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[quote=Anonymous]OP, if you share details of why it seems like such an endurance event, people might have more concrete suggestions to help.

To answer your question: any time a parent is home, he or she will absolutely make the time for bedtime stories/ hugs and snuggles with each of two kids. I work late two nights a week, so on those days all I manage is a quick facetime with the kids to ask about their day and blow kisses. My husband covers those nights. The other days I am mostly back in time to give them their dinner bath etc. My husband works from home so sometimes he can participate in the entire routine, and sometimes part thereof depending on his workload.

It might help you to streamline the routine. My kids are now 6 and 3.5 and have had a joint evening routine since the younger one was about 9 months old. Here's our current one:
4:45pm: Pick up toys while their dinner gets on the table
5:00pm: Dinner
5:30pm Bath together, PJs, brush teeth. Sometimes this takes longer when we wash hair, floss etc but usually done in 15 mins
Up to 6:30: Bedtime stories, hugs and snuggles, one last potty, one last hug, Mom I really need to tell you something etc
6:30: In bed, lights off

So yes, it takes about 1.75 hours, but it's hard to make it any quicker. Kids need at least 30 minutes for dinner, the older one is not quite there with being able to shower independently, etc. But it's not too bad, and at least I don't need to do anything to help them fall asleep, and I don't have to see them until the next morning (unless they wake up at night because of sickness etc)[/quote]

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