Watching them sleep

I love taking a minute before bed to watch my children sleeping.

This is especially the case with Anna. Today is her sixth birthday.

Anna, 4 days old, with her Daddy.
(The dear little suede head! The funny widow's peak!)

When she was very young, she would only ever sleep with a warm body next to her.

These days, she loves the cat to accompany her to the land of nod!

Actually, she is great at going to sleep on her own now. It took a few years. It makes life much, much easier.