My baby's all "growns up" ....sniff...

So, last night we went to have dinner at Dan's father & stepmother's house. The kids are not as close to this set of grandparents as they are to their other grandma (Dan's mom), mostly because we don't see them very often. And since it was clear, since Lola was a baby, that they disagreed with my style of parenting, it may have affected our relationship. We used to see them a lot more often before we had kids...Anyway, I digress. Last night went really well and Lola bonded really well with her grandparents. To the point that, when it was time to leave, Lola didn't want to go. So Dan's stepmom asked if it was ok that Lola sleep over. I asked Lola if that's what she wanted and she said yes. We explained that it meant Mommy and Daddy wouldn't be there when she woke up and that we were leaving her there. She said she understood, but still wanted to sleep over. We decided to let her.
Dan was visibly shaken when we got in the car to leave. He just kept saying over and over "I can't believe she's having her first sleepover" and "I can't believe you're fine with this". This was a real jolt to him...his baby is growing up.
Dan's father had to come over this morning at 5:30 to pick Dan up for golf, so the plan was that he would bring Lola with him. When he dropped Lola off, she was still very tired so she came into bed with me and Elise and proceeded to sleep until 9 AM! She NEVER has ever slept that late! Course, I had to get up at 6:30 with Elise....
I couldn't wait to ask Lola all about her night last night. Apparently, she and gramma went swimming in their hottub after we left, then went to bed. She slept with gramma in her bed, while Dan's dad slept in their guest room. (sorry grandpa!). She said she woke up, but wasn't upset because gramma was right there. In the morning, gramma got her dressed and gave her some toast for breakfast. She was very happy! She called gramma this morning to ask if she could sleep over again!

*sniff*