Erin and Alice arrived!  We were so happy to finally get them from the airport!  Their flights were both delayed until they basically came in at the same time.  Dad met Erin and I met Alice and we got together to come home.  They were both tired.  Alice kept saying on the way home that she was so tired.  We stopped at Sonic to get dinner because she said it was one of her favorite places.  She was hungry and ate all her chicken strips! 

When we got home she and Erin decided which bedrooms they wanted and we visited a while and left them.  They stayed up and played and talked and read till about 11 when Erin said she was too tired to stay up any longer and went to sleep.  In the morning Alice was up at 630 and starving.  She ate and walked around waiting and waiting for Erin to get up. 

When Erin got up we went to the library where I worked for a couple hours and they got some books for Alice to read at spare moments.  They left for their pedicure appointment at 11 and had a wonderful time there.  They also got Alice's fingernails painted again.  The manicurist is a real artist!  She painted tiny little flowers on her nails.

After lunch we went to visit the Barneys.  Sarah said she would like to have Alice stay over and Alice thought that was a good idea too so we took her clothes and stopped at Goodwill to get some little toys to play with at Sarah's.  While we were there Alice saw a beautiful porcelain doll that she loved.  Since it was not very much we got it.  It was cheap at the price since she loved it so much. 

When we got to Sarah's they were very happy to see each other and ran off together.  They jumped on the trampoline and played in Sarah's room.  Sarah has a loft bed with a convertible table and benches/bed under it.  Alice slept on the bottom and slept really well.  Sarah had to wake her to go do the pet sitting the next morning.  They are taking care of two dogs and a ferret for a friend. 

The next day we got the girls and went with Lara and Jon to lunch at Chipotle and then Chuck E Cheese's to play games.   Alice had a cheese quesadilla and a drink.  We got lots of tokens and they played every kind of game. 

They got lots of prizes and were happy.  The Fun Dip had quite an effect on Alice's appearance!

And she loved it.  Too bad I didn't have my camera till some of it got washed away. 

When we came home we all had quiet time and Alice said she actually slept some.  We fixed snacks for dinner since we had had a good lunch.  We ate and watched Tangled and played games. 

Now they are watching another children's video and listening to the booming of the fireworks.  We have had a fun evening together.  And look forward to sleeping till we wake up.  It's 11:48 and Alice is still awake but tired.  We will see if she makes it.  She says it doesn't count as staying up if you're in bed. 
Happy New Year!