Sleeping in the tent

When Kayleigh was about 8 she really really wanted a cubby house, but we couldn't afford it. Then when we were down at Kmart one day we saw a tent in the reduced section. It was a small three person tent but we thought 'awesome' we could use it as a cubby house for the kids to play in and if they get bored, we can pack it up and store it until they wanted to play in it again. All the kids loved the tent and the one thing Kayleigh really wanted to do was sleep in it one night.

One night when we knew it was going to be warm and clear, we told Kayleigh and Natassja they could sleep in the tent and they were very excited. Kayleigh got out her doona and pillow and set up her spot in the tent. That night I don't think she got to sleep until after midnight she was that excited. Over the years we had several tents and Kayleigh slept in everyone overnight, sometimes with her sister and friends, and a couple of times by herself. Our dog Sash always slept next to the tent (and sometimes inside it) when Kayleigh was asleep. One thing Kayleigh did like doing when she sleeping in the tent was going on a 'midnight' walk around the garden and doing midnight trampolining, laying down and staring at the stars. When we got the fire pit, Kayleigh sat outside next to the fire toasting marshmellows talking about her day before curling up inside her sleeping bag to go to sleep. It was like camping without having to go anywhere.