A friend and I have been discussing our boys have a sleep over. They're both 5 yo and they know each other and the parents very well. We sometimes swap babysitting. DS was there last night until 9pm, so DH and I could see a movie, and I'm going over to their house tonight to put her 2 boys to bed and stay while they go to a party. This arrangement has worked out fine in the past.
We were discussing possible sleepovers and she would like us to do it next Friday night, so she and her DH can go to a party and not pay a babysitter and stay out as late as they like. It's kind of a running joke in our group, how they never want to pay a sitter. I do get that, it's costs money. BUT, she has 2 boys and when we discussed sleepover I meant the 5 year old, and not the 2 year old as well. I'm not even sure how the 5 year old will go, he has done one sleep over at someone else's house and he had to be driven home late at night, I can't do that if they're at a party. The 2 year old might not sleep at all at my house.
There's also the fact that my DH won't go for the 2 year old - he's fine with the 5 year old as that's an easy age, and he thinks our friends get it easy as we only have one child for them to look after, and DS is very easy going, while they have 2 children and their 2 year old has developmental issues, and his care is a little difficult. I can care for him at HIS house, as he knows it, and normally it's just putting him to bed.
So, when arranging a sleepover and the child has siblings, they're not included are they??? We might have plans on the Friday night, so it might not be an issue now, but how about the next time we talk about it??