With a family of seven it seems there is always a birthday party to plan.  Finding creative ways to celebrate being another year older just might be the bain of my existence.  I mean how many times can a child high five Chucky Cheese  before  the mouse just  dose not cut the cheese any more?  This year Camryn turned 9 and as she puts it,  she is a pre-pre-teen.  Seriously is pre teen not enough to worry about now there is a pre-pre teen?  No wonder I have been frequenting the hair salon for that extra color touch up.  Pre-pre teen or not my little Camryn turning 9 is something to celebrate , and celebrate we did!

Camryn has been sharing a room with her little sister for the past two years and in doing so has been over exposed to all things that are pink.  Londyn is in love with anything princess and girly.  Although Camryn went through that same stage she feels it is time to turn in the Cinderella slippers for some lip gloss.  So we decide it was time for a room make over.  Her walls were already a light purple and I really did not want to paint them again, but we really wanted to do a black and white themed room.  As always Pottery Barn Teen was an answer to prayer and we found black and white bedding with purple accents.  I could not have found a better solution to our problem if I had designed them myself!  I painted their beds black and stacked them back into bunk beds to give them more room.  I repainted their doll house to match the new colors, created some canvases to match their bedding, and bought some new accents for their shelves.  I finished off the new look with some bench window seating and throw pillows, slapped some flower decals on the wall and called it a day!  Check out the before and after picks.

 

 

 

Now check out these after pics!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know what you are all thinking…..Martha Stewart step aside!  In fact I think that is what Camryn gasped when she saw it for the first time.  Needless to say she is very excited about her new “pre-pre teen room!”  She still has to share it with a four year old, but at least now it dosn’t look like she shares it with a four year old.

So once the room was finished there was only one thing left to do.  Wait for it……..SLUMBER PARTY!

Call me crazy, but 8 little pre-pre teens lined their little sleeping bags all over the floor of Camryn’s new room, and giggles to the wee wee hours of the morning.  It probably did not help that they went to bed on an extreme sugar high from the unlimited trips they took to the candy bar during movie time.

We started the party off with this game which was a total hit!

 

Each girl got a part in the play and they had to read through the script to figure out the mystery.  I played the part of the grumpy old maid to a tee!

After the game the girls stuffed their faces with hot wings, and fries.  I set out a huge veggie tray but it kind of sat there like a shy nerd at a sock hop and did not get too much attention.  Who wants vegtables when you can eat things fried in grease and still rock skinny jeans?  Oh to be a pre-pre teen again!

 

 

After dinner we opened presents and got into our jammies.  Here is Camryn with a few of her peeps!

 

 

 

 

 

I am sure you are wondering  who taught them those amazing dance moves in the above picture….that would be MOI!

After shaking our groove thing it was “Off To The Candy Bar!”

 

 

 

 

Add some popcorn and a movie and you have the makings of a great night!  They got a couple hours of sleep and just so the parents don’t feel left out I heaped them up on more sugar with a homemade waffle bar before sending them home.  I am pretty sure that sugar + no sleep + more sugar = some pre-pre teens turning into moody teenagers all day.  My friends just love me when I do that to their children!

So my little Cammy Cam, Hope your birthday was everything you wanted it to be, and more!  You are best pre-pre-teen on the planet and I am so lucky to be your mom!  Happy Birthday Fabulous!