First Sleepover

Raylee's cousins came to stay the night with us a few days ago while their parents were at work. They had so much fun that when they asked Raylee to come stay the night with them, I (reluctantly) let her go! We have a nightly routine at home that she pretty much depends on, and she still climbs in bed with us in the middle of the night, so I was a little worried about how she would do without us there. We talked about it all day and she was SO excited! She kept assuring me that she would not cry and she would be happy! She even said "Mommy, don't worry. If I need something, I'll ask Mrs. Devan." I mean, really? When did she get big enough to tell me something like that?! Anyway, the whole ride to their house she was absolutely pumped and told me over and over about how she wouldn't cry and she would have fun and be happy. So we dropped her off and told them to call us even in the middle of the night if she needed us. LD and I rented a movie, came home and grilled steaks, and settled in for the night.

About 11:30, my phone rang. When I saw it was from Devan, I knew we were about to go get Miss Priss! Raylee was on the other end and I could hear her poor sobs. She could barely catch her breath! I asked what was wrong and she could barely get out that she "just wanted to come home!" Well of course I was out of the door in 2 seconds flat! She apparently told Devan "I didn't want to sleep here. I just wanted to play last night!" And when Devan told her she was sorry, Raylee said "It's okay, it's not your fault." Lol! It was so late when we got home, I just put her in my bed with me until LD came to bed (he's a night owl) and we got to snuggle for awhile.

Even though she didn't make it all night, I'm glad she tried and had fun for awhile. And I secretly liked that she wanted us so badly! :)