One At A Time

Our strategy has been to bathe all three kids at the same time and suffer 30 minutes of intense chaos, including splashing, fighting over toys, and positioning for the front by the faucet, to have extra time for books and fun before bed. It works somewhat, though it ends up being a full night of chaos. For various reasons, for the past two days I've been bathing the kids one at a time while the other two play downstairs. It seems to be much faster, much more relaxing, and actually kind of nice because I get to have some one-on-one time to talk to them while I bathe them. Because there is nothing else going on, we actually have a good conversation about their day. That in itself is enough to justify changing our strategy.