Cousin Sleepover

This Sunday we had Joel's brother Josh and his wife Liz and their two girls over for dinner. Their oldest daughter, Julia, is smack in between Abigail and Collette (age wise). She and Abigail are very good friends. Collette sometimes becomes a third wheel but they do a pretty good job at including her in their fun. I was a little nervous about how late these three would stay up. Apparently, the key to having a successful sleepover is to make the sleeping arrangements so fun that all they want to do is stay there. Joel and I pushed the girls' beds together and then just flipped the blankets around so they were facing the width direction so all three girls could easily fit and no one would fall through the crack (literally and figuratively). They thought this was so cool that they were ready for bed by 7:30. This was not the time they fell asleep but they did stay in there from that time on with only a few exceptions.

They were up bright and early but have overall been wonderful to be around and enjoyed each other a lot. I'm so glad that they have cousins so close to their age that live close.