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We finally had Abbey’s 13th birthday party last night…only 11 days AFTER her birthday, but the kids basketball schedule made it impossible until now.  Abbey decided she wanted a roller skating party, so after having pizza at the house, we piled all the kids into our vehicles and headed to the rink! 

Ready to roll, Abbey?  heh heh…

That’s Payton on her left and her friend, Emily, on the right!  The rink last night was crowded and LOUD!  Were these places always this loud, or am I just getting….nahhhh. 

Two more friends and Abs…see Randy and Payton in the background?

Cheese! 

This poor kid got clobbered as she tried to zoom towards the camera!

EJ and Marley were there, too.  It’s scary how alike they look here!

Little one was rocking the night away too (we were there from about 8-9:30).  She loved it…she kept signing “music” and “loud”.  Oh, and she told me/signed “Lainey work” before running over to this video game.  lol!!  When we told her it was finally time to go home, she said no and signed music again.  The girl loves the nightlife. 

Hi, Marley!  (and Ethan in the back)

The whole gang :)  The party went so well, all the girls got along great…(i.e. no teen drama!).  A couple of the girls went home after skating, but the rest came home with us for a sleepover.  After a quick stop-off at McD’s for fries and ice cream and an impromptu game of “Stupid Human Tricks” (you should SEE how freakishly limber Brittany’s fingers are!!!), they settled in for a movie and quieted down around 2-ish (Randy tells me…it’s understood that he always takes the night shift at sleepovers!). 

I’m tired today!  After the girls were picked up from the sleepover, we had a boys basketball game at 11am and then another at 2pm…and EJ had to skip baseball since there was no feasible way to get him there between the other games.  I’m waiting for one of those “nothing scheduled” Saturdays.  Wonder how long I’ll wait?