day in the life.

these are quite possibly the most

boring posts for anyone to read 

but they're my very favorite posts

to look back on and remember. :)

so here is a day in our life 

this past friday. 

willow got to sleep with me 

since w was working late in the garage. 

and she really wanted to sleep with

our kitty cat and the kitty loves to 

sleep with me. 

did i mention we got a kitten?!

we totally did and it's been the

best thing ever. 

willow named her sarah. 

everything has been named sarah

since she could talk. ;)

ANYWAY. 

this little stinker (sarah) woke us up

wayyy too early. 

like in the 5 o'clock hour. 

we stayed snuggled in bed

until sutton woke up 

closer to 7. 

they both ate bars for breakfast. 

and i had a glorious spark. 

moved back into suttons 

big cozy chair, turned on some music (almost always bethel music) and watched

this little monkey climb and pick out

the toys he wanted. 

(the shelves are "organized" by age so 

the baby toys are on the bottom self.)

daddy came in to do his rumble roller

(he practices what he preaches at work!) and we read our little family devotions. 

we love the Jesus Calling for kids

and then the regular Jesus Calling. 

i shower at night but 

almost always do an epsom salt

soak for my neck. 

we've been loving these dr. teal's

soaks!

dried my hair and did

my face painting quick. ;)

and then gave sutt a haircut

while i had w to help hold his arms down. 

helped willow get dressed

and then she brushed (& brushed)

her teeth. 

she's very serious about teeth brushing 

and has to make sure they "sparkle". 

i started drinking this tea a while ago,

and i LOVE it. 

it's sort of a hassle but it's worth it. :)

i usually just brew it and then

grab it at some point in the day

and drink it. 

i do a clean sweep of the house

and put any toys away that have 

made their way out,

make sure the kitchen is scrubbed

and clean/dishes done,

make our bed, 

straighten pillows on the couch 

and light candles. 

i can't really move forward with

school or anything else 

unless everything is in order. 

we make lots of messes and

have tons of fun in our

home but it's quickly put back in order

when we are done, 

and everything has a place. :) 

w took them out to play in the rain. 

and i got a little happy box ready to

mail to a very generous friend. ;)

we don't do any worksheet

type school on fridays 

since that's our homeschool

group day. 

also, she flies through her work,

so i've been combining days during the week so she's challenged a bit more. 

here are some sheets she's finished 

this week. 

reading, word recognition,

handwriting and math. 

sutt came in and played in the

empty box while i

sorted and put the papers away. 

then we headed to our little group. 

last time, we did a nature walk

and this time was at one of the 

families homes so we did circle time

(music) and then put soil inside 

pumpkins so we could grow

them at home! 

she's made some sweet friends. :)

sutton was nervous at first because 

he thought i was leaving but then 

she found a baby doll stroller to push

and he was good. 

teamwork. :)

his nap is usually in the morning while we do school (usually 10-11:30ish) 

so he was tired!

he had a solid car nap so he was

refreshed and ready to go. 

we always hit up target

for holiday clearance 

and i got several costumes 

at 70% off that i put

away for Christmas gifts. 

somehow i snuck them without 

willow even noticing!

I also grabbed some rope lights

at 70% off to save for 

suttons big boy bed. 

gonna me super cool. :)

willow has been playing with her 

"levee and meadow" babies a lot. 

i got these for her after we had them 

because she was so sad that

she didn't get to hold them. 

in hind site i wish she had held levee. 

she wouldn't remember but we could

at least show her a picture of it. 

but that okay, we have eternity. :)

this is also the age with sutton

that i'm always sweating by the time

we leave the store. 

he hates riding in the cart now

since he knows how much cool stuff 

there is to run too. 

i carry him and talk really soft to him

and he'll usually be content with that

and start "whispering" back. 

but man it's exhausting!

came home and played for about

an hour and NEEDED 

another spark after that early

wake up call!

then we headed to my parents church

to say goodbye to my dad

and the team he's leading to 

colombia for a mission trip. 

i've been able to go twice,

but he goes every year and just

loves those people. 

found a ladybug. 

and then drew a picture of herself

for poppy to bring with him. 

and of course found a puddle. :)

actually made it to the post office

to mail our package! 

willow is fascinated by putting the 

boxes in and then watching them 

disappear. 

he liked running and hearing his echo. 

delivered some milkshakes

to some sick friends. :( 

wasn't gonna post this but it's real life. 

got pretty sick when we got home. 

when i hold my head up for too long,

my body kinda screams at me to stop 

by getting physically sick. blah. 

so sarah and i laid down by the tub

while they took a bath. 

i try to just do mind over matter

to get through the rest of the day

after that. 

it'd be real easy to give up but

i won't. :)

got sutton out and 

unloaded the dishwasher.

he hands the things to me so i

don't have to bend down and

it's a huge help!

willow likes to stay in the tub 

longer and play. 

best sight besides an empty dryer

is an empty washing machine. ;)

started a load. 

i think it's time to empty the little

trash can. yikes!

for some reason i am so bad

at doing these simple little tasks

that will take 30 seconds but 

i'll spend an hour scrubbing

baseboards. ugh. 

these two things will make 

you have the best smelling laundry ever. 

i used to make our detergent

but man i love good smelling clothes. 

changed into cozy clothes.

i usually try to stay in regular clothes

until w gets home, but fridays are

his really late nights at work

so i give myself a pass. ;)

sutton is ready for bed at 4:30

and it makes it really tricky to get 

everything done and supper made, etc

in time. 

i've tried everything to move it back

but since he just will not take an afternoon nap, 4:30 it is. 

he sleeps until about 7am so it

definitely works for him and that's 

what matters. :)

willow did the same thing so i know it's 

just temporary. 

anyway, he was so sleepy

and supper was still baking so 

we did a little sock puppet show

to keep him entertained. ha! 

ready! luckily i had pulled this out 

of the freezer the day before. 

it's called confetti spaghetti 

and everyone loves it.

i use whole wheat angel hair pasta

and ground turkey instead of beef. 

it's a tiny bit spicy and just so so good. 

he ate it up. :)

i love how he always pushes the food

in with the back of his hand. 

night night sutton. :)

he had been saying "nighhhhhht night"

for about 30 min so he

was happy it was time. 

precious boy. 

i lay him down, put a blanket

on the side of his face and 

turn on a little lantern toy that

plays soft music. 

then willow finally got out and put her

jammies on and ate. 

she had applesauce too. 

she had lots of broccoli (her fave!)

and sweet potatoes 

at lunch so we skipped veggies. 

she chilled out for a bit

while i cleaned up the kitchen 

and switched the clothes to the dryer. 

then we had some "just girl time"

with a "swack and swuggle". 

she's asked for that every night

since she was tiny. 

i got it stamped into a leather cuff recently because it just makes me smile.

i hope she always says it that way. :)

when the laundry was dry,

i folded it in here so we could

still hang out. 

she really likes for me to watch 

the shows WITH her. 

it was raining hard and steady

and since we have two skylights 

in the living room, 

it sounded awesome!!

at around 7, she heads to bed

and we visit and pray

and she usually asks a million

questions. ;)

we watched one of these bible stories together and since this one had

satan in it, she had lotssss

of questions. 

she also said 

"when i get to heaven

and meet Adam and Eve, 

i'll be a little bit shy. 

but when I meet that boy 

that killed goliza (lol!), 

we'll have so much fun playing together and i'll tell him potato pants 

and banana pants and 

he'll laugh so hard and then he'll faint". 

after she's in bed,

i do a last clean sweep and

dim the lights so it's super cozy

when w gets home. :) 

he got home around 9 and ate

and then shared his ice cream

with sarah. ;) 

then we watched a billion episodes 

of the mindy project. 

that show is HILARIOUS.

we just started season two. 

the end. ;)