I was writing out some detailed instructions for Grandma Sharolee who will be watching the kids this weekend while I'm away and James is at work. After typing it all up, I thought to myself. "wow. I do wonderful things everyday even if I don't realize it." So I wanted to add my notes to the blog as a reminder of what my daily activities consist of.
This is a typical Saturday
Everett usually wakes up between 7am-8am. He likes to play around, usually does a morning poop, and eats breakfast. Breakfast food ideas, banana, yogurt, oatmeal or eggs. Frozen berries in the freezer for a treat, or I think we have frozen bananas, and milkshake powder you could do smoothies.
Girls need to get dressed for ballet, they sometimes don't like to eat a whole bunch of breakfast but here are some ideas for them cheerios, oatmeal, yogurt, smoothie, toast, bagels, eggs. they can eat smoothie Danimal drink in the car on the way to ballet, if they don't eat much breakfast. If they don't eat they get cranky.
8:30 leave for ballet (Ballet class starts at 9:00)
Everett will probably play while the girls dance, He may want a snack. You can bring cheerios or a Danimal smooth drink (with straw) and some fruit pouches.
After ballet you can walk across the street back towards Grocery Outlet there is a Starbucks on the corner and everyone can get hot chocolate.
Hopefully Everett will fall asleep for you on the way home he usually takes his morning nap around 9:30-10:30 and sleeps for about an hour sometimes less, but he needs at least 30 mins.
If he falls asleep on the drive home and it's not too hot you can leave the car doors open and let the girls play outside in the front yard while he finishes his nap. Or you can bring him inside in the carseat and let him finish his nap down stairs.
If he doesn't fall asleep on the way home bring him inside give him some milk and sit with him on my bed. If he doesn't fall asleep he'll survive.
If he does fall asleep lay him on my bed or in his pack n play. He won't fall off the bed. When he wakes up he sits up and will call or cry for you (depending on how much sleep he got). If he cries for more than 3-5 minutes he might try to leave the bed and come get you. LOL but I usually hear him right away or the girls will let me know when he's crying.
After nap: Play time for Everett, make sure the girls change into clothes. Snacks they can eat, carrots, celery and peanut butter, cucumbers, green peppers, cheerios, graham crackers, or whatever you find and want to feed them.
Lunch: usually between noon and 1 pm the girls will probably want Chicken nuggets in the freezer. They can cook in the little oven (400 degrees for 12-15 minutes). Gwenevere is a great helper and likes to help cook lunch. She can fill the try and start the oven, she can even take them out but sometimes I help her. Grace can also help fill the try and put them in the oven. If she wants to help too. veggies or fruit with lunch. I like to feed them carrots and peppers while the nuggets cook that way they get their veggies in before they are stuff. Everett can gum a nugget or two. He loves canned pairs or you can cook some carrots for him (I'll try to cook some carrots tomorrow for lunch and make extra for Saturday).
Play time or school time. the girls can play after lunch or do school work. I'll leave her math book out and you can do a few pages. Grace can color or practice writing the letter G. They can also do some hooked on phonics. Gwenevere is pretty good with that workbook.
Everett likes to throw balls, knock down blocks, swing in his swing, say hi to the bunnies, go on walks and point out everything he sees, play with his sisters, play in the kitchen cupboards, dishwasher and toilet. Please don't let him play in the toilet ;-) But he does play in the cupboard under the sink and it does have chemicals, so I usually only let him play in the cupboards when I'm washing dishes and can keep an eye on him.
Oh speaking of dishes, Paper plates are above the refrigerate for convenience. And the dishwasher is still broken. We use it as a drying rack, All the dishes in the dishwasher are clean.
Everett goes down for his afternoon nap around 1:00-2:30 just whenever he's acting tired and depending on how short his morning nap was. Milk will be in the fridge, warm it up and put it in a sippy cup. Everett likes to sleep with his soft chevron blanket I'll have it in his pack n play. You can rock in his rocking chair in his bedroom or lay on the bed downstairs to put him to sleep. The girls usually watch a movie while I put him down for his afternoon nap or they can play outside.
He usually sleeps for an hour or two but if he wakes up cranky I try to lay him back down or hold him till he goes back to sleep. Sometimes it works and other times he just needs help waking up slowly.
Afternoon walks are always fun, Everett and the girls may want a afternoon snack. You can make cookies for Papa or play a board game.
I didn't put much thought into dinner, James said he's going to try and get off work early on Saturday. He may want to make fish n Chips or have other plans for dinner. If not, there are meat balls in the freezer and noodles in the pantry for spaghetti. Or whatever you feel like making. Or go get a pizza, pop and a redbox movies for a fun family date night. I'll leave cash in the girls ballet bag for hot choco, pizza, movies or whatever you want.
Everett needs to go to bed between 7:00-8:00 pm
All three kids need baths and hear washed ready for church.
