Bedtime Routine(s)

I would love to say that we have a definite bedtime routine. If we did, this is what it would look like:

• 7:00 Children bathe quietly and quickly
• 7:12 Children don sleeping gear
• 7:15 Children brush their teeth and floss
• 7:20 All children go potty
• 7:25 Read 3-5 books, sing a song and say prayers
• 7:40 All children hop into their respective beds
• 7:42 All children sleeping soundly
• 7:45 The house is full of peace and stunned silence

Yeah, and then we'll see pigs flying past the window by 8pm. Ha, ha, ha! I can only dream that night-night time could go so peacefully. In all actuality it does proceed like the aforementioned, but not a efficiently as I would like it to. Some evenings are easier than others, but some nights are a bit rough on all of us. Sometimes they are still chattering away at 10pm!! It's hard to keep your cool for an hour and half after saying "Be QUIET!" ~38 times and threatening timeout for every one of their stuffed animals. (You'd be surprised how often that one works!) However, once they are all asleep, it is all worth it!