my babies

It's a little past 10 PM on a typically busy Tuesday. Aaron has been gone all night doing church stuff and it is my first night "on my own" with FIVE chilluns. My awesome auntie left this afternoon back to Idaho. (insert sob here.) Everything was going smoothly until around 8 PM. Simon was overly tired from our busy day of shopping, visiting Daddy at work, taking treats to neighbors (boo!) and spending a good hour jumping on the trampoline (the weather is oh-so-FAB!)

After trying to put him in his bed at least 20 times (I am in the process of getting a crib tent... he's been out of his crib for a couple of months and we still haven't found a solution. We tried putting him on the bunk bed with the older boys, but that no worky. Now he's sleeping in a play pen, and he escapes like a convict on the run.) Anyway, after trying to put him to sleep and failing miserably, I let him lay down by the baby on my bed. (Yes, I realize that I am the root of the problem when I give in.) The poor boy was so tired and while getting himself situated, he accidently hit Roma in the head.. Naturally, she started crying and that sent Simon into a full-out sob. This little boy is SO protective over his baby sister, and he felt terrible that he'd made her cry. Here were my two blubbering babies needing me to comfort them and all I could do was grab a camera and take a picture....

About an hour later, Roma was finally fed and changed into a nightgown. Simon had gotten on and off my bed a handful of times & ran into the foosball table once (in the dark). He FINALLY decided to give in and cuddle up to his sister again. When I saw them snoring away together, I almost teared up (for more reasons than one.) It was time to pull out the camera again and capture my two sleeping beauties.

I can't wait to see this relationship blossom as the years go by. There is already so much love.