A Day in the Life...

So, what is there to do on a Saturday while Daddy is working? 

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5:30 a.m. - Ella Beth is standing at our door way whimpering. I bring her in to snuggle...after all it's only 5:30 on a Saturday morning.

6:20 a.m. - Landon is singing in his bed. Scott goes to get him. Lucky for me, I was snuggling with Ella Beth. :)

7:15 a.m. - Ella Beth wakes up and is ready for breakfast. (This is the latest I have slept in in FOREVER. I feel like a brand new woman!)

7:45 a.m. - Daddy leaves for work (no, he typically doesn't work on the weekend, but when there's work [during this economy] he will take it)

7:46 a.m. - Ella Beth finishes her breakfast...of Chex Mix. (Don't judge me. We are letting her make choices and learn from them afterward.)

7:50 a.m. - We are singing and dancing around the room to a children's worship CD. It's fun, and there are lots of smiles.

8:30 a.m. - We go downstairs to the play room. (We inherited a kitten last week - actually 6 weeks ago - when a stray cat had kittens at my in-law's.) We let Shortcake (short for Strawberry Shortcake...wanna take a guess who named her???) in to play with us. Lots of squeals to be heard!

(This is a picture I took of our [almost] complete play room earlier this week. Scott built the storage shelves, but we haven't painted them yet. The table and chair set in the middle of the room is my mom's from when she was a little girl. Scott refurbished it and painted it earlier this year.)

9:00 a.m. - Ella Beth is hungry. I explain to her how we need to eat a wholesome breakfast so that it helps to give us energy and keep us full/satisfied. She is told that she has to wait until snack time to eat. (This is what we call a "teachable moment.")

9:15 a.m. - Landon and I go upstairs to make homemade/all natural play-doh (thank you, Megan) while Ella Beth stays downstairs to play.

9:45 a.m. - Ella Beth comes upstairs and we play with the play-doh. (Landon mostly watches; he's intrigued by Ella Beth's giddiness and laughs whenever she does.)

10:20 a.m. - We finish playing with the play-doh. Mommy cleans up the mess while Ella Beth and Landon watch an episode of Little Bear.

10:35 a.m. - Snack time. Both kiddos chose Cheez-its. Wash them down with some cold water, and that's a nice snack.

10:55 a.m. - Back to the play room. Ella Beth plays doctor. Landon reads books and plays with his piggy bank. Shortcake dive-bombs our toes and we all laugh.

11:55 a.m. - Lunch. Cheese sandwiches, applesauce, and water. (Left over fajitas for me.)

12:25 p.m. - Nap time for both kiddos. Landon is asleep in approximately 37 seconds; Ella Beth is asleep in approximately 10 minutes.

12:35 p.m. - Free time for me. I quickly snap a few pictures of what I am going to miss around the house some day.

1:36 p.m. - I realize what time it is and think, "If I want to get a shower sometime today, I'd better go get one."

See ya!