My close friend has been helping us out for the past year and collects Heather and Finlay from daycare every second Thursday while I am at work. Felix is ages with Heather and Ansophie is ages with Finlay.The kids enjoy a play date, dinner and lots of fun and have developed a lovely friendship. They all play very well together and are easy to have around together. I have often offered to look after Angeline's children so that she can go for a date with Jo, eager to repay the favors that she has done for me......Well it only took a year, so I was very excited when she asked if we could have the kids overnight, while they went to a concert in Calgary and immediately replied with a yes!!
It was the first time that we had had a sleep over so were interested in how it would go. As you can see from the photos they had a ton of fun. We made pizza, played football in the park and had a movie and pop corn. They were exhausted by bed time. The boys dropped off to sleep almost immediately, while the girls chatted for a while...just as girls do.
Then at 4 AM I heard Heather shouting in her usual loud voice for me "Mum...Mum...Mum" So I jumped out of bed and got to her room as quickly as possible before she woke the boys, to find her tell me that Ansophie was crying. That was quickly resolved and she quickly settled. But then 2 little boys were standing in the door way...oh oh!! this could be it, 4 children all awake at 4 in the morning...we may be in for a long day!!! However thankfully they all went back to sleep to my pleasant surprise.
Pancakes for breakfast, more play and many group hugs before they left. Great success...it seemed easier to have 4 kids than 2 and almost made me wish that I had more...but must remember that they were not all mine!!!
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