Are your children sleeping?

[KbearingGiftsWeTraverseAfar]

Mine were out like a light at 8.15? When I was little it would be midnight and I still wouldn't be able to sleep with excitement on Christmas Eve. Not my kids, oh no, heads hit the pillow and it's game over!

I'm not complaining, it makes life easier for FC but I'm surprised!

DD1 (4) went to sleep very quickly. I'm still bfing dd2 and she's a bit restless.

Nope. DD (10) and DS (4) currently bouncing off walls

see, normal kids wangle99, mine are like dormice!

DS (age 5) fast asleep at 19:30

nope they are driving me nuts, ds (5) & dd (23 months) both up all i can hear is dd shouting "mummy, mummy,mummy" i wish they would bloody sleep!

dd3 (4) still WIDE awake she has just informed Daddy that she is very very excited, I think it could be many hours yet. Dd2 & Dd4 snoring in minutes at 7pm!

all still up and watching telly

dd1 has been so excited about xmas the last few weeks (she is 3.3 so 1st xmas of really understanding) however she cam out in chicken pox at weekend and now feeling sorry for herself, she went to bed at 6.30 as normal no excitement about the morning she did ask if he was coming tonight though(we did leave mince pie etc for santa) but she has been awake twice scratching if that continues she'll be so grumpy tomorrow

its dd2 1xmas (shes 11.5months) so she went to bed as normal has no idea whats happening apart from pulling the tree over (and whats the betting she'll have chicken pox on her 1st birthday [fmm])

DD3 asleep at 1900, DD2 at 1930, DD1 lights out at 2015 so will pop up in a minute and see if she's asleep yet so I can wrap the pressies without interruption!

Not yet - just come back from a friends house. She is trying to procrastinate by deciding which stocking she will use - giving them marks out of 10.

I hope she falls asleep before I do!

DS (16 months) was asleep by 6pm(!) tonight as he was knackered due to horrible night last night and no nap today.

Maybe he'll give me a Christmas present of an unbroken night

I bet they will wake up at 5am though as I am sleeping in DD's room tonight I bet that's when I will be getting up!

They're in bed, but I can hear them chatting and laughing. I'll go and yell in a minute........

We spent this morning with another family at the local country park playing hide and seek, then everyone back here for lunch and 5 kids made a den out of the sofa cushions.

Then all to lovely carol service at the Salvation Army Farm, in the barn with the animals. V. big treat of McDonalds for tea & quick look to see where Santa was on Google Earth. They could barely keep thier eyes open by the time they got to bed. Been soundo since 7:30.

We have had PIL and BIL and family over this evening so has been quite busy here with 10 bods in our little house.
DS1 (2) fell asleep promptly after they all left but is now wide awake.
DS2 (1) is asleep.
We have 2 or 3 things left to warp and then have to try and get it all under the tree with Ds1 asleep in the lounge. (He sleeps in the lounge as he curently suffers bad night terrors.
We will have to cover the booty with a sheet or something.
Hope we don't wake up in the morn to everyting unwrapped.

1 / 4 is sleeping, and it is past 10 pm here!!

DS (4) just in bed now with DD reading a story.

Last year DD was STILL awake at 1.30am have decided we will go to midnight mass this year, if she's going to be awake might as well be proactive and do something! Hopefully she'll be knackered when we get back because I know I will be!!

lol not achance

but i dont mind tonight

ahh. DS asleep (just) and I've done my first ever being santa. have put pressies in big sack under tree, half eaten the mince pie and drank santas juice (DS ate rudolphs carrot before he went to bed).

feeling very, very emotional. if it snows i will lose the plot !!!!

DD (2) fell asleep watching Annie at 6.30pm
DSD and DS both in bed at 7 and not heard a peep out of them!

boht of mine 3 and 2 sound I have made about 20 trips up the stairs, have built up the prams now just about to start on the Princess Playhouse.

DP gone to midnight mass which is at 9pm for some reason am leaving the scotter things till he gets back.

Am totally shattered

2 out of 3 asleep but the third helped to put out the presents (aged 12). I'm off to bed now too!

imdreamingofa... midnight mass for DP at 9pm? AKA the pub???!!!!! Leave the princess playhouse and get a glass of wine

DS (17) still awake, obviously, DD (almost 3 weeks) asleep in my arms, hence crap typing! She is being fractious lately so the crook of my arm is her new bed. Arrgghh!!

No chance, both still awake and shouting downstairs at regular intervals wanting updates on where santa is. They are 9 and 7! At this rate he won't be at our house until 2am!