Photo Every Hour: April 21st

According to my records, this is the eighth consecutive month that I've done a photo every hour post, with the photos usually being taken on the (randomly chosen) date of the 21st. And I seriously feel like half of those months, the day I am taking the photos ends up being a day right after someone has been sick or right before someone gets sick. I generally feel like we are a pretty healthy family, but maybe that's because I tend to block out the sicknesses? Because the fact that we seem to be so often sick on or around the 21st of the month would argue that we are not as healthy as I like to think we are. Although for the most part, our "bugs" tend to be pretty short lived, so maybe I should give our immune systems some credit. And thankfully, the bug that William had on April 20th did not pass to anyone else--or continue into the 21st--so although our day was perhaps a little more laid back than some, it was at least free of any sickness, which made taking the pictures more tolerable (and more enjoyable to share).

Rise and shining! 

7:00 Morning selfie with my boys

8:00 Checking out a new show on Netflix, Oddbods. So weird

9:00 Nothing says #momlife quite like a Target run at nine in the morning

10:00 Always a successful trip when we can get in and out of Target in less than an hour (and thank you Huggies Rewards points for the free Starbucks!)

11:00 Prepping lunch for the little ones

12:00 Playtime before naps

1:00 Procrastinating my to-do list after the boys went down for their naps (or quiet time, in William's case) ridiculously easily

2:00 Actually getting a few things done before the chaos resumes (especially since I'll be single-parenting while Darrell is gone all evening!)

3:00 Snacks and tracing time (dry erase marker books are brilliant for young kids!)

4:00 You know what I love more than spring and being able to play outside? The inventor of the Fubbles no-spill containers. Pure brilliance 

5:00 Getting dinner ready to go in the oven

6:00 The aftermath (Chicken + Bacon + Red Onion + Spinach + Alfredo Sauce = Awesome)

7:00 Bedtime snacks. I swear these kids would eat around the clock if I let them

8:00 One of my favorite moments of the day. Getting them ready for bed is usually crazy, and getting them to settle down and go to sleep in the same room is still a little bit of a battle, but these 10/15 minutes when they sit in their beds and read before lights out is just priceless

9:00 When Darrell is away for the evening, I snack on junk food (chocolate ice cream with caramel sauce and strawberry puree) and watch Friends. Don't judge

10:00 Figured I'd give this little one some love on the blog while I'm getting ready for bed. I swear I'll do a pregnancy update soon... Maybe... 

So if  Darrell isn't home when I go to bed, I have to have music playing. Otherwise I can't fall asleep. And some nights, even when he is home, I have to have music playing to drown out whatever annoying kid's song is cycling through my head on repeat (why do those darn children's songs have to be so catchy?!?)