Sharing

Tonight we set up Claire's big girl bed and put it in what used to be "Evelyn's room" but is now "Evelyn AND Claire's room"!  Tonight begins a long life of sharing a room as sisters!  They have matching beds and matching bedding and it looked SO stinking cute all set up! 
We started bedtime 30 minutes early tonight anticipating a long night ahead of playing together or fighting together - we didn't know what to expect, but we knew it was going to take longer than normal.  Earlier that day, I set the bed up so that Claire could get used to it...you know jump on it, play in the blankets...etc!  It was cute to watch her figure out that it was going to be her new bed!  She loves "sissy's" room and climbing in "sissy's" bed all the time, and now there was one just for her! 
When bedtime came, we put both girls down and Claire and Evelyn both were full of giggles!  They were SO excited to be together!  The giggles lasted through story time, and through singing time, and through prayers, and through another round of singing time...and then mommy and daddy left the room...and the walls came crashing down at the sounds of screaming and crying and gnashing of teeth!
We heard things like "Claire, this OUR room now." "Get back in bed Claire, and stay there with your blankie." "Mommy and daddy!!! Claire is taking my lamb!"  "Get off my bed Claire!" "Daddy, Claire lost her paci!" "I don't want Claire in my room anymore!"
Ha ha ha ha ha ha! 
This went on for quite some time and with repeated appearances from mom and dad in their room putting butts back in bed!  And just when we were about to say "if this happens one more time, we're putting Claire back in her room in the crib and we'll try again later"...there was scilence. 
Amen!!!!!!!!!!