The Sleepover

Tessie had her very first sleepover last night.  One of her dearest friends spent the night, and we decided to see if they could sleep in the same bed.  When we told them the plan, both girls jumped with excitement.  They walked into the bedroom holding hands, and my heart swelled at the sweetness of it.  We tucked them in, kissed them goodnight, and turned out the light.  After a lot of whispering and reminders to go to sleep, it was finally quiet in the kids’ room.  As I went to bed, I expected to be awakened  at some point during the night, to convince the girls to go back to sleep.  They slept all night.  I finally awoke to the sounds of their little morning voices over the baby monitor.  They were talking and telling stories, a couple of happy clams.  Christian woke up and I could hear them getting him toys, and bringing him into their games.  I lay there listening for almost an hour, until I heard two sets of bare feet walking up my stairs.  Both girls came over to say good morning, and crawled up to give me hugs.  I smiled as they walked back downstairs, hand in hand.  The first sleepover couldn’t have gone more beautifully, and I think it’s the beginning of many more to come.