FORT NIGHT

After putting AA to bed last night, we told JP what we had in store for the night ... fort night downstairs on a big air mattress in front of the fireplace ... movie, popcorn ... just JP, Mommy and Daddy. The smile on his face was priceless. Of course, we deviate from the normal bedtime routine all of the time when we are out and about (which seems to be more weekends than not) ... but I can count on one hand (okay, one finger!), the number of times we've let JP stay up past 7:30 pm when we were at home. (I sound so hard ... but in actuality, JP often asks to go to bed!).

My original plan was for JP to fall asleep while watching a movie, and then for A and I to watch one of our own ... and for the three of us to sleep peacefully together downstairs. After watching the entire Winnie the Pooh Movie (nearing 9:00) it became evident that JP does NOT take after me ... there was simply no sign of him falling asleep watching a movie! With that, our fort night came to an end. Without any complaints, JP went to bed in his room and slept soundly.

(Oh, and I fell fast asleep during my movie!)