Bedtime

I've had these pictures on my camera for a while and wanted to post them. This is what things look like typically at bedtime around our house. The kids are clean and warm...and the kitties are ready for some shut eye. We usually find the two older cats asleep up high in either Ty or Eme's beds. It became a habit for them from when Maverick was a puppy...they needed a hiding spot he couldn't reach. This night we found the baby all snuggled in with Doba as well. I just had to snap a picture. This in turn meant I had to take a picture of each of the children, upon their requests.

Tonight we are trying out a new routine. We have tried several sleeping arrangements for Mav. When he was very little he was a crate dog (actually probably for a year). Then he became a "sleep outside the crate dog" (usually at the top of the stairs keeping guard). This lasted until the infamous "eat mom's couch" incident this summer when he promptly became a "sleep outside in his run" kind of dog. When the winter months came and the weather got colder he became a "sleep inside the house" dog again. But only downstairs...he's really not allowed upstairs anymore. This worked great until he became the "poop on the same spot of carpet every night" kind of dog. Immediately he was a "crate in the garage" dog again. But lately we have been feeling he's rather disconnected with the family. So we are now cautiously attempting the "Sleep In My Boy's Room, On a New Bed" kind of dog. Im sure this makes the cat's all a twitter since Ty's room is their fav. I have a feeling we will find the kitten snuggled up with Mav on his cedar bed someday soon.

Here's to a Successful night's sleep.