Photo Every Hour: September 21st

Slowly (slowly) working on getting up earlier than the boys so our mornings aren't quite as chaotic

7:00 In the blink of an eye we go from four boys...

8:00 To two. And I'll be honest, I hadn't realized how burned out I was getting from quarantine until the older two started school All of the sudden it was like I could breathe during the day and it has been pretty darn magical

9:00 Plus with two fewer boys to worry about I get to focus on this cutie more! What's not to love?!?

10:00 Trying to squeeze in a few chapters of the book that I'm supposed to have read by Sunday #procrastinationatitsfinest

11:00 Playtime while Mama gets lunch ready

12:00 Work from home perk--Daddy gets to occasionally help out with lunch/naps if he doesn't have meetings. I'm not sure who loves these moments most

1:00 Lunch in the microwave, two boys napping, and mindless social media on the iPad. These mid-day breaks are definitely spoiling me a little bit

2:00 But it's not all "mindless" time! I've been trying to get better at incorporating some fitness into my "free" time while the boys are napping

3:00 Library time!

4:00 The boys found our old Mario Brothers game for the Wii and they've been straight-up obsessed. We don't give them nearly enough technology time for the amount of time they want to spend playing the game

5:00 Just in case any one needed some proof that he isn't always a happy baby. Diaper changes are not his jam--he's either fussing or trying his hardest to crawl away

6:00 Typical Mom Life--I'm the last one at the table eating because I spent the majority of the meal time taking care of others (in this case, feeding Matthew)

7:00 Bedtime for the baby!

8:00 Bedtime for the oldest two! (well, technically, bedtime for the oldest three, Connor just isn't pictured because he's upstairs with Darrell)

9:00 Working on Connor's three-year blog post so I can hopefully get this "Photo Every Hour" post up with some timeliness (and then in turn get Matthew's eight-month blog post up within a reasonable time frame)

10:00 Making some watermelon sorbet! 

11:00 School in the time of COVID--both boys bring a device home each night in the event the class/school needs to move to remote learning on short notice. We don't really let them use their devices at home (#meanparents), although William does occasionally have homework, but we do need to make sure they charge them every night because they use them frequently in their classroom so they are familiar with the apps and programs that will be used in the event of a closure

We aren't doing too hot on the "getting to bed at a decent time" thing. Probably why I'm still having a hard time waking up early in the mornings