When I grew up, a sleepover meant a couple of silly games and a sleeping bag, but my kids first sleepover was way more exciting!

On the day of our sleepover I moved my sons bedroom furniture around while he was at school and the lovely Teeparty ladies arrived to set up the most amazing tropical themed teepees, beds, duvets, fairy lights and decorations.

Little Lucy sat by the bedroom door the whole time not saying a word but even though I said a hundred times not to tell her brother she still managed to spit out the odd clue when we picked him up from school.

I wished I’d filmed him opening his bedroom door because he gasped and then screamed before running in with his sister.  I explained to him that the 3 of us were going to have a sleepover in his bedroom, with twinkly lights all around us.  I thought the pair of them would play for 10 minutes or so but they ended up being in there for nearly 2 hours inspecting every single thing.  We had really good fun with the fancy dress prop basket with us all taking it in turns to try and get music out of the blow up instruments. 

They’d already found the polaroid camera and although I did let them have a quick go I mostly kept their butter fingers away and ended up with some great snaps of us which I’ll treasure.

Possibly the most exciting find for them was the midnight snack box and although the mum in me wanted to hide the goodies I knew one night of no rules wouldn’t hurt and so we agreed one item before dinner and a couple after.  I had planned for us to make homemade pizza and brownies together but they were just having too much fun so I put a frozen pizza in the oven and we eventually settled down to watch Trolls together.

The children were given cool camping style mugs and hot chocolate stirrers with marshmallows and while they were getting their jammies on I made them a delicious hot chocolate.  Rookie mistake before bed, but I figured they’d crash out, eventually haha.

By 7pm both kids were shattered and I honestly thought they'd just settle in their beds and go to sleep.  Silly me!  Little miss is only just 3 and she was up and down, here and there, in and out of the teepees and quite literally bouncing off the walls!  After an hour or so of reading stories, giggles and tired tears she ended up crashing in her own bed and I spent the night sleeping next to her big brother.

When Sam woke up in the morning he looked at me and said it was the best night of his life, and I agree, it really was a good laugh and so great for me to switch off from the boring stuff and spend some quality time with them both. 

About Teeparty Sleepover Planners:

Michelle and Victoria are 2 local mums with a huge amount of imagination and passion.  They can provide a magical sleepover for a group of friends or just a family get together like ours.   

For full party package details and bookable extras, please visit Teeparty and keep an eye out for info on their new garden sleepover where friends can spend the night under the stars in a bell tent fully furnished with their own mattresses and bedding, fairy lights, decorations and much more!

Dorsetmums was invited to try Teeparty Sleepover Planners for the purpose of a review however all words are my own.

I'm often amazed at how many times I hear a woman (or man for that matter) comment saying that having a C Section is taking the easy way out!  

I literally want to scream at them and try to make them understand that major surgery is certainly not easy, although I appreciate pushing a 10cm head out of a noo noo is no walk in the park either!  I tried, believe me I tried but as the midwife said, it was like trying to get a square peg out of a round hole and even after attempting forceps and a vacuum my little man still didn't want to come which is why I then had to have an emergency C Section.

Second time round with low blood platelets again I was advised that a C Section would be best and it's frightening being taken into theatre with what feels like a million professionals standing around you and no one there to hold your hand.  Having to wake up feeling drowsy and then caring for a tiny human being is NOT easy and then when the drugs wear off it FRICKING hurts!  You're also told not to lift anything or do anything strenuous which is hilarious as things need to be done at home and I doubt many of us have a 1:1 carer on hand to do all these chores for us.  I had dreamt of how my babies delivery would be and watched Mums happily holding their bundles of joy and then skipping out of the maternity unit.  But that wasn't me.

So to all you Mums out there, however you have delivered your baby, well done!  Surely the most important thing is that they are happy and healthy?  Don't put us with scars down for not being able to do what you managed. 

Love Dorsetmums.xxx