Overnight Ninja

Shane's been eager to do an overnight Ninja Night. This time, we let him. He's 8.5 years old and since he's not having sleepovers at friends' houses this seemed like a good chance to get that experience. I did ask the ages of the other kids sleeping over beforehand to make sure Shane was in the typical age range.

I was probably the most apprehensive about the whole situation. Shane didn't look back when I dropped him off, and Carrie went to bed early! 

Mt. Kim normally posts pictures on social media, so I kept my phone on hand to see how things were going. Shane wasn't in the front of any pictures posted. However, he was wearing a bright, neon yellow shirt, so if you want to play "Where's Waldo" the Shane version...

...you'll see him running around here and there. 

Shane said the kids normally have a nerf fight on the playground. He likes to play as a zombie and whoever shoots him can tell him who to attack.

Shane wasn't present for any of the class type pictures, because he was zoned out on electronics in the back.

He showed up for the pillow fight, though!

The next morning, the kids all went for a walk on the same trail Shane, Dylan, Ryan, and Sarah walked (Shane's way in the back walking up).

They got MacDonald's for breakfast.

I asked Shane when he went to sleep and he said, "2:30!" Wake up time was 7:00 or 7:30 AM!

Boy, was he tired! He was a little off and cranky for all of Sunday. Learning the value of a good night's sleep and how to go without one are two important lessons growing up!

Shane said that the lights went off at 10 PM, but anyone with a device could stay up as long as the brightness was low, the sound was down, and no one made much noise. I guessed that might be the case and it was why I wanted to know the ages of the kids before I signed Shane up! There was a gorging of Fortnite, Minecraft, and assorted other games. 

I liked it better in "the good old days" where kids stayed up late playing flashlight tag, hide and go seek, or if there were electronics they were on a TV screen rather than on individual devices hooked up to the internet. 

Still, Shane had a blast. We'll certainly do Ninja Night again and maybe we'll even do another overnighter. 

Grandma and Grandpa Visit

Grandma and Grandpa came to see all the changes Carrie's been making around the house!

And yes, Shane wanted to use Grandma's iPad.

Grandpa suggested going to the movies to see How to Train Your Dragon 3. Carrie replied, "But you haven't seen the second one yet!"

And lo, it was watched.

We didn't go out, because Carrie wanted to keep an eye on a car up for auction. She's been researching Subaru Foresters and spotted one at an estate sale. Unfortunately (or fortunately!), the price went up past the limit we'd set and no car was bought.

Shane was excited for about the first two seconds of the auction. After that, he was frustrated and ready for people to do something else!

We did get out of the house for lunch. We all got Wegmans! I was craving a sandwich and asked the waitress if it was okay to pick up a sub and bring it in to the restaurant (and it was as long as other people ordered). I bought a large Danny's favorite that made Grandpa's eyes bulge and brought a diet root beer for Carrie.

It was a calm morning for Shane, but he got to have a wild, ninja night at TKD!

At least, I hoped it would be wild. I didn't see him in any of the pictures they posted. He was in the back room where the electronics were drooling over someone's game.