I went upstairs with Eve to put her to bed this evening and found that she had organized her doll clothes so sweetly. I had to come back down and get the camera. Sometimes bedtimes suck, but other times they go so smoothly.

Grace loves her puppy, Arrabella. Eve insisted I take this picture. Tonight we snuggled on the floor, talking about her sweet set up, then snuggled in bed and took a few pictures.

We snuggled in bed, listening to Christmas music, and discussing all the happiness that is Christmas. It’s only August, I know, but she will sleep tonight with vision of sugar plums dancing in her head.

Eve started her final week of camp for this summer.  It is a camp run by her friend’s big sister.  They call it “Girls Camp.”  Eve was super excited!!  She packed her bag last night and was up at 6am today to pack her lunch.

Packed and ready to go! We walked there since it is right in our neighborhood.

She had a great day, full of swimming and baking and scavenger hunts.  They wore her right out.

She was so tired she couldn’t even eat her ice cream!!

Here’s to four more days of Girls Camp fun!

What do you say to the sweet girl leaning over your bed at 4am asking if you will go out and watch the Perseid meteor shower with her? What else can you say but of course.  So Eve and I snuggled in our chairs in the driveway shortly after 4am, eyes on the sky, and watched for meteors.  She saw four and I saw none.  I think we were a tiny bit too late.  Also, the neighbor’s bright flood light didn’t help. It was a sweet and perfect experience anyway.  We both agreed it would have been better at Mema and Grandpa Tom’s house.  Maybe next year. 

My neighbor and I are planning a neighborhood block party to welcome some new families to the neighborhood. She stopped by today to discuss plans and Eve said, “Oh, are we having a party?!” She saw we each had a pen and paper, so she grabbed herself a piece of paper and a pencil (“Purple, because that’s the best color!”) and joined the meeting. She offered to make a banner and promptly flipped her paper over to sketch it out for us. She also volunteered to make a cake (also in the sketch). I added “cake” to my list of things to bring. She paid such good attention and took great notes! It was fun having her at the table. Fortunately the other woman is also a teacher and likes kids, so I think she enjoyed having Eve at the table as well. :)

We got in bed last night and Alan asked why there were crumbs in our bed. I replied with, “Earlier today I found Eve hiding in the bed, under the covers, with the lamp, turned on, eating a cookie.” Only after I said those words out loud did I realize the full ridiculousness of my days! I laughed very hard. Life with kids.