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A day in the life of me + a 1 and 5 year old! { summer edition }

I love the summer time and the fact that I get over 2 months off of work! I don’t like staying at home all day long so I usually have to go somewhere! Even if it’s a free place 🙂

Ainsley is usually the first one up around 7 am, I get her up, change her diaper, and put on Mickey Mouse or Peppa pig! After some time she asks for milk and a snack. I have to remind her that she needs breakfast first before a snack lol. 
Oakland is up within the next 30 min- an hour and he sits with her and asks for food shortly after also. 
For breakfast I usually offer them: mini pancakes, waffles, eggs, toast ( their fav ), oatmeal, yogurt, or cereal. I try to offer a fruit with it. 
After breakfast we have play time. We build train tracks, color, build with blocks, play pretend ( oak Is real into pretend right now) or we go outside and do chalk or bubbles. 
So now it’s around 10 and we wind down with a show and Ainsley usually goes down for morning nap between 10:30-11. Sometimes she will reject her morning nap and if we are out she does not nap at all until the afternoon.

Now if she is asleep the next task is very easy, Oakland has “school time with mom” he practices his name, counting, sequencing, patterns, numbers, letter sounds, and his verse; John 14:23. After he does a  Craft and then he’s done. It usually lasts about 30 minutes. If Ainsley is still asleep oak and I go outside and ride scooters! Come in and either watch a Show ( I get some cleaning or blogging done) or make lunch. 

It’s Lunch time! Now remember everything depends on if Ainsley has a morning nap or not. So these times do alter a bit 😉
Lunch usually consists of: turkey rolled up, peanut butter sandwiches, grilled cheeses, pasta plain for oak and sauce on Ansley’s ;), turkey dogs, pizza, or chicken nuggets!

After lunch we head out to do something fun or play around the house in the sprinkler or do crafts.

Around 2 to 3 depending on what our afternoon looked like I will put Ainsley down for a nap that is usually 1-2. Hours long.  During this time Oakland has his quiet time of 1 hour. I like to clean up around the house or sometimes will take a nap also.

I really love my alone time and I’m learning to tell Oakland no sometimes. I use to always say yes and then I’d get worn out or too tired to really commit to playing with him. I do make him rest every day just because he needs it. He plays so hard and really needs to wind down and just relax. During this time there is no tv, I do allow some iPad time. I love him to build and create and pretend!

So if his rest time is over and Ainsley is still asleep we will go outside again just the two of us. He really looks forward to this time because it’s just with me, no sister and no sharing ha

We continue to all play until around 5:30. That’s when I usually start to plan dinner. I am really horrible at cooking and don’t… I need healthy, easy recipes bad!!!! We typically eat out a lot during the week….like 4-5x,I know it’s really horrible.

We eat around 6 and then bathe the kids either together in the bath or Oakland will take a shower with Jerod.

After the bath we play some more and then it’s time fore Ainsley’s nightly routine:

– after bath put tubby Todd lavender lotion on and brush and blow dry her hair.
– Brush her teeth
– read books
– sing and pray

This is all by 7:30

Then it’s Oaklands turn!

– shower, holdy time with dad
– brush teeth, go to the bathroom
– read, sing, and pray

This is all by 8:30, usually  I try to make it by 8:00.

After that it’s clean up house, watch shows with Jerod,and take my shower!

That’s our day! Does yours look similar or very different?

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  1. It sounds like you have the day pretty well set! Schedules are so great for kids… I don't have any of my own, but I've worked with them for a long time and I've noticed that those children who have a good routine often perform better in school 🙂

  7. This sounds so similar to my routine with my two girls (3 and 1)!! And up until a few years ago I was also terrible with meal planning and making dinner! I started marking down each week's plan on a monthly calendar & saved it for a year! This was the spark that made me start my blog — I have a few recipes up right now. I will be adding more alone with my meal planning YEAR that I saved! (slowly but surely, because being a mom is hard enough 😉 ) I hope that you might check out my blog & find something that suits you and your family!! Thanks for sharing!

  10. I love reading a day in the life posts! It sounds like you have a fun and busy day with your little ones! I love that you have a verse that you practice, I can't wait to start doing that with my little one.

  12. Looks you are enjoying your break from work, well spent with the family!
    I had over 1 month off from university and I couldnt wait for my classes to begin. 1 month break is too much for a student who lives away from her family. 😀

    Najmah,
    http://www.bynajmah.com

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