Saint Mary's Little Sibs Weekend proved successful with higher attendance than in recent years.

"I think a lot of people were excited about it, and a lot of people had fun," said Kris Anne Wilson, one of the event's coordinators, about "How the Little Sibs Stole Saint Mary's."

The siblings arrived on Friday and were greeted by the Undertones, an a cappella group from Notre Dame's Glee Club. They performed renditions of Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes," The Tokens "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and Garth Brooks "The River."

After the concert, many little sibs headed to Carroll Auditorium to watch Disney's "Inspector Gadget" and eat bedtime milk and cookies.

Saturday's pool party had the highest attendance of all the weekend's activities and included boxed lunches, Hawaiian decorations, and leis for all of the siblings and students to wear.

"We liked the pool party the best," said Karen Schaff, a freshman whose 12-year-old brother joined her for the weekend. "It was fun for everyone involved."

"The pool party was well attended," Wilson said. "I think [the students and their siblings] liked it because it was something new and different. It was something we had never done before."

The younger siblings also had the opportunity to attend a carnival with face painting, cotton candy and prizes. An autograph session was scheduled as well, but only one of the athletes who had committed, Ron Israel, actually participated.

However, the dance that same evening gave the students and siblings a chance to dance to the music of the Backstreet Boys and Brittany Spears until much past their bedtimes.

"We've gotten lots of positive responses from people," Wilson said.

However, a few older siblings said a little something was missing.

"Everything was very well planned," Schaff said. "I just wish there was a little more for [siblings of] all ages."

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