Snuggles

One of my favorite times of the day is when the girls go to bed and I get to snuggle. I usually snuggle with Gabby, because I fit in her bed, and Brian does with Ally. We start out by reading a story and then lay down. Gabby jumps into bed and I get her blankets all situated around her. Then she turns on her music, with bubbles. She will then say "way down Momma." So I lay down next to her and she will share some of her covers with me. This is when we get to snuggle and talk a little. Lately she will ask me what Awwy is doing and then what Daddy is doing. I will respond and then I ask her what Momma is doing and she tells me that I'm snuggling with Gabby. When I finally decide I've had enough snuggles to last me another day I will get up. Gabby will then grab my head and try to push it back down and says "Way down Momma!" I give my kisses and we always say "nigh night, see you in the morning, wuv you!"

When I'm finished with Gabby I usually go in and snuggle a bit with Ally. Right now we have been reading chapter books and I am using some of the reading strategies I have learned with her. It's great because we always review what happened in the previous chapter and at the end of reading the current one we try to predict what will happen in the next chapter. Then we turn off the light and do a bit of snuggling. All in all I think I'm a pretty lucky mom.