Spring is here!!!
Posted in Uncategorized on 04/12/2015 11:03 pm by sharlaThe snow has finally melted and the kids are so ready for the weather to be nice enough to go out and play! I am starting to realize that I am going to have to find a happy medium on how much freedom I will give Tayden. He sees the big kids out there running around and going from place to place, but I am just not ready to allow him to do that! I fear that will cause some issues as we fall into a system! Evalyn also thinks she can do what her brother is doing! At least I can keep her inside the gates of our backyard, so my worry at this point is making sure she doesn’t fall off of the steps for the play set!!!
We have had a busy past month with 2 (yes 2!) trips to Colorado and Easter. After being away from home for almost 2 weeks in the month of March, we decided we wanted to just be at home for Easter. We were to happy to celebrate all that Jesus has done for us at our church before my family came to enjoy a nice meal with us afterwards! I have been singing at the 10:45 service quite a bit so we usually get Tayden to Sunday School at 9:20 and then he’ll come to church with us at 10:45. It can prove to be a long morning, but he does okay with it! (I mean, as far as 4 year olds go in church… could be better/could be worse!)
Colorado was great! We skied with Seth’s mom, Todd and Zach while the kiddos stayed at my parent’s house. We stayed right at Copper Mountain and the weather was amazing with fresh powder one day and great ski conditions. We drove home on a Sunday and then headed back to Colorado to meet Seth’s dad, Sandi, her daughter Allison, and her boyfriend Marty. Tayden came with this time while Evalyn stayed back with Sheree! The trip was a bit different this time what with the 4 y/o dynamic! There wasn’t as much skiing but we definitely enjoyed a beautiful day at the Denver Zoo and took Tayden tubing at Copper Mountain. We tried to take him skiing but that didn’t go nearly as well as we had hoped! There’s always next year… or maybe even the year after! He was really not enjoying the idea of not having control of his feet!!!
It was a busy month and we are finally getting back into the swing of life! I am taking advantage of my time home with the kids and we spend most mornings at the gym as I’m training for a half marathon (amongst a few other races) this summer. So I will either bring both kids or just Evalyn (while Tayden is at preschool) with me to the gym so I can do a class or run on the treadmill if I was unable to get a run in the night before. This South Dakota weather is just frustrating! It’s either cold or so stinking windy and I’m just a wimp when it comes to running in less than 45 degrees or more than 20mph winds! I usually take a Tuesday or Thursday off to get groceries in the morning while Tay is at preschool since bringing both kids with me to the store is just not as easy!
Just a perspective – this is a typical day in our house!
6:20/6:40 Tayden and Seth wake up. Tayden will watch a cartoon while Seth showers and gets ready for work. I really wish I was a morning person as I’d love to be the wifey who gets up before the family and makes breakfast and coffee for everyone but I’m just not… not sure if I ever will be!!!
7:15/7:30 Evalyn will wake up. This usually happens just as Seth is leaving and I’m getting up. I will fix the kids breakfast and we’ll either get ready for preschool or to go to the gym/grocery store. Out the door by 8:45/9.
11:45 get back home from errands or picking Tayden up from preschool and prepare lunch. The kids will usually play upstairs or out in the backyard while I fix something.
1:15/1:30 would be nap time for Evalyn and rest time for Tayden. Evalyn is still a great napper and Tayden will probably only nap 3 out of the 7 days! He always has to take a rest though! I use this time to quick clean the toys and kitchen. I will then throw a load or two of laundry in, maybe grab a shower, mop/sweep, fold laundry, change bedding, clean the bathroom… but not all in one day! Before I know it, it’s 3:30 and I may have been able to catch a 30 min break to actually sit down to fold a sock or two and start an episode of The Voice, Grey’s Anatomy, DWTS, or Scandal when the kids wake up (or get tired of reading books or watching a movie on the ipad). We then play/read/puzzle/bike until …
4:30/5 I will start supper so it’s ready around 5:45 for when Seth gets home!
I teach lessons one night and if I sing on Sunday will go to Worship Practice another night.
7:00 baths
7:30 books
7:45 Eva in bed
7:45 Tayden in bed but his witching hour is just getting started so if he’s napped, he may play or sing or talk or read or…. for another 45 minutes. If he hasn’t napped, he may fight bedtime and be really cranky and demanding and stubborn for another 45 minutes until he passes out. We cannot always guess how it will go! Tonight he was super tired and went to sleep right away, we lucked out!
10/11 is our bedtime!
Anyway, that’s enough for now. Here are a few pictures of the past few adventures!!!