All Alone

UPDATE #2: I finally managed to fall asleep around 2:00, heard them inside around 7:00, and went back to sleep until 10:30! Marc said they slept pretty well. Kayla was hot and cold all night. She'd get hot in her sleeping bag, so she'd open it up and then wake up cold and cover back up again. Marc woke up at one point and Macy was on top of her sleeping bag. While he was trying to move her she woke up and said "no, I sleep here, I sleep here." She crawled right back to where she was on top of her sleeping bag. Not 15 seconds later did she say she was cold so Marc helped her get tucked back in. He said they all fell asleep by 9:30, Macy woke up at 7:00, and Kayla woke up at 7:45. I'd say it was a pretty successful adventure, although the tent is being retired until at least the spring.

UPDATE: It's 1:30 and I can't get to sleep. They are still outside, and it's about 47 degrees. I had a minor breakdown about how bad of a mother I am allowing them to sleep out in the cold and how they aren't dressed warm enough. After some prayer and a mindless computer game I think I might be able to fall asleep now. Am I totally crazy? Should I blame it on the pregnancy? I tend to do that with a lot of things - poor Brooke takes all of the blame these days!


ORIGINAL POST:
I am alone in the house tonight, well just me and Brooke. I am alone because the rest of my family is doing this:

Kayla has been wanting to go camping FOREVER. Well unfortunately her mama is NOT the camping type. Besides, I think it is against the law for a pregnant woman to have to sleep on the ground. So Marc got a tent from his parent's basement, bought them some sleeping bags, and now the adventure begins. It was just going to be Marc and Kayla camping, but of course Macy has to do what big sister is doing. It has taken us a while to find a night they could do this when we didn't have anything going on the next day. Unfortunately the low is supposed to be 43 tonight. Of course I'm worried about them being too cold, but Marc assures me they will be fine. I trust him, but I still worry about it. Here are the things that are keeping me from going crazy about it:

1. It's a small tent so they will be keeping each other warm.
2. Kayla is old enough to understand that when you wake up cold you pull the covers back up.
3. Macy is her own personal heater just like her daddy.
4. They are just in the backyard, so they can come inside anytime.
5. I'm sleeping with the telephone in case he intercoms me in the middle of the night.
6. I fully expect the girls to not be able to settle down and they will be inside shortly.

Going against me:
1. Kayla is super excited about finally being able to camp.
2. Both of the girls are totally worn out from today and could probably fall asleep anywhere.

I know they are having fun, and I love that they have a daddy who wants to do this with them. It's just the 43 degrees that worries me! I'll keep looking on the positive side: if they do stay out all night they won't be waking me up bright and early and Daddy will keep them downstairs so I can sleep. That I can deal with!