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! :)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)