Because I like to observe the stars, tho, my husband had them all connected to a switch in the garage, so when I wanted I could easily turn them off. I just have to remember to turn the switch back ON when I'm done star-gazing. LOL!
We have very similar lights. They are both motion sensitive and also photo-sensitive so they don't activate during the day.
It takes a bit of remembering to turn them off when we sit out on the Gazebo in the back yard at night to realx and watch the night sky...and like you, we have to remeber to turn 'em back on when we come in!!