I really was hoping for an earlier night last night since Cole actually fell asleep earlier than normal. Unfortunately, Ella had fallen asleep on the couch in the late afternoon, so that shot those plans. Oh well. One of these days it'll happen. I can pretty much guarantee I'll be up around 7 or 7:30 each day anyway simply because that's when Tylan starts to get restless. She needs to get up, have her diaper changed, smile at me for a while, and then get in the sling and fall right back to sleep.

Last night, as Cole was talking to Cory and myself, it came out that he's being bullied by the older neighbor girl. I had noticed that in the past couple weeks Cole was not as happy when playing with the neighbors, and he told us last night that she's been threatening him with physical violence. I feel so guilty about not having stopped this from the very beginning, especially since they always play together in our yard or their yard. I haven't been outside as much simply because it's gotten cooler and I haven't been taking Tylan out as much. For now, I think I may have them play inside a little more often so I can actually be there to intervene if anything starts up. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that this has happened. The older neighbor girl especially hasn't seemed very happy or content in recent weeks. I don't know if it's because of school, her mom, her dad or something else. It's probably a combination. And Cole, while very outgoing and energetic, is also extremely sensitive and takes every little thing to heart. It's easy to see how this might have started.

I guess I need to get us all ready for the day. Accalia and Cole aren't up yet, but I'll have to get them up before long to head to the art studio.