DITL 2-10-12

I wake up early today. The peace and quiet of a sleeping house and the promise of a new day feels good. Most mornings I am woken up by my children any "me time" comes at night after everyone has gone to bed. Those nights I am tired, yet I crave the alone time so much that I stay up far to late just to have it. I much prefer this early morning energized me time. I clean out the fridge,

read my scriptures and inspirational thoughts:

browse ideas on pinterest for some Mom and me preschool time I have been trying to organize for Josh:

Today is grocery shopping day. Everyone is still sleeping so I decide to get it done early. I love Trader Joe's! It is so nice and organized first thing in the morning.

Come home to find everyone awake watching Justin fly his RC helicopter.

we eat breakfast:

I help Josh with morning chores and getting ready for the day. Claire watches:
We play pretend that involves rescuing men from all sorts of near-death experiences like crocodiles, mean men, and cliff falls.

I enlist Justin to take my place so I can get some cleaning done

I start the laundry. Including a bunch of Claire's too-little clothes that are to be packed away, time is flying so fast:

Claire goes to sleep. I tackle my room. We got home late from a week-long trip to Cedar City, the extra laundry, luggage, and laziness makes it look like a bomb went off.

I don't quite finish before Claire wakes up:

She is very happy. I get her ready for the day. She plays with her stuffed rabbit while I try to snap a picture. This girl loves her stuffed animals so much! She gets so very happy and excited when she sees them, instantly showering them with hugs and kisses:

Lunch

We head to the park to try out our new kite. It is a success! Claire wants desperately to hold it:

Josh rides his scooter around the park, but gets distracted people-watching:

Swings! Swings are Josh's favorite thing at the park. This park only has two swings, he will patiently wait for a LONG time for a turn!

Justin goes to get the car fixed while the kids and I return our books to the library and get more

We have dinner, bathtime, and stories.

Goodnight!