10:30 PM

Well K&A broke a new record last night. They both were up until 10:30!  We spent the day out in Glencoe celebrating my Dad's Birthday.  I am so lucky to belong to a lovely, dear family who always makes everyone feel welcome and at home.  Katie and Allie spent alot of time running outside with their older cousins and playing with their new cousin Jia that I was expecting a quiet and peaceful ride home, but I was wrong!  They are both at the age where they ask a lot of questions and are both very curious. The ride home began with questions like, "Mom, we didn't brush our teeth, we will have to do that when we get home" and "Mom, we didn't read books tonight before bed, we will do that when we get home."  I thought with all of the outside air and fun, they would be asleep in 2 minutes, but I think they were both so overstimulated, they could not relax.   They wanted to listen to music, then they both had to go potty, then they wanted to play with their computers but became frustrated when it was so dark that they couldn't see anything.  When we got home, I brushed their teeth and read a few books and when they finally just laid down, they were asleep in 5 minutes.  Hopefully they will sleep in today!

I so enjoy my family and I wish we all lived closer to each other.  Here is lovely picture of my mom reading a book to the girls.  A moment of time that I will always cherish.