That being said... the moment I uttered them, " Time for bed", Hunter disappeared. For a moment I actually thought I had made progress with someone, only to find myself greatly mistaken. Hunter had left in a diaper and returned in this.....
moments later... Jade emerges from her shower all ready for bed clearly she heard that the camera was out and she pops a new pose.....
Of course once there is a picture of each.. we have to do the
sibling shot.... this also got us closer to story time... I was getting closer to that
sweet mumbling of them actually going to bed...
Oh wait.. how can we stall.... Mom has her camera out...
get a picture of us with Dad reading to us...
Of course just before the lights were out, Hunter jumped on me and said, "cheese" here I thought it would be a cute picture, but definitely not one I'd post anywhere, pregnant and all I want is sleep ...that was until I got to the computer. I caught a glimpse of the picture of Hunter and I, and I laughed so hard, I missed hearing him climb over the gate to stand behind me and say, " Me, Momma.. me!!!" There we were, I clearly more tired than he, looking at a picture of ourselves, where it appeared that he was so happy he could strangle me... famous fighting words indeed.
and here I thought I was soo close... freedom was calling... well, that late night stillness that settles over the house when two children are laughing, shouting, fighting and complaining about being in bed, arguing over exactly how dark it is, what book they should have chosen for the story, when they are getting their ice packs, why the fan can't be turned up higher and why exactly they aren't tired. Yes.. that peace that settles when you know.. your children are safely tucked away in their room, to complain, holler, whine, get goofy and whatever they deem necessary prior to their sleeping.. just so you can sit in the quiet of one room and contemplate doing absolutely nothing. Sure, you're getting up every five minutes to make sure they aren't fighting, swinging from the bunk beds like little monkeys, emptying their drawers because they decided they wanted to change their pajamas.... but the sigh that comes with the hope of being able to sit and do absolutely nothing is something I've waited for since that first tantrum of the morning. What....you have NO clue what I'm talking about? Seriously?! Well don't leave me a comment about how perfect your nights go, it will only make my already over processing mind question and contemplate exactly how many days I will have to change it until we bring in the disruption of a baby into our schedules... so for now.. I'll meander through the thoughts of that peace and wade in the waters of the some day, to climb the gate, get up and referee some more until everyone is sweetly passed out... including me. :)
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