a day in the life...

Mornings at our house can begin anywhere from 4:30am to 6:20am, as Josh and I awake to either knocking (on their bedroom door since it's child proofed on the inside) or the sound of two giggly boys jumping on their beds.  Last week they slept until after 6am four out of five days.  We were happy parents!

After we wake up the boys and I head straight into the kitchen to make Daddy's lunch and Josh jumps in the shower.  They absolutely love being my helpers.

They scoot the kitchen chair over to the counter (sometimes Bubba comes with, as seen here) and get out a cheese stick, an apple and a soda for daddy.

Then we write daddy a love note. It generally says (as dictated by the boys) "Have a good at work" -cute cause it's missing the word "day"/ "Drive safe"/ "I love you so much"/ "Have fun at teaching your friends" and we also include pictures, often of barns & farm animals.

Then they pack the baggie full of chips while I make the sandwich. I believe more chips end up in my children than end up in the baggie, but that's okay. Once Josh is out of the shower they run full speed down the hallway to tell him, "I made your lunch daddy!!!"

Then I corral them back into the kitchen for breakfast. This usually is cereal, and although they make a HUGE deal of "picking my own!", they almost always choose Cheerios. It's a classic.

It's exciting to me how they can feed themselves completely.

And in the mornings they are generally great eaters. 

Jack often wakes up telling me, 

"My tummy is so hungry mommy!"

{Logan}

{Jack}

After breakfast, depending on the day, we either get dressed & ready for the day or we snuggle up on the couch for a movie.

They sometimes like to read a book and watch a movie.

{my cuties!}

This day they chose their personal photo albums to look at instead of a regular book.  I made the boys these albums after our family camping trip last summer, and let me tell you, they were worth all the effort and every penny.  They pull them off the shelf almost every day.  They love to talk about the memories of each picture and talk about going camping again this summer.

Our favorite movie these days is Disney's "Up".  They LOVE the little boy Russel (whom Jack calls Muscle).  The other day Jack asked if Muscle could come over and when I told him that Muscle was pretend, he said, "Mommy don't say that! Muscle is my friend!"

After our morning movie & snuggle, the boys get dressed and make their beds. Jack is actually really good at making his bed, and Logan's heart is in the right place, but his is a little less military and little more "my pillow, all my blankets and my bubbas are on the bed- that's good enough".

Once we are dressed & the house is tidied up, we do school. (Not everyday, just a few times a week)  This day we were learning the color "red".  That's what they are signing in these pictures.

My goal is to work on a letter, a number & a color every few weeks.  We also got Logan a pair of left handed scissors and plan to make cutting a priority.  The boys really enjoy school, especially with their brand new white boards, markers & erasers. (Thanks, Nanny!)

After school we have morning snack. Usually it's crackers, but I was eating Cottage Cheese & Pineapple, so the boys wanted pineapple, too.

While they finished their snack (the boys eat agonizingly slowly- just like their mother) I loaded the dishwasher.  It seems my day at home is a blur of dishes, laundry & feeding small children.  Oh! And hanging out in the bathroom, since we are still somewhat new to the whole "big potty" thing.

Just before lunch the boys got to help me make orange juice. That is one craving I have had the entire duration of this pregnancy. Any time, day or night, orange juice is what I crave.

After making juice and eating lunch we put on diapers & I laid the boys down for naps.

Generally speaking, after I lay the boys down at nap time, I don't have to go back in. They usually fall right to sleep.

This is a nice change from bedtime, where Josh or I have to go in a handful of times to get them to finally stop talking, stay in their beds, and fall asleep.

During naps I spend a lot of my time journaling (trying desperately to write down and therefore remember all the "little moments") and doing other things for my own personal enjoyment.

This day I decided to finish up the boys' February calendar pages.  I added a few memories I had left out, and then chose & printed my favorite pictures of each boy from the month of February.  I absolutely LOVE their calendars and it's my favorite way of memory keeping despite my (slightly less now that I'm not working) schedule.

Some afternoons the boys wake up very happy, super lovey & snuggly...

And other afternoons, well, not-so-much.

Sometimes we spend a lot of post-nap time in this special corner, waiting for the timer to beep, releasing said grouchy kid from his consequence. 

:(

But snack time often turns things around. We set up  the boys' chairs in front of the TV, with their stools as tables and enjoy some popcorn or cheese & crackers while watching Caillou or Diego.

And shortly after they wake up from naps, 

Daddy comes home, 

and that is our very favorite part of the day.

~

Once he's home, it's play time, dinner time, bath time & bed time.

Then we wake up and do it all over again!