Who's up for a nudie run?

Just before nudie run time!

Every night around 6pm (earlier if I'm organised) I start running a bath to wash away any incriminating evidence on my two little cheeky monkeys before Geek Dad arrives home.

This is not my favourite time of the day as my oldest son has a love/hate relationship with water. It took him over 2 years before he would actually sit down to bathe and don't even attempt to wash his hair unless you insert earplugs and maybe skull a stiff drink to toughen your resolve.

If it's me bathing the two of them it's essential to let my oldest know it's bath time while we eat dinner. Preparation is key but the magic is the promise of bubbles, lots and lots of bubbles.

Once he is in the water it's not long before I have to start the next stage of bribery so he will be convinced to get out of the bath.

After his teeth are brushed and before he has clocked that bed time is sooner rather than later all I have to do is suggest a nudie run.

The rules are simple.

We count down from 3 and then it's game on.

My son flies down the hallway squealing with pure joy. Within seconds it's over but the mood has lifted and we go into the last stage of our bedtime ritual with smiles on our faces.
Until it's time to tackle bedtime.

--Hannah