I'm pretty much a stickler when it comes to the kid's bedtime. If we are on vacation or have friends/relatives in from out of town, then I don't worry about it so much. Otherwise, if it is a school night and we are home the kids are in bed by 8pm. I guess my motto is a "flexible routine."Wednesday night we got home from church around 8:40pm. Normally, for Caelleb, this would mean a mad rush for PJ's, tooth-brushing, and bed. But Wednesday night was the lunar eclipse. And (according to Bryndyn) this won't happen again for 2 years. SOOOOO, Caelleb got to stay up late.
Still recovering from the flu, I almost blew off the eclipse and headed straight to bed. I'm glad I didn't. We pulled up three chairs to our dining room picture window and stared at the moon for a good 25 minutes. Bryndyn explained to Caelleb what was happening (I couldn't have done that even if I'd wanted to...how my husband knows *everything is beyond me). Caelleb was really intrigued by the whole thing, especially once the moon started turning orange. Numerous times as he listened to Bryn's explanation about the Earth, Sun & Moon Caelleb would exclaim "Ohhhh!" (like "oh I get it, that totally makes sense"). Much of the time we just sat in silence marveling God's artistry.
The best part of this bedtime-rule-breaking-evening was when Caelleb leaned over and whispered to Bryndyn, "I love you daddy" and then to me "I love you too, mommy." I KNEW there was a good reason to add "flexible" to our routine!
*Bryndyn jokingly calls himself the "king of useless trivia." He seriously is!
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