Hey everyone! Today I am going to share with you a normal day in our new school routine! Enjoy! :)
6:00am- I wake up, shower, get dressed, and get myself ready for the day! Adrian also gets up around this time with me to get ready.
6:45- I wake up Braylie, Gage, and Jamie. All of their clothes for the week are in a hanging organizer in each of their closets with the days of the week written on them! This is something new that a purchased this summer, and so far it is working out great! There is no morning I-Dont-Know-What-To-Wear hassle anymore for us! While they all get dressed, I make breakfast.
7:00- Adrian and I have breakfast together.
7:15- Adrian leaves for school, and Braylie, Gage, and Jamie eat breakfast. By now Emery and Nolan are usually awake, so I go into their room while the kids eat! I change both of their diapers and get them dressed.
7:30- The kids all play/relax while waiting for the bus, and I feed Emery and Nolan their breakfast!
7:50- Braylie, Gage, and Jamie head out onto the porch to wait for the bus. Emery, Nolan, and I usually sit on the porch with them to get some fresh air, plus Jamie wants me to be there! He still is a little bit scared of the bus since it's his first year riding it!
8:15- Emery, Nolan, and I are back inside and we play together for a while! They are always the happiest in the morning and love to snuggle and read books!
9:15- I put Emery and Nolan down for their morning nap and I clean up the breakfast dishes and usually start a load of laundry. The amount of laundry we have in this house at all times is ridiculous! I have tried to do all of the laundry in one day before, but its just too tough because we have so much! I usually space it out through the week now, I have found that it's much easier.
9:45- I work on my computer or clean the house!
11:15am- I start making lunch for Emery, Nolan, and I! Also, Adrian is allowed to leave campus for lunchtimes, so sometimes she will come eat with us!
11:30am- Emery and Nolan are awake and we all eat lunch!
12:00- After lunch the twins play by themselves/with each other while I clean up the lunch dishes. Then we go do something out of the house! By now I am going crazy and I have to get out of the house! Sometimes we go to the park, or sometimes just the store!
2:30- We always try to be home by 2:30, because Emery and Nolan are always super hungry and tired! I give them a snack and they are asleep by 2:45 usually!
3:00- Adrian gets home from school.
3:30- Braylie, Gage, and Jamie get home from school. I usually wait outside for them to get off the bus! Then I make them all snacks and we get started on their homework! Braylie has more homework then the boys, so it always takes her longer.
4:40- I start making dinner and when the kids are done their homework they usually just do whatever!
5:15- Jeff gets home from work and gets Emery and Nolan up from their naps and ready for dinner.
5:30- We all eat dinner together! We try to have family dinners a lot, but its difficult with all of the sports/activities going on!
6:00- Usually someone has sports! Jamie is currently in soccer 6-7 Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Gage is in soccer Tuesdays and Thursdays, and then travel baseball every Wednesday 6-8! Adrian works three nights a week, and Braylie works one night a week! So are evenings are usually pretty full with something or other, so its nice to have dinner together.
8:00- After getting home from our activities, Jeff, Adrian, or myself gives Jamie a bath and gets him in bed by 8:30. After he's in bed, I get Emery and Nolan ready for bed. Braylie and Gage get ready for bed around 9.
9:30- Everyone but Adrian, Jeff, and myself are asleep/in bed!
10:30- Adrian usually heads up to her room.
11:00 Jeff and I go to bed!
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Finally Back!
Hey everyone! I can't believe its been so long since my last post! Well I'm just gonna say I am so happy to be back posting again! I think this is the busiest summer we have had in a long time, and now that the kids are back in school I feel like I finally have some time to myself again.
First, I am going to give you a grade/age update for all of the kids! Adrian is 17 and just started her senior year of high school! I can't believe she is almost in college! Braylie is 13, and in 8th grade. So crazy that I will have two girls graduating this year! Gage is 9 and in 4th grade. Jamie is 6 and in 1st grade. He is finally in grade school! Emery and Nolan are of course not in school year, but they are 16 months old!
It's great that the high school, middle school, and elementary school all run on the same schedule pretty much, so the kids will have the same days off and stuff! Their first day was yesterday, August 24th. I know its pretty early, but they get out of school usually the last week of May/first week of June! So they have the same amount of summer vacation. Adrian starts school at 7:45, so she usually drives herself to school! Middle school starts at 8:30, so she gets the bus at 7:55. Luckily we live pretty close to the school! Elementary school starts at 8:45, and Gage and Jamie get the bus at 8:05. This is Jamie's first year riding the bus! He was a little nervous, but it helps that his big brother is with him! :) It's so nice that all the kids ride the bus now so I don't have to drive them to school! Last year it was tough getting Jamie to school because I had to get Emery and Nolan ready just to take them on a short car ride. All the kids also ride the bus home from school. Adrian gets home around 3, Braylie around 3:30, and Gage and Jamie also around 3:30.
I still have only been working. I want to take time with my kids while they are still little, because they are only young once! My hours haven't changed over the summer, they are still 7am-3pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays! This week is actually our last week with our current babysitter, Alli! She graduated college last December with an Elementary Ed. degree, but had trouble finding a job since it was the middle of the school year. We want her to stay with us, but it is understandable that she wants a "real" job! She starts Monday, so we have been on the hunt for a new babysitter! My friend Julie has a daughter who is recently married, and only works part time. Her name is Katie, and thankfully she has agreed to watch Emery and Nolan for me! She has experience with kids and is willing to help me out!
Hope you guys enjoyed this update, stay tuned for my next post! :)
First, I am going to give you a grade/age update for all of the kids! Adrian is 17 and just started her senior year of high school! I can't believe she is almost in college! Braylie is 13, and in 8th grade. So crazy that I will have two girls graduating this year! Gage is 9 and in 4th grade. Jamie is 6 and in 1st grade. He is finally in grade school! Emery and Nolan are of course not in school year, but they are 16 months old!
It's great that the high school, middle school, and elementary school all run on the same schedule pretty much, so the kids will have the same days off and stuff! Their first day was yesterday, August 24th. I know its pretty early, but they get out of school usually the last week of May/first week of June! So they have the same amount of summer vacation. Adrian starts school at 7:45, so she usually drives herself to school! Middle school starts at 8:30, so she gets the bus at 7:55. Luckily we live pretty close to the school! Elementary school starts at 8:45, and Gage and Jamie get the bus at 8:05. This is Jamie's first year riding the bus! He was a little nervous, but it helps that his big brother is with him! :) It's so nice that all the kids ride the bus now so I don't have to drive them to school! Last year it was tough getting Jamie to school because I had to get Emery and Nolan ready just to take them on a short car ride. All the kids also ride the bus home from school. Adrian gets home around 3, Braylie around 3:30, and Gage and Jamie also around 3:30.
I still have only been working. I want to take time with my kids while they are still little, because they are only young once! My hours haven't changed over the summer, they are still 7am-3pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays! This week is actually our last week with our current babysitter, Alli! She graduated college last December with an Elementary Ed. degree, but had trouble finding a job since it was the middle of the school year. We want her to stay with us, but it is understandable that she wants a "real" job! She starts Monday, so we have been on the hunt for a new babysitter! My friend Julie has a daughter who is recently married, and only works part time. Her name is Katie, and thankfully she has agreed to watch Emery and Nolan for me! She has experience with kids and is willing to help me out!
Hope you guys enjoyed this update, stay tuned for my next post! :)
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Update!
I feel like it's been so long since I've just sat down and make a post, letting you all know what's going on in our lives! I feel so busy all of the time, but I want to make an standing effort to keep this blog up and going.
Emery and Nolan will be 1 in April! I think its crazy how fast the time flies with little ones. It feels like just yesterday I was writing on this blog about their birth! They are both doing great, Nolan has been walking since the end of January. On January 24th, he took his first steps! Even though I have seen a baby's first steps so many times, it is still so exciting! It definitely opens a new chapter in my life because now he gets into everything! For the first few weeks after, he only walked a few steps at a time, but now I would say he is walking the majority of the time! I have had to completely baby proof the living room to a completely different level, because he can reach so much more now! Emery still isn't walking, but I am not concerned. Babies all learn to walk at different times. Adrian wasn't walking until she was 18 months, and Jamie started walking at 7 months! Every baby is different and it's okay. Emery and Nolan are both still breastfeeding, and it's going great! I feed them in the morning, before naps, and before bed, and occasionally other times throughout the day. In the past few weeks I have definitely seen a slight decline in breastfeeding; they have been much more interested in "real" food. When they turned 6 months, I made homemade baby food for them. I have done that will all my kids, I have never been a fan on store-bought baby food. But, Nolan never liked it! Since he was 6 months old, he has been eating pretty much what we eat! I find the interesting to me, because none of my other's kids have been that way.
Adrian finally got her license last week! She got her permit last July, but it's been hard finding the time to go out a drive with her. She doesn't have a car yet, but she takes my car or Jeff's care out a lot of the time. It's been nice to have someone else to run to the store for me sometimes! Since driving is still new to her, she loves it and doesn't mind running errands for me. Wonder how long that'll last!
I am still working part-time, but my hours have changed! Previously I was working odd hours, mostly in the evenings, which I really didn't like. I felt like I was missing out on time with the family, and since I don't get to see the kids when they are at school during the day, I want to spend as much time with them in the evenings as possible! Currently I work from 7am-3pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Since the fall my sister-in-law, Katelyn, has watched the kids for me while I am gone. It's just Emery and Nolan, and then Jamie gets home around 1 from half day kindergarten! But, Katelyn actually had her baby boy on January 7th! I am so excited for her, and excited to have another nephew! His name is Logan, I personally love that name. He is so adorable! Anyway, we have had to find a new babysitter. My friend Christy's daughter, Alli, just graduated from college with an education degree in December, but was having trouble finding a job since it was the middle of the school year. I thought it would be a great opportunity for her to work for me twice a week, just being around kids and all! We love Alli, and it's working out great for us so far! She comes over from 6am-3:30pm on Tuesday's and Fridays, and random other times throughout the week when we need her! She's great!
That's pretty much all that's been going on lately, I'm glad that life is getting back to normal for us! How are you guys doing? Let me know below! :)
Emery and Nolan will be 1 in April! I think its crazy how fast the time flies with little ones. It feels like just yesterday I was writing on this blog about their birth! They are both doing great, Nolan has been walking since the end of January. On January 24th, he took his first steps! Even though I have seen a baby's first steps so many times, it is still so exciting! It definitely opens a new chapter in my life because now he gets into everything! For the first few weeks after, he only walked a few steps at a time, but now I would say he is walking the majority of the time! I have had to completely baby proof the living room to a completely different level, because he can reach so much more now! Emery still isn't walking, but I am not concerned. Babies all learn to walk at different times. Adrian wasn't walking until she was 18 months, and Jamie started walking at 7 months! Every baby is different and it's okay. Emery and Nolan are both still breastfeeding, and it's going great! I feed them in the morning, before naps, and before bed, and occasionally other times throughout the day. In the past few weeks I have definitely seen a slight decline in breastfeeding; they have been much more interested in "real" food. When they turned 6 months, I made homemade baby food for them. I have done that will all my kids, I have never been a fan on store-bought baby food. But, Nolan never liked it! Since he was 6 months old, he has been eating pretty much what we eat! I find the interesting to me, because none of my other's kids have been that way.
Adrian finally got her license last week! She got her permit last July, but it's been hard finding the time to go out a drive with her. She doesn't have a car yet, but she takes my car or Jeff's care out a lot of the time. It's been nice to have someone else to run to the store for me sometimes! Since driving is still new to her, she loves it and doesn't mind running errands for me. Wonder how long that'll last!
I am still working part-time, but my hours have changed! Previously I was working odd hours, mostly in the evenings, which I really didn't like. I felt like I was missing out on time with the family, and since I don't get to see the kids when they are at school during the day, I want to spend as much time with them in the evenings as possible! Currently I work from 7am-3pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Since the fall my sister-in-law, Katelyn, has watched the kids for me while I am gone. It's just Emery and Nolan, and then Jamie gets home around 1 from half day kindergarten! But, Katelyn actually had her baby boy on January 7th! I am so excited for her, and excited to have another nephew! His name is Logan, I personally love that name. He is so adorable! Anyway, we have had to find a new babysitter. My friend Christy's daughter, Alli, just graduated from college with an education degree in December, but was having trouble finding a job since it was the middle of the school year. I thought it would be a great opportunity for her to work for me twice a week, just being around kids and all! We love Alli, and it's working out great for us so far! She comes over from 6am-3:30pm on Tuesday's and Fridays, and random other times throughout the week when we need her! She's great!
That's pretty much all that's been going on lately, I'm glad that life is getting back to normal for us! How are you guys doing? Let me know below! :)
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Holiday Season
I am so glad that the holidays are finally over! We have been so busy December and January with holiday plans with our family and friends. I thought I'd make a post to talk to you guys about them and tell you all about our amazing, but busy, 2014-2015 holiday season!
This year, the kids had a 2 week winter break. Their last day of school was December 19th, and they went back January 5th. I was glad that both the high school, middle school, and elementary school all had the same time off so we could be together as a family! Since I work twice a week, I only had two days off, but I took another 2 personal days off the next week so I could be with the kids and not have to call in a babysitter for all 6 kids! Jeff had off for just one week, which I am so glad that we could all spend quality time with him.
Our first christmas dinner was December 20th, with my mother's family. My mother has 5 siblings, and they all live in Delaware. My parents live in Florida. The 19th we flew out to Delaware and stayed at my aunt Linda's house. She has a huge house, and her kids are at college, so it was so nice of her to let us stay with her! The next day we had a big family christmas lunch at my uncle Todd's house. It was a blast because the kids loved seeing some of their second cousins that they never get to see! It was slightly stressful to me because Emery was very clingy and wouldn't let anyone hold her. Nolan, on the other hand, I didn't see all day because he was just getting passed around and was absolutely fine with it! We stayed in Delaware until the 22nd, just enjoying time with my family!
We got back to California on the night of the 22nd, and we had a nice day with just our family the 23rd. We have traditions of opening one present on the night before Christmas Eve, and the kids look forward to it every day! We try to spend quality time with our kids every year during the christmas season, because christmas, to me, is about love and family.
Christmas Eve we went to Jeff's parents house for the day with his siblings. It is an all day affair, brunch at 10am and we usually end up staying until around 9pm! The day can sometimes feel long (especially with 6 kids to watch) but its always so fun. I love Jeff's family just as much as my own biological family! Christmas day we always spend the day just around the house opening presents. It was so relaxing after a lot of traveling, so just stay in for the day!
For the second week of Christmas break, we went to Florida to be with my parents and my siblings! We always do our Christmas with them in Florida ever since we have been living in California. I love my parents Florida house, and it was great going back there because we haven't been there since I was pregnant and gave birth to Emery and Nolan! I can't believe that that was almost a year ago!
The kids started school again on the 5th, but our christmas festivities weren't over yet. The 10th to 11th we went to Washington state to visit Jeff's family. There was a big get together with his mom's side of the family. Again, the kids had fun seeing their second cousins, but it was just difficult because they were just getting back to school and then we had to go away again! The kids actually missed school the 15th and the 16th of January, because we went to Nevada where my dad's family lives! As you can tell, our family is very spread out across the USA. We had a big winter get together with his family, as we do every year. The kids look forward to this every year, and I have to admit, so do I! When I grew up in Florida, I was really close to my dad's side of the family, because they originally lived in Florida with us. They do only live a few hours from us now, but its so hard to find time to travel lately!
Our last get together was this past weekend. We had a party with our small group, at our house this time! I love decorating the house and preparing for parties, but its just pretty hectic and stressful at times to get the house all cleaned up and looking "perfect" for the guests! I love hosting, though!
I am so glad that all our festivities are over and done with! I'm not saying that I don't love the christmas season, its just that its crazy for us and I'm excited to get into a routine now that the kids are back at school. :)
This year, the kids had a 2 week winter break. Their last day of school was December 19th, and they went back January 5th. I was glad that both the high school, middle school, and elementary school all had the same time off so we could be together as a family! Since I work twice a week, I only had two days off, but I took another 2 personal days off the next week so I could be with the kids and not have to call in a babysitter for all 6 kids! Jeff had off for just one week, which I am so glad that we could all spend quality time with him.
Our first christmas dinner was December 20th, with my mother's family. My mother has 5 siblings, and they all live in Delaware. My parents live in Florida. The 19th we flew out to Delaware and stayed at my aunt Linda's house. She has a huge house, and her kids are at college, so it was so nice of her to let us stay with her! The next day we had a big family christmas lunch at my uncle Todd's house. It was a blast because the kids loved seeing some of their second cousins that they never get to see! It was slightly stressful to me because Emery was very clingy and wouldn't let anyone hold her. Nolan, on the other hand, I didn't see all day because he was just getting passed around and was absolutely fine with it! We stayed in Delaware until the 22nd, just enjoying time with my family!
We got back to California on the night of the 22nd, and we had a nice day with just our family the 23rd. We have traditions of opening one present on the night before Christmas Eve, and the kids look forward to it every day! We try to spend quality time with our kids every year during the christmas season, because christmas, to me, is about love and family.
Christmas Eve we went to Jeff's parents house for the day with his siblings. It is an all day affair, brunch at 10am and we usually end up staying until around 9pm! The day can sometimes feel long (especially with 6 kids to watch) but its always so fun. I love Jeff's family just as much as my own biological family! Christmas day we always spend the day just around the house opening presents. It was so relaxing after a lot of traveling, so just stay in for the day!
For the second week of Christmas break, we went to Florida to be with my parents and my siblings! We always do our Christmas with them in Florida ever since we have been living in California. I love my parents Florida house, and it was great going back there because we haven't been there since I was pregnant and gave birth to Emery and Nolan! I can't believe that that was almost a year ago!
The kids started school again on the 5th, but our christmas festivities weren't over yet. The 10th to 11th we went to Washington state to visit Jeff's family. There was a big get together with his mom's side of the family. Again, the kids had fun seeing their second cousins, but it was just difficult because they were just getting back to school and then we had to go away again! The kids actually missed school the 15th and the 16th of January, because we went to Nevada where my dad's family lives! As you can tell, our family is very spread out across the USA. We had a big winter get together with his family, as we do every year. The kids look forward to this every year, and I have to admit, so do I! When I grew up in Florida, I was really close to my dad's side of the family, because they originally lived in Florida with us. They do only live a few hours from us now, but its so hard to find time to travel lately!
Our last get together was this past weekend. We had a party with our small group, at our house this time! I love decorating the house and preparing for parties, but its just pretty hectic and stressful at times to get the house all cleaned up and looking "perfect" for the guests! I love hosting, though!
I am so glad that all our festivities are over and done with! I'm not saying that I don't love the christmas season, its just that its crazy for us and I'm excited to get into a routine now that the kids are back at school. :)
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