One of my favourite times of day is the hour before the children’s bedtime.
It’s a pretty set routine. We all go upstairs and play on our bed for a bit, a time full of tickles and giggles. And then the kids dash about playing in each other’s rooms while we wait for the bath to fill. We often play ‘hide the dog’ (it’s hide and seek with a Happyland dog, we don’t actually make our hound hide!), have a disco with Boo’s glitter disco ball and generally mess about (I’m included in the madness, too, of course!). It’s then bath, story and bedtime. It’s lovely.
This photo was taken last week, while we waited for the bath. Little Man wanted a story, and so he and Boo snuggled into his chair and she read it to him. She can’t read, but she has an astoundingly good memory, so she didn’t miss a word.
I do love my little ones.
Such a lovely moment. I love it when z climbs into my lap and we read some books together. His favourite is Peace at last and he knows it off my heart so I make him “read” to me 🙂
Thank you – it is lovely when they do that 😉
We have a similar bedtime routine although it’s changing slightly now that eldest is older but it is a lovely time together isn’t it. Such a cute image too 🙂
Thank you 🙂
This is so sweet. It so good that she has a memory like that, bless her. Lovely picture too x
She knows here books! Thanks x
Isn’t it funny how they always have so much energy just before bedtime? #MagicMoments
Oh yes – always!
lovely photo and your bedtime routine sounds great fun. I love bedtime stories and cuddles too. xx
Can’t be beaten 🙂
Love the picture of a bed time routine, struggle with Boy to calm him down, and those moments when he listens to a story and curls up really are magic. #magicmoments.
My kids are a little crazy before the bath (and during!) but love their story-times after that x
Aww! What a lovely moment!!
My eldest is at the age now where she prefers to read her own books in bed….But it still doesn’t stop her sneaking in to my littles one’s room for a story now and again….hehehe x
Ah, very sweet!
I love it when kids “read” books – Ben was able to “read” the hungry caterpillar word for word before he was even three bless him. Hurrah for a love of books! 😀
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Hurrah indeed!
What a fabulous post Jocelyn and I just love that photo of the two of them together. It really is a great time of day isn’t it. How wonderful that Boo remembers so much too, POD does that a bit and recites books to her dollies – I love it! Great post, thank you so much for sharing #whatsthestory
Thank you. Yes, she loves her books and he does listen..sometimes! Thanks for hosting x
Aww I love the pre-bathtime happiness! Sounds like a lot of fun in your house! Such a cute picture of them reading together 🙂 xx
A really lovely part of the day 🙂 Thanks x
She is the best big sister ever how wonderful their relationship is #magic moments
She is rather brilliant!
This is beautiful – such a gorgeous moment #whatsthestory
Thank you x
That photo is so lovely, bliss
Thanks very much x
awww this is so so cute, what an amazing big sister 🙂
thanks for linking up with #MagicMoments x
Thank you – she is lovely to him 🙂 Thanks for hosting x
One of the best things about having older children is when they read stories to their younger siblings! #magicmoments
It is so adorable to see 🙂
Such a sweet post. I do love our bedtime routine, too, especially the book reading part with all the silly voices…
Ah, yes, that bit’s always fun!
Aww such a lovely photo and really sweet to see siblings have such a close relationship #WhatsTheStory
Thank you x
We have a similar routine, although bath time is my husbands thing as he’s been out all day, gives him an hour playing with the kids 🙂
My husband baths the kids, too, but we all go up to play 🙂
This sounds like a lovely bedtime routine. It must make you glow to see Boo “reading” to Little Man, how sweet. We also have a play on the bed before lights out, it’s nice to have some quality time at the end of the day x
It is, and it’s sweet to see them ‘read’ together, as well as go wild on the bed!
Oh the little cuties! What a special photo #magicmoments
Thank you x
I love that time of day, work and tea are done, and there is a slot for fun and snuggles!
It’s the best!