We had a fun afternoon with friends the other day.  (Tech trouble prevented this from getting posted for a few days.) Eve had a friend from school and I had Elizabeth.  Lex decided he would be happy with Alistair and we all had a great time.  Partway through the afternoon the girls decided to go outside.  The boys wanted to too, but A had no snow pants so they stay in and played a game instead.  Elizabeth and I drank tea and got caught up. 

After the friend left we all took a few minutes to breath.  Fun often equals loud and chaotic and we all needed a little downtime.  After awhile I put my mom hat back on and went to start the bedtime process.  This is what I saw when I went into Eve’s room:

Plus Eve, curled up in her bed, surrounded by books.  No wonder they went outside.  There was no floor space left in the room!!  Amazingly she did a great job cleaning up, despite the late hour and busy day.  Lex too was curled up in his chair, book in hand.  In this house we love friends, but we also love quiet time with books!  💕📚📖