reach for the stars

we have a problem. a sleep problem.
it's not like we weren't prepared for it. we were just hoping it would pass us by the second time around.
no such luck. wishful thinking i guess...
going on prior experience, when traditional methods don't seem to work, it's time to whip up a chart.
i am not sure what it is about the age of three and sleeping in our family, but they just don't seem to go together.
the issue is further compacted when that certain three year old is sharing a room with her big sister.
when ella woke up crying {from a deep slumber might i add} the other night cause little sister had gotten a hold of chapstick and smeared it all over her face, that was the last straw.
barth got involved this time. we love having daddy home.
he took the girls to michaels {that in itself is a task} and whipped up a pretty impressive chart....

it works a little something like this....
for every night of going to sleep...no fussing, no getting up, no calling us back in a hundred times, no bothering sister...a glitter star is placed on top of one of the itty bitty stars. once all those {14 to be exact}  have been covered up it's time for a trip to the toy store!

{the first star for one good night's sleep}

{the number of "good sleeps" so far}

{so hard to be patient}