A Bedtime Story

No i'm not trying to be an M. Night Shyamalan wannabe, but I do have a little bedtime story of my own. For the past few months the girls and I have had a little tradition where I tell them a bedtime story I usually just make up on the spot after they're all tucked in. I think this all started one night when the girls couldn't agree on a book for me to read to them. I finally gave up and decided to tell my own story. They really look forward to it and it's been alot of fun seeing their eyes so big with their imaginations going a mile a minute.

The story involves 2 princesses and their constant struggle to outsmart the mean werewolf. I'm including one of the stories below, and they all begin word for word the same up through the word "werewolf", then the adventure varies from night to night.

One time, there were 2 beautiful little princesses who lived in a castle. They loved playing in their castle, but most of all they loved the yard. It had a big meadow with lots of flowers, a waterfall, a giant trampoline, a waterslide, and a pool. They loved playing all throughout the yard, and they knew they could play anywhere except the forbidden place at the edge of the yard (Andie & Emma usually chime in on this part).......dark forest! Because in dark forest lived (again they chime in)....the werewolf.
The princesses were so excited because today was their birthday party. They couldn't wait for the cake, and presents, and seeing all their friends, but most of all they were so excited because a magic balloon maker was coming! When she finally came, the magic balloon maker gathered all the children around. One boy at the party asked for a balloon tiger! The balloon maker smiled as she began blowing up the balloon (I make a sound effect and action of blowing it up). As she handed the tiger to the friend, it instantly came to life, roaring and running around the yard. Another friend asked for a butterfly, and when the balloon maker handed the girl her balloon, it started fluttering it's wings and flying way up in the air. When it came back close to the ground, the girl jumped on it and it carried her up in the sky! She was having so much fun, she laughed and waved to all her friends below. She didn't realize though, that the butterfly was starting to carry her over the dark forest. The princesses stopped smiling, they knew their friend was in trouble. The werewolf would be waiting for their friend on the butterfly! The girls thought and thought...and then they got an idea. They ran over and wispered something in the magic balloon maker's ear. The balloon maker nodded and got right to work.
Meanwhile, the friend on the butterfly started to get scared because her butterfly was getting tired. She was flying lower and lower, and soon she was all the way down to the ground inside dark forest! She even got more afraid when she heard a growl coming from the shadows. It was the werewolf! She screamed as the werewolf crept closer and closer. "Ha Ha said the werewolf, now i've got you and i'm going to eat you." Just then, the princess girls came running into the forest on a big horse. "Wait werewolf" they said. "If you give us our friend back, you can eat our horse instead." The werewolf licked his lips, the horse was bigger and tastier than the little girl, so he said "fine. " The girls got off the horse and ran over to their friend. As the werewolf crept closer to the tasty horse, he forgot all about the 3 girls. "This will be way better anyway, then i'll just eat the girls after." It took him several minutes to sneak up on the horse, but finally he grabbed it. He smiled as he opened his mouth really big, but as he went to take a big bite, he heard a big pop. It was a balloon! He roared with anger, but it was too late, the princessses and their friend had already run back home! The werewolf would go hungry tonight, but not the girls...they had some birthday cake to eat!

So girls, if you're reading this when you're teenagers, you know there was one time in your life that Dad had something interesting to say! I'll enjoy it while it lasts!