One of the gifts the kids received this year were stuffed horses. Actually, a stuffed horse for David, and a stuffed unicorn for Isabelle. And these creatures are almost as big as they are! But the kids love them. Sometimes David will bring his horse with him into our room in the middle of the night, and then he kinda 'falls' into bed. You see, he also has his ever present zebra and a big bear, about half his size. So when he comes in at 4:10, with just a little light from the nightlight in the bathroom to guide his way, and arms full of animals, he can't really see where he is going, let alone maneuver up into our bed. So he kinda runs and 'falls' onto the bed. Once he's got them on there, he can right himself and start kicking us properly.

Isabelle also has a cute sweet stuffed animal behavior.Sometimes when she goes to bed, she asks for one or two of that days favorite stuffed animals. usually she just puts an arm over one and goes to sleep. Sometimes she tucks them in next to her, to make sure they are all cozy, then gets herself covered up for sleeping. And not so often, but still in the sometimes category, she brings her big unicorn to bed with her. When we say good night and close the door, she has it next to her and she's under the covers. Then I go in to check on her, maybe 30 minutes later, and she has put her unicorn right in the middle of her bed, got him all covered up and tucked in, and I see her all uncovered at the edge of the bed, making enough room for her unicorn.

This last week was all rain, so the kids didn't get outside to play much. So out came the blankets to make forts. We had a few bumped heads, but I guess that's all part of learning about indoor makeshift forts.