Sneaky Sasha

So, with all the transitions in our house over the past couple months, bedtime was one of the first to go out the window.  This is really sad because we had broken Sasha of the bottle habit and both kids were very good about being in bed at 8, 8:30 at the latest.  However, as I fell apart, so did bedtime routines.  Sash is back on the bottle and bedtime is pretty much whenever they pass out.  Bad Mom.

Well, as I try to piece our life back together, the time has come to un-learn these bad habits and re-teach my kids a good bedtime routine.  I thought we were doing pretty well the other night.  I put the kids to bed and only got struggles until 9:00. (which is a miracle right now)  The house was quiet and I assumed they were asleep so I crawled in my bed to do the same.

I got up around 10:00 to get a drink from the kitchen and as I walked back to my bedroom I noticed the rocking chair in the dark rocking itself.  I looked a little closer and noticed Sasha sitting quietly in the rocking chair with a stack of books in her lap.

So i grabbed the camera and captured the moment.... BUSTED!!!

Who knows how long she had been there reading quietly in the dark, but how can you get mad at something like that.  She thought she was in so much trouble.  Just look at the fear in her face.  :)  We sat down and read together for about 20 minutes and then she went to bed quietly for the night.

My kids may get in trouble for a variety of things, but reading will never be one of them.  Good Sneaky Sash.