Bedtime

Putting kids to be can sometimes be a mundane thing. Or quite the opposite, depending on how wound up they are. Either way, I love capturing the routine stuff we do because these kids won't be little forever! These pictures pretty much sum up our bedtime happenings. Clark loves to brush his own teeth before he gets help. He also has to be the one to get Lana's toothbrush ready and give it to her. Lana likes to brush her own teeth but readily accepts help. When you tell her to open her mouth she'll say, "ahhhhh."

Clark's bed is the official "toothbrushing station". Lana will hold her toothbrush and point to the bed or climb up herself to be in the proper place to brush her teeth next to her brother. In this frame she's also holding a shoe because she's obsessed with shoes and loves to carry them around. When the tooth brushing is over you can't take Lana's toothbrush away or she'll scream. She has to put it away herself. Below Clark is wearing his all-time favorite pajamas. He asks to wear them every night. 

There are always bedtime shenanigans that go on before anyone actually gets into bed, including but not limited to: peek-a-boo behind the door, running in circles, naked kids running away from mom/dad, and jumping on the bed.

Lana loves to give kisses before bed. She'll stand in her crib with a huge pucker on her lips to entice mom/dad back in the room to give her just one more kiss goodnight. Then she'll hold her hands out to get picked up which doesn't usually happen, so screaming ensues. Oh, Lana!