Bedtime while on Vacation

Any parent knows that having a good bedtime routine is golden when dealing with small children. It does not matter what the routine is, as long as it works. For our children it is pretty nice to have a bedtime routine but not always needed at home. Which is nice when we are not able to get them into bed with the normal rountine. Our kids have been in their own rooms and in their own bed since they came home from the hospital. So when we travel and they have to be in a different bed in a different room with other people sharing that room, they are not good sleepers. And it gets even worse when they realize they are missing the action that is occuring in the other room!

Tonight the boys were especially not wanting to go to bed. They were wanting to be a part of the "party" happening in the living room. I put party in quotation marks because I do not consider four tired adults talking in the living room a party, but clearly Connor and Preston do. So after listening to the boys "talk/cry" for a while, we let them come out into the living room and join the group. Once they joined the group they were the center of attention and well.....the center of all the picture taking too!

Connor teaching Aunt Mel how to make Rocket Blastoff!


Preston showing off his great standing skills.

Dear Connor and Dad : You can only be so cool when you are sucking your thumb and holding on to your green blanket.