You Mean Bedtime Isn't Supposed To Be Fun?

Over the past week, I have had many visitors over to my home that are normally not around for the babies' everyday routine.

I am finding out that I am a very lucky Mum, too! Everyone seems to be so amazed over how good and happy my tiny trio are.

Both my sister and my in-law's were over at bedtime earlier this week, and each marveled over how it was laid back and tear-free.

Apparently, they always had trouble getting their kids to go to bed when they were little, or something.

After thinking about it, I suppose it isn't every day that you find three one year olds who can tell you when they are ready to go to sleep whether it's nap time or bedtime.

Our normal routine involves dinner at 5 each night. Everyone eats until they are finished (however long that may take) and each are allowed down to play until bedtime.

Bedtime is usually at six unless the babies are super tired, then they can head out earlier if they choose to do so.

All I have to do is ask them if they are ready to go to sleep, or to go, "Night night."

They will each drop whatever it is that they are playing with, and make a mad dash for the baby gate in the hallway.

It often looks like a bunch of horses lined up at the track, waiting for the bell or buzzer to signal the start of the race!

Sometimes, I don't even have to say anything. There are days when they decide that it's time, and they will go to the gate without having to be asked.

One of us always has to make sure that they are on the OTHER side of the gate so that our bedroom door gets closed.

Otherwise, the babies will sometimes get sidetracked and end up playing hide and seek in the bedroom bay window curtains!

Once we open the gate for them, they all three will make a bee-line for the stairway.

It's an actual race for them to climb the stairs and see who will get to the top first. The funny thing is, that they each are climbing and trying to sing their little "Upstairs feet" song on the way up.

It's not easy, either. Kaiden does NOT like to be anything but first, so he will try and push past whoever is in his way.

Just recently, Vivienne has realized that the banister must be there for a reason, and she has started trying to use it, even if she is much too short to reach the top!

Vivienne also has become very adept at making her climb while wearing her little nightgown and carrying her very big baby-doll that cries for "Mama."

She will even stop to try and soothe her baby should she start crying on the way up.

Kian starts saying his, "Hi Daddee's" at the bottom landing just in case he has to rush up the stairs to try and beat his brother to the top, just so he doesn't forget!

Now that the babies go upstairs on their own, we have to keep the bathroom door shut as well as the door to Bregon's room, too.

When they get to the top, they each head to their own little beds and gather their bed-babies while they wait for us to put them to sleep for the night.

My in-law's especially are amazed at how quiet and happy bedtime is at my house. Instead of crying coming through the monitor, all they could hear was happy baby bedtime chatter.

Who say's bedtime isn't supposed to be any fun?