausted! There were officially 10 boys in the house last night. Taylor, Austyn, Chance, Ashton, Andrew, Timothy, Dennis, Bryson, Tyler and Brandon! Chance was the only boy to not stay the night. He went home, and his mom later went to the hospital around 11 pm. She was in labor! She had a baby girl around 1:30ish!
Okay, so the night started out a little rough. The boys were rowdy and starving. There were board games out for them to play with, along with anything in Taylor or Austyn's rooms. I enlisted a friend of mine to pick up pizza for me, only she was running late which added to the chaos! Pizza finally arrived around 6 PM, and we passed out salad, breadsticks and small cans of soda. Yes, about 5 kids actually asked for and ate their salad! Shocking, isn't it! lol Everyone gobbled down their dinner and some asked for seconds.
As soon as we were done with dinner, everyone gathered in the living room to play Simon Says for a few minutes. They played while I quickly threw away plates and gathered the gifts. Taylor zoomed through each gift and then we all retreated back into the dining room. That is when I unveiled my masterpiece! HAHAHA!
So, this was my first real experience with a layered cake and frosting the layers and outside and yada yada yada. Taylor requested a white cake with red frosting in between the layers and blue frosting on the outside. Well, the red turned out a little more pink than I expected, so his cake slightly resembles something that should be for a baby or at a baby shower. The kids didn't care what color the cake was, they just wanted to eat it! We sang happy birthday and Taylor got frustrated with the candles. I'm a funny mom and I like to do funny things. So, Taylor's candles were 7 sparkler candles that really didn't sparkle a whole lot, but they did reignite themselves after they were blown out! That was the frustrating part for Taylor. We scarfed down cake and ice cream and then the boys lined up to wash their hands and faces and get their jammies on.
They each brought sleeping bags, pillows and blankets. They picked a spot on the living room floor and made themselves comfortable. We had 4 movies to choose from. They were The Gameplan, Daddy Day Camp, Firehouse Dog and Shrek the Third. They voted to watch Daddy Day Camp first, followed by The Gameplan. I popped snack sized bags of popcorn and grabbed a small bottle of water for each kid. They were set for the night!
About halfway through Daddy Day Camp I started to notice a lot of droopy eyelids so we stopped the movie for a potty break. About 15 minutes later, the boys were about to find out what happens when you are the first one to fall asleep at a sleepover. Andrew was the first to fall asleep!! We didn't have whipped cream, so we resorted to the next best thing, magic markers! Each boy got the chance to draw or doodle something on his face! They were giggling the whole time and saying how much fun this was. Each one said they were going to be the next one to fall asleep! Ashton, Andrew's older brother refused to do it. He just wouldn't give in to the peer pressure! I even called their mom and had her tell him that it was okay to do. Even after he got the 'okay' from Mom, he still wouldn't do it. That's when the boys turned to me, and said, "It's your turn!" They sure are some little pressure pushing kids! I wrote his name on his face.
All of the kids were asleep before the second movie was even over and no one woke up crying, wet, or sick! I slept on the sofa to make sure no one wandered out of the house. I am exhausted and didn't sleep very well at all!
Most of us were up by 7AM. We had homemade donuts (It's not as complicated as it sounds) with sprinkles on them and orange juice for breakfast. The kids all had a great time and told Taylor that his house was awesome and this was the best birthday ever! All in all, it was a fun experience, but I don't know if I would do it again!