A Day In The Life

This was actually our day on Monday, but I'm just now getting a chance to post it. Hope you enjoy a glimpse into our home on a somewhat normal day. It was a rainy day, hence the reason we didn't play outside.

3:30 A.M.

Lily had a nightmare. I went in and rocked her for a few minutes.

4:30 A.M.

Asher woke up, but went back to sleep when I gave him his paci.

6:45 A.M.

Asher up for morning bottle. 

Momma's devotions and prayer time.

Check facebook and blogs. 

Put computer away until naptime.

7:45 A.M.

Make breakfast. 

Play with Asher.

8:15 A.M.

Lily and Levi up. 

Asher down for a short nap.

8:20 A.M.

Jacob leave for the day. 

Feed the kids breakfast.

8:45 A.M.

Get Lily and Levi dressed and ready for the day.

9:00 A.M.

Asher up and ready to eat.

Devotions with kids.

 Momma dressed.

10:00 A.M.

Talk to my sis on the phone.

Lily and Levi run around like crazy shenanigans. 

10:15 A.M.

Asher down for a nap.

 Laundry started.

Lily and Levi playing by themselves.

10:30 A.M.

Fold and put away a load of clothes that sat in the dryer all weekend.

10:45 - 11:30 A.M.

Reading time with Lily and Levi.

11:30 A.M.

Lunchtime.

Switch laundry.

Empty dishwasher.

12:00 P.M.

Asher up for bottle.

Lily and Levi play and listen to me telling them stories.

1:00 P.M.

Lily and Levi down for naps.

1:15 P.M.

Mommy time with Asher.

2:00 P.M.

Asher down for nap. 

Load the dishwasher.

Wash bottles.

 Remember that I forgot to eat any lunch.

Jacob home a little before 2 to teach private lessons from 2 -4:30.

3:00 P.M.

Asher up for bottle.

Lily and Levi playing quietly in their beds.

3:30 P.M.

Lily and Levi up. 

Snuggle time on the couch while Asher finishes his bottle.

4:00 P.M.

Snack time.

Playtime - Lily pulled out my picture albums and Levi played with the rolling pin.

4:15 P.M.

Pop freezer meal in the oven.

4:30 P.M.

Asher down for nap.

5:00 P.M.

Jacob eat supper and then leave for youth orchestra. 

Feed Lily and Levi.

5:45 P.M.

Asher up for a bottle.

6:15 P.M.

Load the kids in the van and take some stuff to Jacob that he forgot. 

Stop by Dollar General for dishwasher detergent - yes, I can't live with out my dishwasher! :-)

7:00 P.M.

Take the kids on a walk around the neighborhood. 

(we got this stroller several weeks ago. i absolutely love it!)

 7:45 P.M.

Asher down for nap. 

Lily and Levi pretend to have some chocolate syrup.

 Bedtime snack.

8:00 P.M.

Rock Levi and put him to bed while Lily plays in her room.

Rock Lily and put her to bed.

8:40 P.M.

Make Asher's formula.

Jacob get home.

9:00 P.M.

Feed Asher.

Lily start screaming bloody murder.

Run to her room.

 Find her shaking in bed and a 3 inch long (no joke!) cockroach crawling out of her bed and up the wall. 

Momma scream and scream and scream for Daddy.

Daddy heroically kills the cockroach.

Lily completely traumatized and unable to sleep.

Asher crying for the rest of his bottle.

Levi sleeping through the whole ordeal.

10:00 P.M.

Momma rocking and comforting Lily.

10:30 P.M.

Still rocking and comforting poor Lily.

Momma feeling so sad for Lily but also sad to not be getting stuff done that she wanted to do...

like taking a shower.

11:15 P.M.

Lily finally asleep.

Momma too tired to take a shower, or exercise, or get this posted.

11:45 P.M.

Exhausted Momma and Daddy finally get to crawl into bed.

It really was a great day until the cockroach incident. Everything just went downhill after that. Oh well. That's what makes life interesting, I suppose.

Mother's Day

Today I am thankful for my wonderful Mom, who is one of my best friends and encouragers! I am also thankful for my sweet mother-in-law who has welcomed me into the family with open arms and has shared he oldest son with me.

I am incredibly thankful for the privilege to be momma to my three precious babes. God has blessed me immeasurably!

Why of course we forgot to take any pictures today until the kids were already in bed for the night. Today marks my fourth Mother's Day as a momma and the fourth time we've failed to take pictures on Mother's Day. Boohoo!

My sweet mother's helper snapped these pictures last week. I love them!

My heart is full of joy!

Happy Mother's Day to all you beautiful Mommas!

Life through Instagram

new shades.

good morning smiles.

dress-up.

reading time.

homemade pizza by my amazing hubby.

a girl and her dog.

playing with daddy's headphones.

mommy's big helper.

two little monkeys.

unintentionally matching.

playing in the water table daddy built.

precious toes.

so proud of my conductor hubby!

ready to go to prayer meeting. yes, we let her wear her heels. :-)

bumbo boy.

finally caught a sweet smile on camera.

A Couple Videos

Lily is in love with nursery rhymes. We seriously read them all the time! On Sunday we were eating dinner with Jacob's family and his mom asked Lily if she wanted some banana pudding for dessert. Lily immediately started saying "Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie." It was hilarious! I didn't know she knew it by heart.

Before lunch today I thought I would record some of the things Levi can do. I love being able to look back and see their accomplishments at different ages.

Whirlwind trip

My brother, Jer, graduated from a university in South Carolina on Friday. We drove up on Thursday and came home late Friday night. Normally it's a 5 1/2 - 6 hour trip, but with three little ones it took us a good bit longer. We took our time and stopped several times so Lily and Levi could run around and stretch their legs.

The kids actually did really well on the drive! I was so thankful for that!

We stopped at McAllister's Deli for lunch on Thursday.

On Thursday afternoon we visited with some family.

Jer, Mom, and Asher.

We met all the rest of my family, a bunch of Jer's college friends, and some of his girlfriend's family at 5 Guys for supper. Then we headed to the bowling lanes.

It was Lily's first time to bowl. She liked it for her first two turns then she accidentally went too far down the lane and slipped and fell hard on her bottom. After that she was done. She took off her shoes and was ready to leave. 

I was thankful to have Myra and Mom's help with the kids. Let's just say, it's not the brightest idea to take tired little ones who have been riding in the car all day to a {ahem} smoke-filled, creepy-people filled place. Yep, it was...interesting.

Jacob finished bowling one game, then we headed back to our hotel. The kids slept pretty well, it just took awhile to get them to sleep.

Friday morning I took the kids over to a friend's house to visit with her and another friend who was in town. Between the three of us, we had 6 kids under the age of three! Fun and crazy for sure! Of course I forgot to take any pictures.

During the graduation ceremony we visited some more friends...and of course, no pictures.

After graduation, we met up with my family and Jer to get pictures. Of course, I didn't take any pictures. My hands were full of tired, out of routine, grumpy children. Oh well.

I am super proud of Jer though! He got the top academic honors and he got chosen to give a testimony during the ceremony! So thankful for the talents God has blessed him with!

We started the trip home around 5pm and stopped near Atlanta for supper. Lily and Levi enjoyed splitting a Chick-Fil-A kid's meal and playing on the indoor playground. 

We were so thankful to finally make it home late that night! Thankfully all the kids stayed asleep while we transferred them from their carseats to their beds! Jacob and I unloaded a few necessary things and then we crashed into bed completely worn out. 

What a trip! Completely exhausting, but totally worth the memories that were made! :-)