Two Kids and a Fort

So, you can't really tell by this picture, but Emma and Joey are inside a massive fort in our basement. The fort included EVERY blanket in our house. Inside was EVERY stuffed animal and pillow that they could find. The structure took all day to build.

At the end of the day, of course, they decided they wanted to sleep in it. In the basement. By themselves. Well, Tio and I didn't think they'd do it. We felt certain that they'd be upstairs within 10 minutes of the lights going out. I mean, come on. It's DARK down there. And spooky. Claire bailed on the idea before she even set foot in the basement. But Emma and Joey rose to the challenge. They slept all night in the fort...and even slept in later than usual (probably due to the cave-like lack of sunlight!).

Funny thing, after ALL of the fun adventures we've had this summer, sleeping in the fort ranked right up at the top! Seriously?!