A Day In the Life part 2

If you missed part one, you can find it  here.


11:00- We usually read some stories for about 20 mins. and then I get working on lunch. I pop in a dvd for them to watch while I am cooking. Lately we have been watching Monster Inc. or Finding Nemo.

11:45- finishing up lunch, which usually consists of a turkey and cheese sandwhich on wheat with mustard. They would literally eat this for every meal. Some sort of fruit and veggie usually round out the meal. Today it was tomatoes and grapes.

12:00- get diapers changed and Kendra goes down for nap. She Generally rolls around in her crib with her stuffed animals for a good 20 or 30 minutes.

Kendra usually sleeps till about 2:30 or 3:00. During the time she naps Jaxson helps me sort laundry and put it away. Sometimes we prep things for dinner that night. We do puzzles and matching games a lot! He gets some quiet t.v. and/or reading time and I try to get any little projects done or I do some reading too.

3:00- Diapers again... and about a million more times a day too! Kendra is up and we get a snack and milk. If the weather is nice we head outside to play in the backyard for about 30 mins. - 1 hr.

4:30- I let the kids come in and play in their rooms and I get things going for dinner if necessary.
* it was pouring today so we played inside. I showed Jaxson how to slide across the kitchen floor in his socks. He thought this was hilarious and we were having a good time....until I slid to far and crashed into the cupboards! We all got a good laugh.

We like to crank up the Disney movie channel on Pandora and dance around this time.

6:15- Brandon gets home and we all sit down to eat. Tonight we had taco salads using leftovers from last night. We also had Spanish rice.

7:00- I usually am done cleaning up by this point and Brandon and the kids are "tackling," as Jaxson likes to call it. Basically they are rough housing. :)

7:15-We get the kids in the bath.

7:30- We all sit down and snuggle for a bit and watch some America's Funniest Video re runs on netflix.

7:45- This is where I like to sneak off and have a glass of wine and a bath.

8:00- Clean up time! The kids know all toys get put away and then they can have a quick snack and milk.

8:15- teeth brushed and diapers changed. Get in jammies and time to lay Kendra down.

Kendra is easy peasy when it comes to bed time. Jaxson, not so much. Generally he fights going to sleep every night! He snuggles with me on the couch while I read or watch some t.v.

By nine most nights, he is asleep on the couch next to me. I carry him to his bed and finally I can breathe! If I am not too wiped out I do some blogging, but most nights I crawl into bed and read. :)

A Day in The Life...

I have seen some posts floating around blog land and because I am so nosy, I love to see what everyone's days are like and how they spend their time! I have been meaning to do a post about what our days are usually like, for some time. I want to be able to look back at this, years down the road when I know I am going to be pulled in about a million different directions. I secretly can't wait for that, though. I look forward to soccer games, t-ball practice, dance and whatever else my kids are interested in.  But, for now we are just soaking up all this time at home together!

Okay, so we don't necessarily have a "typical" day around here. Depending on what we have going on outside the home kind of dictates how our day is spent. Lately, however, I have been trying to limit our trips to town to one or two days a week. Most of the stores I frequent or activities we do are two towns away... which means my gas guzzler has a distance to go. Let's face it.... gas is not cheap and right now we need all the money we can get. :)

My hubby works three days a week for a total of 48 hours. When he is home he generally gets up with the kiddos and lets me sleep! Love that guy!  But, all the other days... I do it. :)

7- 7:30 - Jaxson wakes up and rolls over and basically yanks up my eyelids! Yes, he still climbs into our bed EVERY single night! Ugh!! Then, because Kendra can hear us talking she starts banging her feet against the wall while she is singing in her crib! I love waking up to this sound every morning!

7:45- I get diapers changed and let the dog out. I let the kids have a little time to just wake up and play with their toys. I start getting breakfast ready for them.

8:15 ish - Breakfast time!!

8:40- get the kids and dishes picked up and let them play some more. This is when I usually empty the dishwasher and do a quick scrub of the counters and sweep the floor. If we are heading out for errands or playgroup I usually skip the sweeping and mopping. :)

9:00- Around this time I try to do a post and get caught up on reading all of your posts! If I don't catch myself I can end up spending way too much time doing this!

9:30- Take a quick shower with the door open so the kids can come in and out. I try to keep it really quick or the smoke alarm goes off! Great!

9:35- Seriously... I am that quick! I let my hair dry a bit while making an espresso. I sit in the living room (where I can supervise the kids) and dry my hair. Then I have to straighten it and do my makeup. The kids love watching me do this. Jaxson has my makeup routine down and hands me my products!

10:00 ish- I get the kids changed and ready for the day. If we are going into town this is when we would leave. If we are staying home this is when I get a load of laundry going and we do some sort of art project. Today we did some painting and coloring. :)

This post is getting a bit lengthy so I will continue it tomorrow!

What I love

I love..... the cool breeze on a hot day
I love.... iced peppermint mochas from Starbucks
I love.... a brand new pair of heels and an occasion to wear them

I love... family dinners and game nights
I love..... the look on my kids' faces when they are swinging!
I love.... reading magazines back to front
I love...... a glass of red wine and a steaming hot bath

I love.... baby giggles, aren't those the best?!

I love.... the way my kids run for the door when Daddy is home and he scoops them both up and covers them in kisses. Nothing like seeing the look on all of their faces

I love.... girl's weekends away!
I love.... finding that perfect gift for someone special
I love... doing small acts of kindness for strangers
I love.... searching for beach glass along the shore
I love... that Jaxson is so in tune to others emotions and is so sensitive

I love... that everyday Kendra has a new word or two! She is talking up a storm. Some of her new words are sunshine, mess, cart, fishie and kitty.
I love... that hubby and I are planning a weekend getaway! It is much needed!

I love.... our new refrigerator!
I love..... that we planted a new plum tree this weekend. Here's hoping we get some plums!

I love...that as I type this the kids are dancing around the living room together! I think I will go join them. :)

Obviously, I could go on and on about all the things I love, because there is so much in this life to love!

Weekend Recap

As usual, I somehow managed to not get too many photos from our weekend. Oh, well, that just means I was too busy enjoying it. :)

Saturday I was able to spend an afternoon catching up with my friend from grade school. It is amazing how much we have changed and yet so little all at the same time.

That night Brandon and I went to a local brewery and enjoyed a kid free dinner (thanks Mom!) and then met up with some of his friends for a few drinks. We were home by 9:30, but up till after midnight because Jaxson would not go to sleep!

Sunday morning we were up bright and early and did a little grocery shopping. We spent most of the rest of our day outside. For us it warm; 60 degrees!  The kids swung on their swings, dug in the dirt and chased the dog. It felt so good to finally be outside and not feel like I was freezing!

Kendra driving Jaxson around the yard. Her little foot just barely reaches the peddle now. 

Playing with their "ocean in a box".

Sunday evening we headed to Brandon's parent's home for a family dinner. They had been gone the past week in Hawaii and were anxious to see the kids.

All in all, it was a very relaxing weekend spent with all the people we love.

What did you do?

And today's theme is....COLOR!  

1.  My favorite color is     any shade of blue   .

2.   My home decor color palette includes   neutrals; lots of browns, blacks, some touches of red and yellow.    .

3.  Other people always tell me I look good in the color     red and pink. I have olive skin so maybe the contrast?   .

4. The color I detest is    orange?.

5. If you were to look in my closet most of the colors you'd see would be   blacks, grays and browns.Kind of boring, I need more color for spring!

6. A color that I simply cannot pull off no matter how hard I try is    orange. Maybe that is why I don't like it.

7.  The color of my favorite dress is   I don't really have a favorite dress right now, but if I had to choose one? My white eyelet dress that seems to cover up all my "problem" spots and accentuate my good features.

Pinned it, did it!

Okay, so if you are anything like me than you are obsessed with Pinterest. I love the whole concept of it and it sure has made me feel a lot more crafty than I really am. It is an endless source of ideas and inspiration. With that said, I have pinned ALOT of things. I thought I would share with you some of things I have actually DONE.

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 We made this Grilled Asian Sesame Chicken last night and it was spectacular. Seriously, guys, this was melt in your mouth good!

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I made this last week and I really liked the flavor. The  recipe calls for mini raviolis but I couldn't find any so I substituted with large ones. It made it a little awkward trying to eat it because I had to try to cut the ravioli with my spoon so next time I will try to find the minis.

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This was soo good! I ate way too much and didn't feel too guilty about it because, it is relatively healthy. Yeah! A new go to snack.

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This was such an easy recipe and so tasty. My kids gobbled it right up and so did my really picky 18 year old brother. This is something that will be making a regular appearance on our menu.

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I pinned this recipe from a fellow blogger after she raved about it and it did not disappoint! We all know how much I love my crock pot and I love learning new recipes for it.  This was so tasty and really filling too!

Junk Drawer Before and After

I finally got around to tackling another "to-do" on my re organization list. This one didn't take much time but I had been dreading doing it. It is amazing how much stuff you can cram into two little drawers. We were quite literally to the point of not being able to open the drawers anymore.

As you can see I have TWO junk drawers and that isn't even enough to contain all the "crap" .
First thing I did was organize all the photos and file them in a photo box I picked up at Michael's for $1.66. After that I just started sorting into three categories; toss, take to the garage and keep. It went fairly fast after that and I even found some things I didn't realize I had. Oops!

Much better! I picked up a three pack of bins at Dollar Tree.

Even though I had been dreading doing this it feels so good to have it done!

I showed you how I re organized my recipe binder here. I showed you how horribly messy my closet was here. I have yet to show you the after photos of that project because it is still ongoing.

I think my next project will be my craft are. It is in desperate need of a makeover!