Maya's first sleep-over

What a fun weekend for Maya! She had one of her friends come over to play for the day on Saturday. They spent the afternoon running around together, jumping on the trampoline, playing Barbies and painting rocks ... giggling all the while. They had such a great time.

At one point when I went up to Maya's room to peek in on them, Maya asked if Paige could stay the night. Paige said that she couldn't because she had church the next morning. They were both a little disappointed, but I reassured them that some other time we would definitely be able to have a sleep-over... especially once summer vacation arrives, we'll have lots of opportunities. Both girls were happy with that notion.

Shortly after that conversation, I called to let Paige's parents know how things were going and to confirm with them that she wanted to stay for dinner and when I would return her home. Long story short, they invited Maya to stay over at their house and go to church with them. Maya and Paige nearly fell over themselves and each other with excitement at that idea. It was all giggles and squeals and clapping and jumping up and down for a good five minutes!

I dropped off both girls and went out to the Relay For Life (I'll post about that later). Everything went off without a hitch. Maya had "tons of fun" and was happy to have her first sleep-over ... and she was also excited and happy to come home today and give Mommy and Daddy big hugs. The night was a complete success. :)

It was exciting for all of us ... but a little bittersweet for Tim and me. We're happy for her to be doing fun things like this and enjoying her social connections, but it's hard to believe that our little girl is old enough to be out and away from us--with someone other than family--for an overnight visit. It's only the beginning, I know ...