Nightly routine...

What started out as a short and quick nightly routine with our girls has somehow turned into the longest and most drawn out thing you could ever come up with. Let me start with what we do most nights.

Take a bath
Get on pajamas
go to the bathroom
pick a book
read the book
say prayers
climb into bed
sing a song
go over what is going to happen the next day (thanks to Hallie)
get a drink
put Hallie back in bed two or three times
Kids finally fall asleep

We got the girls a bunk bed a couple of weeks ago but never put Annie in it because we didn't have a mattress so she continued to sleep in the crib. Our good friend Abbie gave us a mattress today so we decided to try it out with Annie. I have not seen Annie so excited about something. She climbed on the bed and just giggled and giggled. She made both me and Tyler come look and wouldn't quite telling us how much she "lubbed her new bed." We went through the normal routine only Hallie stayed in bed (we have learned what threats work with her now). So we walk out of the room and barely make it into the kitchen (20 feet away) and the door flies open and Annie comes out and just stands there with a big grin. I couldn't stop laughing. She was so proud of herself that she could finally get out of bed and come out like Hallie usually does. We only had to put her back in bed about 3 or 4 times.