Marco Polo

Grace and Anna almost always have a bath together. We started this once Anna could sit up a bit in the bath seat and both of the girls love it. I've always given Grace the choice of having a bath by herself or with Anna, and she always chooses to have a bath with her sister.

After they're cleaned up and have had some time to splash around, I take Anna out first to get her dried off and into her jammies. This gives Grace a few minutes of extra playtime in the tub by herself while I'm just across the hall, literally just a few steps away from the bathroom. She knows not to stand up in the tub or try to get out, and I always talk to her while I'm in the other room with Anna. It was Brian's idea to play our own version of Marco Polo - I'll call out "Marco!" and Grace will answer "Polo!" so we know she's paying attention and isn't getting into trouble!

Anna has picked up on our little game and has joined in! As soon as I take her out of the bathroom, she yells out "Mahco!" and waits for Grace to yell back "Polo!" They keep this going until we go back to the bathroom to get Grace, it's so cute! 

In their favorite princess towels!