Sister sleepovers have become a coveted weekend activity at our house. The girls live for Friday and Saturday nights, or any non-school night, so they can sleep together. They have tried these in the past and just not been able to do it. They couldn't settle down and messed around too much unable to go to sleep. So, when they brought this up again, we established some ground rules: a couple giggles, share a secret, and then they needed to go to sleep. To our amazement, the first night was a complete success. So, they were allowed a sister sleepover the next night. And...it worked again! Now, it's almost a given...unless there is some reason during the day that they haven't earned it...which is rarely the case when they have this to look forward to. I LOVE that they have this bond...this closeness, these giggles. I can only imagine the secrets they are sharing. :)
Sawyer often wants in on the sister sleepovers too. We tried a sleepover with Sophie and Sawyer one night which lasted all of about 1 minute before Sophie came out tattling about something Sawyer had done to her. :) However, Easter night we tried a sibling sleepover at my Grandma's house. Surprisingly they were all asleep within minutes and stayed that way all night long. Peaceful...Perfect...Precious. These are the moments that make a parent just want to stop, soak in and treasure.
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