Night night: Sisters in June

We have had a lovely start to June. Despite the rather desperate weather at the beginning, we are now enjoying days in the sunshine, soaking up the heat and spending hours in the garden, pottering about the house, reading countless storybooks and, of course, getting up to mischief (Yes, I'm not going to forget last Thursday in a hurry!!)

And yet whatever each day holds, they all end the same for us. Two little girls, tucked up in Mama and Papa's bed with a beaker of warm milk, ready for a storybook, a Bible story and prayers. Children love routine, and our girls are no exception. However manic and mad the run-up to bedtime may be (and trust me... often it IS manic and mad...) somehow this little routine; cosying up together and quietening down for stories, brings peace to the mayhem.

Heidi is beginning to quieten down now and, rather than the previous habit of crawling all over the bed while Ava tried to hear the story, is now beginning to sit quietly beside her sister. She's still got a little way to go, but she's getting there, and loves it as long as the stories aren't too long (books are still just pages to be turned, rather than stories to be enjoyed - anyone else get that?!)

Ava's prayers currently consist of a "Thank you for..." followed by a long list of every family member, every friend she can think of followed by her dolls and cuddly toys. Dave and I often have a silent chuckle while she prays again, thanking God for her muslin... these are the special little moments I don't want to forget. I'm treasuring them all up. Storing them away. These golden June days with these little sisters.

So here we are: Siblings in June.

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