Bedtime....or NOT

At bedtime, do you ever think, "The kids are sooooo tired; they'll be asleep in minutes!" only to find out that your little one(s) have other plans! Well, that was just what happened tonight. One side note: G had no nap which meant one of two things: either he'd crash at 6:00 pm OR he'd be up later than expected! You guessed it: the latter happened tonight. And I am happy to say that I DID find joy in it too!....so did Eme! In fact, our little angel is the one who awakened mr. sleepyhead just as he was trying to get to sleep. I thought for sure that she was going back to sleep and then POUNCE! She leaped right over me and onto Garrett squealing with delight that she'd found her brother in the darkness. All I heard from that point on was giggles, giggles and more giggles from both parties! What does a momma do? Giggle too....and run for the camera! I took a few videos of the happenings; unfortunately I did not get Eme initiating this dance.

After playing a while; they did go to sleep.....still an hour after their "usual" time.

Hope you enjoy!

Good night to all.

did you say "smile?"

my little G loves to make faces and to be silly and my little E loves to join in the fun!

scooter bound

What a wonderful time we had in Sewanee again this summer. One of G's favorite things to do was to "visit friends," which we did quite often. Katie is one of three precious Patterson kids that we love and adore. She is a fun, nature loving, compassionate, smiley gal who is so great with little ones! Here she is with G letting him try out her scooter (not sure that's the proper lingo for it today). Standing from the doorway looking out at him, G suddenly looked so grown up to me....holding a 7 week old added to the effect.