The Pitter-Patter of Little Feet

Since moving into our new house, Luke and Lilly have been upgraded to "big kid beds" in their own rooms. We started them out by having them sleep on a mattress on the floor. Each night when we put them down, we'll read a few books, (they'll ask us to read a few more), say our prayers, tell them they need to stay in their beds, and then ask them if they want their door open or closed.

EXPLANATION: You see, at our old house we always closed the door and they never had a night light, but they had each other in the room. Now that they have their own rooms, in a new house, and are not in their cribs, we want to make sure they feel comfortable and secure so we leave the hall light on and give the option of door open or closed. Back to the story.

Most times they choose to have the door open and then we can close it after they have fallen asleep. One night last week Alison had put Luke in bed and they went through our typical routine. Of course, he chose to have his door left open. Apparently it was a very tough decision though.

About 5 minutes after she left the room, she heard the "pitter-patter of little feet" (Which usually means they don't want to go to bed.), followed by the slamming of a door (surprisingly), followed by the "pitter-patter of little feet" ("I better get back to bed before mom and dad catch me out of it."--Luke). Alison just laughed and continued folding clothes in our room.

A few minutes later she once again heard the "pitter-patter of little feet", followed by the opening of a door, followed by the "pitter-patter of little feet". Then silence the rest of the night.
He had tried both options and door open was the winner. Sleep tight our little one.