A Day in the Life

A few weeks ago, I shared my version of 'A Day in the Life' with Eliza over at Case Study. And since it is really hard to follow up with the cuteness of Bennett and Sophie's Love Story, I figured I would ease back in to normal life by showing you a real glimpse of our day around here.

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6:30am: Wake up to my alarm. And by alarm I either mean a babbling baby from across the hall or a toddler in my face, poking me and asking, 'Mommy, is it time to go downstairs now?'

{editor's note: Hubs and I take turns waking up with the boys. This day is an example my turn. When it is not my turn, I sleep in...til 7:15. On really busy days, hubs gets up at 5:30 to study for 3 hours before class and I take care of the boys.}

6:35am: Pour coffee. That is first on my list. We set the timer at night so that there is never a chance of coming downstairs before it is brewed. I drink half a cup at a time because I only like it really hot. No cream or sugar for this lady.

6:37am: Make a bottle for Bennett. Pour a glass of milk for Cullen. Turn on Curious George. Check phone to see if there are millions of comments and adoring new fans on my blog. {One great thing about the West Coast, you East Coasters allow me to wake up to comments- I love it!}

7:30am: Send boys upstairs to jump on Daddy if he is not yet awake. Make coffee for Kev (full cup, cream and sugar). Begin prepping for the day: Breakfast for boys, pack lunch for Kev, make sure C has something clean to wear to school.

8:00am: Hubs is off to work, which is actually grad school for really complicated math systems. My studly hubby is an incredibly smart and talented Army officer.

Cullen helping Kev with homework.

8:45am: Take Cullen to pre-school (we did get dressed somewhere in here and I put on some makeup so I don't scare people in public. I have a strict no sweatpants outside of the house rule). Return home for Bennett's morning nap. Allow 30 minutes to check email and blog roll. Start cleaning house.

Here is why it is a mess. Constantly.

10am: Bennett's up and it is time to do whatever we need to do before picking up brother. Grocery store, errands, baby play dates, more cleaning/laundry folding, talk to my mom on the phone for at least 30 minutes, go on a walk and take pictures to add to my photography shop.

12pm: Pick up C from school, rush home before Bennett falls asleep in the car. Make lunch for two boys. Play for a while. Attempt to get them both down at 1. Bask in the sweet glory of two sleeping kids. Do more dishes, fold more laundry, figure out what we are going to make for dinner. Text my mom. Thirty more minutes are allowed for emails and blogging. A few more spare minutes if I have a good book to read. I try to read a little bit everyday so my mind doesn't turn to toddler-phrasing mush. Check in with hubs to see if his brain hurts yet.

3pm: Both boys are up. Snacks are given. Activities are had. We frequent the playgrounds (and possibly call my mom again) or head down to the beach, or link up with other Mommy friends. Sometimes we just stay in and play trains. We read a lot of books. We paint. We sing and dance. We play ball, or whatever game C has made up. We try to avoid a Bubba Monster situation.

4:30pm: Start cooking. Put B in the highchair with a snack. Put C on the counter to 'help'. So lots of counting and measuring and talking about where food comes from.

Sometimes, I send them out to play so I can actually make dinner, but always keep a watchful eye through the window.

5:30pm: Pick up Kev from school (we only have one car here).

5:45pm: Eat dinner as a family. Talk about our days. Indulge in a glass of wine.

6:15pm: Kev takes boys to bath. This is there special time of day with Daddy, I do not get involved. I do more dishes (seriously, where do these dishes keep coming from?) and fold more laundry. I get said laundry upstairs and sorted. We take one boy a piece and get them ready for bed.

6:45pm: I give Bennett his last bottle of the day while Kev takes Cullen downstairs for dessert and one show.

7pm: Kev and I sit in the sitting room and talk about our days while C is in the living room watching Curious George. This is one of my favorite parts of our day.

7:45pm: Cullen to bed. We brush teeth, read two books, say prayers and lights out.

8pm: Kev heads to the office to study for the remainder of the night. I clean up anything else that has been missed during the day and sit down to edit pictures, read any blogs I skipped, answer emails and craft tomorrow's post. I pick up whatever book I'm working on and read until about 10:30. Hubs comes in and we talk or watch a show on the DVR until 11. Then we head up to bed before starting it all over again tomorrow.

And that is about it. How do you spend your days?