Slumber Party

by Ashley Weeks Cart

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On Friday evening, Kaki’s FGPs hosted the Carts for a family slumber party. The kids read stories, brushed teeth, and cozied up in sleeping bags on the floor of the living room so that we parents could stay up into the later hours of the evening drinking wine, playing Cards Against Humanity, and recreating (under new and kid-focused conditions) the early years of our friendship without having to fret about bed time routines or operating a vehicle.

True fun for the whole family.

The girls delighted in their inaugural sleep over and getting an extended playdate with Brie Brie. In fact, I captured a ridiculous video (mostly audio so that I wouldn’t disrupt the action) of Sunny coordinating potty-time for the three girls pictured above, complete with a group inspection of one’s poop and claims of sweaty vaginas. We are clearly very comfortable and open about biology, bodies, and their functions chez Cart, and thus sharing that comfort with friends. Lucky Brie!

After such a successful pilot, I see many more family-focused sleepovers in our future.