Time With Sara

Since Emma starts first grade this year Mom took her to Portland to go school clothes shopping. They got to spend the night with Uncle Devon, Aunt Nikki and the cousins Cole and Tate, so it was a really special treat.
We got to have Sara for the day and overnight! What a bundle of energy this four year old is. As soon as she arrived she was into the toy basket and punching out the Cinderella paper doll and all of her clothes. Then we played mousetrap - not really any rules just building it and catching the mice. After that watching a video she had brought with her. Then off to the park where she climbed the steps and slid down the four slides many many times. She still wanted to run footraces to the fence and back with Papa and Gizzi several times both with her new sport shoes and barefoot. Back home again she watered the patio flowers, washed off the patio table and set it for us, and then helped Papa bbq steak, her favorite. After dinner it was a bath and hair wash, bake chocolate chip cookies and have icecream and cookies with Papa in front of the TV. Off to bed and prayers by 9:30.
Whew, I am tired, but I treasure these times. I am sure she will be up and ready to go at her usual 6:30 AM. What a precious little monkey.