new bed time rituals

These days Pepe is trying his best to delay going to his crib. This evening we got back late from the rez, around 7:15 or so. Pepe did not want dinner, to T-I-R-E-D (spelled out every time, coz he gets pretty upset to hear it) and wanted to watch "George". He could not get it that Curious George was not on. Chris thinks that Pepe associated watching CG with the beginning of the day, as he almost always watches CG in the am. Finally I scanned all our 7 channels and Pepe was convinced that CG was not on. He wanted chips and cheese, which he got. We went upstairs with the bowl. He did not eat any. We read a story but then he laid on the carpet with his baba in his mouth and refused to be read more books..I suggested we go to mommy and daddy's bed. we did, and we laid on the bed. i stretched my legs up the wall, and pepe thought this was funny, and did the same thing. i gave him the 10 min warning, which was met with
P: "I don't want to go to bed".
AM: Why?
P: Coz, I want to sleep here, in this crib.
AM: Why?
P: I lonely.
AM: yes?
P: Yes.
AM: So this is why you cry?
P: yes.
AM: Are you gonna cry tonight?
P: Yes.
AM: Can I do anything about it?
P: No, I like to cry.
AM: OK. I see. I like to cry sometimes too.
P: Yes.
AM: Do you remember what I told you to do when you try to sleep?
P; Yes, I close my eyes and I see diggers, and the rez, and colors..
AM: Yes, you have everything in your imagination..
Pepe closes his eyes and smiles...
AM: Ok, 2 more minutes.
P: Can I have chocolate?
AM: OK, I'll get you a piece, but then we go to your cribbies..
P: No, I don't want chocolate.
AM: OK. Listen, lets go read 2 stories and then go into the crib.
P: OK.
We read the stories. Pepe gets into his crib. A couple of protests, but that was it...