Routines…..children crave routine. One of my favorite routines with River is our nighttime routine. To encourage her “joy of brushing,” she has a million different toothbrushes and toothpastes. Normally, she isn’t allowed to put the toothpaste on the toothbrush. Because when she does, it ends up all over..and way too much of it all over! But last night, I decided to let her put her own toothpaste on the brush. Wow, you would have thought I told her she could have as much ice cream as she wanted! Her eyes lit up and she got so excited…she then got very serious and tried her hardest to get just the right amount of toothpaste on the toothbrush…….I had to take some photos……