Bedtime rituals
When we moved into this house a few weeks ago, we decided the Toddler and the Preschooler might enjoy sharing a room since they are so close together in age. So, they are in twin beds now and seem to be enjoying each other’s company. So far, this set-up is working well and they might even be sleeping better… except for one little issue. Neither of them seem to be able to stay in their bed. I don’t mean they leave their room; they just both fall out of the bed every night. And, the amazing thing is, they don’t seem to mind. In fact, many times they don’t even wake up enough to get themselves up out of the floor.
For now, I pad the area all around both beds just to prevent concussions. This is how we found the Preschooler sleeping a few hours after she went to bed one night last week. {The room was dark; the flash just makes it look otherwise}…
The Preschooler has always added a litany of things she is thankful for to the end of the prayer. So, sometimes, when she feels the need to delay things, prayer time goes on for quite awhile. Think in terms of a tent revival. We are thankful for everything from our family and friends {each of whom we must mention by name and city} all the way to things like flowers and weddings. She is thorough with her gratitude.
So, of course, the Toddler has been listening to all of this and has picked up on the way things work with the prayer. She, too, likes to be specific with her thanksgiving… maybe even more so than the Preschooler, though, because she has added edibles to the nightly list. Her prayer goes something like this:
She may leave someone out here or there, but she consistently remembers to give thanks for the Oreos. At least she understands that every good and every perfect gift {in this case, every bag of Oreos} is from above.
