Pool Party Time!

The temperature has been above 80, so that means it’s pool party time, according to my mother. The water is ice cold, but the kids don’t seem to mind. Let the good times roll!

 

A Day in the Life (Part 2)!

 I got cut off and hadn’t even made it through breakfast yet! Ha. Technical difficulties. I can’t seem to edit the last post. So onward we go. At 7:40 I start loading all these children into the van. That’s quite a job. The goal is to be rolling down the road at 7:45. An alarm goes off at that point, so the children can enjoy a few of my panicked screams most mornings. We get to school between 7:56 and 7:58 each morning. Right on time. The girls walk in holding hands every day. It is the sweetest. One morning as they walked away, Steven said, “There go our girls, Mom.” Now that’s tender. For the last few months I’ve started walking at the walking track across from the girls’ school. I meet with Rachel on Wednesday and Fridays and Amanda on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We got two laps around, which is a little less than two miles. I get to push my boys in our purple double stroller. They don’t seem to mind. We finish at the track by 8:40 and head on home. The boys and I hang out all day. Benjamin eats around 8:45, 11:45, and 2:40. He takes two naps. One morning nap in his swing and one afternoon nap in my arms when I, along with Steven, also nap. Steven is not in my arms though, thankfully. I cannot believe I’m still taking daily naps with my baby, but it’s just gotta be done to survive at this point. We wake up at around 2:40, feed Benjamin, and then proceed to fly around loading the van up again. Leave by 2:55 to arrive a bit late to pick up the girls. They don’t seem to mind. They’re usually chatting with friends or Buzzy. We head home, happy to be back together. Though I did forget to mention, that afternoon naptime was by far my favorite part of each day. Simply blissful. Snuggling a sleeping baby in a silent house. Heaven. But back to our day. The girls show me all their papers and tell me about their days. They both love school, even if they don’t always admit it. We do homework, study awana, etc. Then it’s supper time! I try to prepare what I can before the girls get home. Otherwise things can get kind of nutty. Oh, Joel gets home from work at 3:45. We eat dinner around 5:30. Hang out for a bit and it’s time to get ready for bed! The days go by so very quickly! And now the school year is over! I can hardly believe it! It’s been a good one! And now we have a wonderful summer to look forward to together! I love my family! I love my life! The end!

A Day in the Life!

 I’ve been wanting to write down what a regular day of the week looks like around here, because I’m sure it’ll be different every year. So here goes! Benjamin is currently a terrible sleeper. He’s still sleeping right beside my bed in his bassinet. No idea why I haven’t moved him out. Maybe it’s because he’s my last, and I really do love having a baby beside me at night. I’m getting off track already. Anyways, he wakes up two or three times a night. I swaddle him back up and feed him each time. I’ve been averaging about 5 hours a night for the past 3-4 months. Lovely. He usually wakes up for good around 6. I then let him play on the floor with some toys while I try to get a little more sleep with one eye open. At 7:00 I get up, get dressed, and brush my teeth. Usually by this point Anna Kate is awake and has also shaken Lydia awake. If by some miracle that hasn’t happened, I shake the girls up at 7:20. Lydia would sleep all morning if we let her. Anna Kate sleeps way less hours. Strange but true. Also strange considering she was by far my best sleeper as a baby. Moving on. At this point of the morning we are all running around like maniacs trying to get ready for school in the 20 minutes I’ve designated for this task. Ha. The night before we pick out our outfits, pack up the backpacks, etc. Otherwise we’d never make it! I do the girls hair. They grab something to eat for breakfast. Terrible, I know. No hot breakfasts are served in this house unless Joel is home. 

First Day of Summer Break!

We celebrated with donuts!

 

Field Days!

The girls got to have two field days this year. Lydia and Caroline got third place in the wheelbarrow race and the three legged race. The girls get SnoBiz today at the end of the day for an end of the year reward. And it’s the very last day of school. Wahhh. It’s been such a good year for both girls. Sad to see it come to an end, but yay for summer!!! Now if only I could get Benjamin to let me sleep in!

 

Twinning!

 

Strawberry Picking!

 

Ballet Recital!

 

Seven Months!

I have never been this exhausted in my entire life, but he sure is sweet! Maybe someday he’ll start sleeping through the night again. Here’s to hoping!

 

Happy Mother’s Day!

I still can’t really believe these four are mine! I am blessed beyond measure!!!

 

Happy Birthday to Me!

Yesterday we celebrated my 36th birthday at my parents’ house! We ate the traditional dirt cake, of course. I believe that tradition started at either my third or fourth grade garden party. Ha!

I got a new Nalgene bottle, wrapping supplies, a blog book, and s'more making supplies. A nice haul I look forward to putting to use!