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DD 1 is 32m and we've been doing this for ages. She gets bath, pj's / lotion, story, then we turn on nightlight, sound machine and sing a song then say night night. Sometimes she might get a little play time between PJ and story.

@Cherrybee: They happen on a chair in her room. We have a rule though, if she wants to get down then it's bed time. Does E still get milk? Could you give her milk or even water after her bath to get her sitting still and start reading while she is drinking?

I put her into her cot. Sometimes she reaches for it before I am done saying goodnight but maybe only 50% of the time.

We don't do bath every night so that isn't technically part of bedtime for us. And she always nurses before bed, but it isn't part of the very specific "bedtime routine". So our night is:
Nurse in the living room

(This is where I consider bedtime starting)
Brush teeth
Diaper change, pjs
At this point I dim the lights and turn the sound machine on low.
Stories on the bed in her room- we have a pile of books in there, she gets to pick which ones we read, I've started limiting it to three. She calms down while we read and is pretty snuggly.
Pick her up, sound machine volume up a little, lights down low, nightlight on, sing twinkle twinkle.
Put her in her crib, say have a good night, I love you, see you in the morning.

Before these last few weeks, she used to reach for her crib while I sang and turn right onto her belly to sleep. Now... She cries as soon as she hears twinkle twinkle, stands up in her crib and clings to me and screams. So, yeah. It's awesome.

We do a bath almost every night (but don't always wash her hair), and I use lavender-scented bubbles a few nights a week. Now that it's winter, I blow her hair dry after the bath, then brush her teeth. We do lotion/massage and jammies, then pick a couple books to read. After we read we cuddle for a few minutes, and say our bedtime prayers, then she I put her in the bed with a kiss.

@Cherrybee: have you tried a lavender bath? We use Johnson & Johnson bedtime bath, which is lavender scented and make the water very warm (not too hot, but a nice relaxing warm temperature) and make tons of bubbles so the whole bathroom has a nice cozy lavender scent. He loves bath time and plays and splashes but ultimately it does relax him.

We're having some bedtime struggles right now too, so sending lots of hugs and wine your way friend!

My twins are almost 2 years old, and the routine has been the same since they were 3 months old with little tweaks here and there. This is what it has been the last year, pretty much:
5:15 dinner
5:45 milk & either stories at the table or dancing in their room, depending on their energy level
6:05 brush teeth
6:10 Baby A into bath, I either read or continue dancing w/ Baby B in their room
6:20 Baby B into bath, I put pj's on Baby A and read story in their room (2 books max)
6:30 I sing a lullaby, turn out lights, turn on sound machine & put Baby A down. Dad continues routine w/ Baby B in living room.
Some thoughts--since we switch order of babies each night as to who bathes first, they either get books in their room or living room. It doesn't seem to bother them to change places, as long as the routine is consistent. Also, right now they are really into light switches so I let them turn off the light in their room or living room before putting them into crib. I think that helps them understand it's bedtime.

19 month old:
Bath
Dry him off, put on a fresh diaper, and read a book (this happens in the living room)
Go into his room and put him in his PJs
Say night night and put him in bed (doesn't make a difference if we put him in bed or he climbs in on his own.)

3 month old
Bath
Diaper/pajamas/sleep suit
Sit in the rocker in his room and feed while singing a couple of songs
Put him in his crib

Dinner
Watch a movie and snuggle
Jammies
Brush Teeth
Book (we read in her bed now that she has a twin, but we used to put her in her crib and lean over her while she laid down)
Kiss and goodnight
Turn on her sleep sheep
Bedtime

If she gets up or comes out of her room after bedtime, we just put her back in bed, say goodnight, and leave.

@Cherrybee: we play the ignore her game in the evening, too! She'll eventually figure out that Her protests are futile

@Cherrybee: an hour is great!!! I bet in a week, it's a lot less! Just stay consistent!!