If you are looking for an honest and fun post about parenting and life in general, you do need to visit today’s guest. Grumpy Grateful Mom is a wonderful writer, a fun mom, a great blogging friend, and a commenter of many posts on many blogs.
I feel so blessed to have her comments on my posts regularly and am so excited that she is here today.
I love being a mom to my four kids. But there’s also something else I love, bedtime!
So last week, it was a little painful, but we paused our normal bedtime routine in exchange for a tradition I’ve been meaning to start for years. We got the kids in their pajamas and told them the first part of our plan.
The chipper faces vanished and were replaced with the saddest little expressions. Then, they turned against us.
My oldest three all complained and gave excuses why this was NOT a good present. After about fifteen minutes, my kids were finally resigned to their terrible fate; surprisingly, they were in their beds much faster than a usual night.
My husband and I then raced back into their room and turned on the lights.
“Get up! Get up! We’re going for a drive!”
Don’t let my redhead’s expression fool you. It was fun.
JDaniel would so love to have been at her house on this night! What a great treat!
They’ll never forget that day! That was the best treat ever!
What a special and unexpected treat for the kids! A wonderful memory to cherish for sure! 🙂
Oh, you’re one of those cool, fun moms! Sounds like a great time! I’m the mean militant mom who doesn’t take her kids out for ice cream after bedtime 😉
That is awesome!!!!! What a cool tradition!!! I am going to have to do this if only to see the uber-confused expression on my daughter’s face when I wake her up! :o)
Those are some lucky kids!!!
That is HILARIOUS and FANTASTIC!!! LOVE IT!!
How fun and SNEAKY! Perhaps the cute little redhead is just thinking, “Man, I just KNOW this is gonna end up on her BLOG!” 😉 But HA! You tricked her again. It’s on a DIFFERENT blog. 😉
That sounds so fun! Not sure it would work with my brood, some of them think they are adults and they don’t have bedtimes…but we could try it.
Sandy
I am so running with this idea…especially if we do the same thing and run for ice cream!!
Seriously, though. This is such a wonderful treat. I know her kids were lovin’ it!
What a wonderful surprise! Can I come live with you? I promise I will go straight to bed – no stalling! LOL
What a great guest post — shows why Grumpy Grateful is one of my most favourite bloggers. I look forward to her posts as much as my daily jolt of java!
How much fun! That would be so awesome to do =)
Love this!
I bet they were ecstatic! LOL I know I always get excited for ice cream 🙂
So fun! Who doesn’t love ice cream…after being sent to bed? 🙂
I love love love that you did this! How awesome.
How fun. I like that idea.
Although…I hesitate. Bedtime is sacred around here. 🙂
It would shock my kids a great deal to do this. maybe it’s time.
Thanks for having me Deirdre! The overall idea is completely stolen. I first saw this a few years ago in a book about traditions.
Opps – sorry. I was supposed to link to something we’ve done in our community. Actually, we are shopping for a girl’s Christmas gifts who goes to our church by picking an angel off our church Christmas tree and we taking donations by a charity and nursing home. It’s humbling but rewarding. We are so blessed.
So fun and cute! Just curious…how long did it take you to get them to bed after eating all the sugar, though? Ha ha!
Wow, what a great surprise! I bet they were bouncing off the walls when you came to wake them back up 🙂
that’s too cute!!! What a great surprise!!! Did they ever go to sleep that night? LOL!
Just the kind of surprise a kid likes best!
=)
That would be fun! Maybe I can do something like that soon with my little one.:)
Oh, such fun!
How fun is that!! And yea, my kids would totally argue about why this was a bad present too.
Just got the cookies and they are AMAZING! I have no idea what they are or how you made them, but I need to know both. Thank you so much. This was such a fun experience!
Daily Mom
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Oh how I adore the lovely Grumpy Grateful Momma!!!! Such a fun idea!!!
Aw, how sweet!! What a wonderful idea 🙂
I love this! It’s been so long since I’ve done this with my kids; I wonder if they would even remember it. Thanks for the inspiration!! 🙂
Ha! What a fun surprise for the kids.
Only the most super cool mom & dad would pull something like this…so I better get on it…haha! No, no, I’m talking about you! This is such a great idea – and the look on your ‘lil dude’s face is priceless!!
What a lovely treat! Hmm, inspired…
I love this surprise! What an excellent idea. I may have to try this out some time 🙂