Charles insisted on getting Nova Legos for her birthday. Nova has loved Legos for a long time. I remember how upset she was at about four, because she thought Legos were only for boys. We were quite surprised by this, and she soon had some Legos of her own. Nova has always loved to build things and to solve mechanical problems. Over the last year or two we've seen an interest in programming arise through scratch software. Why not combine it all with Lego's that make robots that you can program and control yourself?! (Just ignore all price tags and imagine this toy has something to do with your daughter going to MIT in the future--at least, that is what I was told to do). She was thrilled and has made many impressive robots in the months since. Again, imagine pictures.
To celebrate with her friends, Nova had another sleepover. Last year was Nova's (and our) first sleepover. It went so well that all subsequent parties have been sleepovers--beware success!
This year we had a bit of a candy theme. After making build-your-own pizzas, we took the kids downtown to Candyland. In business since 1932, this idyllic candy shop is just like something out of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, which we watched when we returned home (the 1971 Gene Wilder version).
Here they all are at the start of the night. Pillow fights, gift opening, movie watching, all the typical sleep-over things ensued.
I awoke to this... I don't think anyone lasted the whole night--but it is possible they took it in shifts. Once everyone was up it was time for breakfast, then home.
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