Last Thursday after dinner, with Daddy away at school and trying to do something special for the kids who miss their Daddy when he's not here, the kids and I cuddled in our bed and watched "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" which I remember from my childhood.
Our bedtime routine lately (the past month or two) is "song and scratchies," which is for each kid one song of their choosing and either a back scratch or tummy rub. Since watching Charlie Brown, each night when I ask what song they would like they say, "Great Pumpkin!" and I la-la-la the intro tune (as seen above). Tonight, Luke danced (e.g., spun around in circles) next to me while I sang to Zo and scratched her back, and then Zo danced while I did "song and scratchies" for Luke.
Love how these little routines develop. Miss them when they inevitably morph into something new.
XO
