Hey Dad’s! Tonight, I was thinking through my bedtime ritual with my daughter and wondered what you do? Maybe you do something special that I could add to my nighttime to mix it up.

Here’s what my night usually looks like with my almost-two year-old:

• Dinner
• Playtime
• PJ’s
• Brush the teeth
• Wave in the mirror while I help her brush her teeth
• Play with some toys
• Read two books, okay three, okay maybe five
• Put her in her crib
• Situate her seven stuffed animals (I counted them tonight), two blankets and pillow
• Sing Jesus Loves You to her, maybe two times
• Blow kisses anywhere from two to 11 times
• Say I love you and see you in the morning
• Lights Out
• PS. “I love you” one more time

Then I walk down the stairs and 9 times out of 10, I have to tell my wife how sweet that girl is.

What’s your bedtime ritual?