Some quiet mornings

In the weeks since our vacation I have noticed that the girls are sleeping later on the mornings after they have been up late. This may sound perfectly normal, but Gillian has been a consistent 6-o'clocker for almost all of her life (except for the winter she was four and would awaken between 3 and 5 AM, head downstairs and turn on the tv). Holly tended to get up about 7, until sometime this school year when she also began rising shortly after 6.

We've had a few late nights this month and they have all been followed by delayed wake up time. Ward's parents were here for dinner last night and the girls got to bed about 9:15. Gillian just got up (it's 7:15) and Holly is still asleep. It's nice, and really makes it feel like a vacation. And totally helps reduce the late afternoon tired grumpiness!