Tuesday Tuesday

Another long, busy day in the books.

I am going to break up yesterday's happenings into morning, afternoon and evening.

My morning started again bright and early.

Like 5:00 am early. I am not a morning person nor am a night owl person.

I like a solid nights sleep. I work best on a full night of sleep.

The early mornings really catch up with me as the week goes on.

Anyways, my sister in law picked me up and we headed to the gym.

We did elliptical, weights and tanning in preparation for Vegas next week!

When I get home Michelle is usually up already getting ready for the day

and updating instagram. It is her new thing since she is not allowed to have facebook yet.

I did let her finally have instagram because who doesn't like taking selfies all day 

and sharing them with your friends :)

As you will see as the week goes on our mornings will look pretty much the same.

For Jordan it is ipad, breakfast, get dressed, brush teeth, xbox, play and get out in time for the bus.

I promise he doesn't play a ton of electronics.

It is just the only time he is holding still and I can get a picture of him.

He is not a huge fan of having his picture taken all day long so I try to do with 

out him noticing. Usually he will stop what he is doing and hide or he will start running around

so it is impossible to catch a non blurry picture of him.

After Jordan leaves for school I usually have play/snuggle time with the kiddos I watch.

When the baby lays down I usually try to get a few daily chores done such as dishes.

When the baby wakes up we usually go outside in the yard or for a walk to the little park.

The afternoon is the hardest part of the day for me.

Now with school it is actually a little more busy.

While the baby took an afternoon nap I managed to clean the fridge!

It really needed it and I ended up throwing quite a bit of stuff away.

Once Jordan comes home we usually play outside in the yard for a bit,

then home work, xbox, get Michelle from fast pitch and then home to make dinner.

Michelle works on homework while Jordan who is pretty tired relaxes.

Yesterday he called his cousin on the phone to see if he could play Minecraft online with him.

We need to work on his phone skills a little bit.

   

After dinner Jordan had his first flag football practice.

Josh is coaching the team. They had no coach as of Saturday so Josh stepped up.

I think he did an excellent job. 

Their team name is Maroon Seahawks suggested by one of the boys.

I had to leave half way through to take Michelle and a couple of her friends to youth group.

Then it was off to bunco for me.  The theme was chevron. I had no time to shop so my sister 

made these adorable coasters for me to go along with a mug and coffee card.

Coffee gift cards are my go to prize!

By the time I got home Jordan was fast asleep and Michelle was just getting home.

I was beat but managed to watch a show with Josh without falling asleep.

My goal is to be asleep by 10.

Monday Monday

I happened to come across this project in the blog feed yesterday morning.

Luckily it was still pretty early in the morning and I decided to jump on the wagon.

The project is a week in the life.  This couldn't have come at a better time for me.

I was just uploading pictures to my computer from my camera and I hadn't taken

any pictures for a week! I couldn't believe it. I am usually at least a 100

pictures a day mom.  I think I am just using my iphone as my go to device for pictures.

I am ready to change that this week and pick up my camera more and get back

to capturing the day to day moments. 

My day starts pretty early.

My alarm goes off at 5:05 am so I can go running or the gym.

I get back before anyone is usually awake.

I shower and sometimes get a quiet moment to check 

facebook, e-mail and my blogger feed.

Michelle is up shortly after I get home so she can get ready for school.

That is where I started yesterday.

Jordan will sometimes sleep through Michelle getting ready

but usually he doesn't. He is a slow guy to wake up.

Since school started I have been trying to limit electronics to 30 minutes 

in the morning and 30 minutes in the afternoon. In the morning they must be completely ready for 

school such as breakfast, dressed, teeth brushed and for Michelle make her lunch.

On the mornings Jordan gets up super early and I still need to get ready he usually gets a 

little bonus ipad time but no xbox until the above is done.

Jordan is a pro now at making his own oatmeal and prefers to make it on his own.

A little free play time.

{I watch a few kiddos in my home so you may see them through out the day too}

Jordan loves setting up road construction on the play mat. They recently

put a few round a bouts near our home so that is usually what he is up to.

While the kids play I get a chance to cook up a quick breakfast of eggs and toast.

Enjoying his xbox time. He got Minecraft with his birthday money and he is hooked.

During the day I am usually working on little chores or on the floor playing!

I love my job!

Off to school he goes!

The house always seems extra quiet without him here.

When the baby lays down for her nap I usually try to get a few 

daily household chores done. Today was fold two loads of laundry.

mid morning snack time

Once the little one woke up we headed out in the sun to a neighborhood

little park to play and look for spiders.

My alley.

The norm on our living room floor

Beautiful flowers from my sister in law and her boyfriend

After lunch we have a little quiet time with books.

I actually read for a few minutes too.

Sunshine through my window makes me happy!

He is home!

Last summer visit from the Sugar Shack ice cream truck!

They can hear this thing from blocks away and are out the door quick.

This has definitely been a fun little treat throughout the summer.

A normal afternoon for us consists of snack, play time outside, homework,

 followed by his 30 minutes on the xbox, pick Michelle up from fast pitch practice 

and then come home to prep dinner.

After dinner is free time for everyone.

Jordan signed up to play flag football.

Saturday night we got a call that they didn't have

a coach yet for his team. Josh stepped up to be the coach!

He got all the materials and gear today.

After dinner he was reading up on all the info for their first practice today!

Josh had two softball games this evening.

I brought my camera but never pulled it out.

Jordan had a blast playing with his cousins on the dirt hill and playground.

We only stayed for one game and it was straight to the shower

when we got home. Michelle wasn't feeling well so she went straight to bed too.

Fast pitch practice everyday for two hours is taking its toll on her.

A few books, snuggles and kisses before bed for my little man.

Usually fall is a slower time of the year for us but with two kiddos in sports
and my husband playing fall softball league we stay pretty busy.
I love that I am able to capture this new season.
Our daily routine is always changing and I excited to
 have these photos to freeze this time in our lives as it is.

come and gone

Another weekend has come and gone.

The weeks continue to fly by :(

Saturday night we went over to my sister Jana's house 

to BBQ and play.  I haven't been getting as much time with 

my littlest nephews and miss not seeing them almost daily.

Cohen absolutely loves Jordan or "joe-doe".

Michelle and I had to take turns holding Ezra even though 

I made sure I had longer turns. He is just to cute.

This week I am going to try and keep up with doing a week in the life project.

I have been really bad about taking everyday photos lately.

I actually went a week with out a single picture on my camera!

That is unheard of. I have lots of my iphone but not the same.

This couldn't have come at a better time for me.

Watch for daily posts this week.

Here are a few pictures from our visit.

Happy Monday!