We got a good amount of snow this week. You'd never guess it now because by the end of the week, it all melted but we did get snow which is perfect for the kids to play in at recess. Wednesday, I watched a bit of the Chelsea vs ARSEnal game before picking up the diva after school. The Blues lost in a lousy game that Arsenal was very lucky to win. We once again, went sledding and were joined by Noelle and sister Cora. A few other kids in the area made the trek up Pickle Pond's hill. The temp was nice so the kids had a good time sledding. Mia's been wanting to sled with a friend for quite a while so she was stoked her good friend Noelle joined her. The kids had a great time before we went home to relax and do homework. I spent the rest of the weekdays balancing graphic design work, drawing for the diva and regular Kwik Trip work. Never easy.
Saturday was the big day. Before we get to the epic sleepover Mia and Cecilia have been planning for months, we took Mia to the JANBOREE free ice skating at Eble. we've gone in past years and it wasn't as busy. Due to the incredibly nice weather, Eble was incredibly busy. My Mom was going to skate with us, but due to the overloaded ice rink, she skipped it for this time. Mia and I weren't going to let a packed rink of ice skaters ruin the experience. We had a great time. Took Mia a few laps to get her balance at a comfortable pace, but she did fine. After about an hour of skating, we went to Trader Joe's to get supplies for the epic sleepover. Mia waited by the window just watching...and watching...and watching...I got a text from her Mom that they were on her way and Mia screeched with excitement...Just as Cecilia's parents pulled in, Mia screeched even louder.
The girls played a bit before making pizzas from scratch. Mia made her classic Alfredo/cheese pizza while Cecilia made a pepperoni pizza. The had a few slices before watching maybe 10 minutes of Descendents movie. They didn't stay long on the couch before heading back to Mia's room to play. It was pretty nice that Mia had a friend to play with through the evening. Jill watched Netflix while I worked on my Monday drawing for Mia. They'd come down every once in a while to talk or see what we're doing. At some point, they got ready for bed and eventually, we talked them into going to bed. The sleeping arrangement was pretty interesting. They decided to sleep in Mia's tiny room and both somehow fit inside Mia's bed. At first they were going to sleep opposite in the bed. While getting ready for sleep, we could hear them giggling loudly. Jill reminisced about her sleepovers with her friends giggling and talking into the evening. It was pretty cute. Eventually, the two cuddled up next to each other on the same side and passed out. It was a cute sight to see when we checked on them.
The next day, both of them woke up early and immediately started playing. Mia came in by us to wake us up. Jill made the girlies pancakes and bacon. While Jill was making breakfast, the girls made "signature books" for the players to sign after the match. Later, we went to the Milwaukee Wave vs St. Louis Ambush match. Great game and the kids had an awesome time. We didn't get our free shirts because parking was a massive struggle. Literally, could not find a place to park for the afternoon. Somehow we parked inside this garage with one spot barely available. The game was close and the good guys won. After the match, the girls and myself made our way to the pitch to meet the players. There was only so much time to meet them, so the kids got as many signatures as they could before jumping into what easily could be compared to as "Disney world Character" line to meet Ian Bennett. Thy had so much fun getting signatures and were super stoked to meet Ian. He loved Mia's IB26 gear (hat/shirt) and had fun meeting Cecilia. We went back up to meet up with Jill and made our way back to the car and went home. The girls fell asleep on the ride back and gave each other nice big hugs when we dropped off Cecilia. What a weekend. The girls were a blast to have together and Cecilia's already looking forward to Mia coming over to her house again. This week, I've got a lot of Torrent work to do. We're having a friend visit us this weekend as well as Uncle Tommy.
That's all for now, thanks for reading!
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