A Day In The Life

A few weeks ago, I captured a day in the life, but I haven't had a chance to blog about it! 

So, sit back, grab your coffee, and read a little bit about our day. 

My alarm is usually set for 6:15 am. Since I take my showers at night, I just have to get up, and get dressed and ready. Each day, I use Savvy Minerals make up, and I love that it's light- which is perfect for Summer. 

I checked the weather- and rain was in the forecast. We had so much rain in Texas a few weeks ago, and I was so over it. 

DJ had to be at work early that day, and we had a stowaway in our bed. 

Since it was a little cooler, I threw on a sweatshirt, yoga pants, and was ready a little after 7. 

I always have a big yeti full of ice water with me. I love adding these vitality drops to it.

After I fixed my cup of water, I took all of my supplements. 

Sulferzyme is great for hair and nails. Cortistop for stress release, Ilumineyes for eye health, and Super B for energy. 

I grabbed my work computer and a few post cards to work on during my breaks at work- spoiler alert, these post cards were never filled out and they're still in my purse for when I have a spare moment. 

I try to count macros and some days are better than others- After I took my supplements, I fixed a quick lunch. 

I love these chicken skewers from Costco! They're tasty and not dry. 

I also added some dressing for dipping. 

Once my lunch was fixed, I filled up the diffuser for the girls and kissed them goodbye. 

I was in the car and ready for my hour commute by 7:25. 

My day consists of lots of playing. Almost all of my speech kiddos prefer toy cars or balls. 

I had teletherapy, and my cell phone doesn't work inside. Thankfully the rain hadn't moved through so I went outside and did my teletherapy session. 

I had some cancellations and a break in my day, so I went to Hobby Lobby to buy Megan's birthday presents. 

Then it was back to work, and time for lunch! 

I came home to find Gretchen helping the girls get ready for gymnastics and our sitter helping out in the kitchen. 

Quick hugs before heading right back out the door for gymnastics. 

I have to drive and drop Adalyn off at her gym (she was finishing up the month of May there) and then I drive and drop off Megan at her new gym.

I had about 30 minutes in between dropping Megan off and driving back to get Adalyn, so I stopped for ice cream and enjoyed a minute of quiet time in the car. 

I picked up Adalyn and then headed home. I needed to feed my sourdough starter, so I did that. 

And then I made a big batch of pancakes for dinner because DJ wasn't planning on being home for dinner. He hates breakfast for dinner!

I made lots of extras for the girls to have for breakfast during the week. 

And then I ran to pick up Megan. It was someone's birthday party and they brought cookies for everyone. 

Once we got home, we worked on a little schoolwork. 

And then I showered and washed my face. 

I love using these oils after I wash my face. They're perfectly moisturizing. 

By 9:30 everyone was in bed, and I was settling in to watch an episode of Outlander. 

Whew! I wish I could say that our days have slowed down some now that it's Summer, but they haven't! I'm hoping this week will be a bit slower and easier than the last few have been! 

 

Spring Break: Arkansas

I'm back today with another recap of our Spring Break Vacation. We spent the first weekend of Spring Break camping in Hot Springs, you can read about it here and here. 

After leaving Hot Springs, we drove to my parents house to leave our camper. We didn't want to pull it with us since we knew we wouldn't be staying in it when we went to visit DJ's parents. We arrived to DJ's dad's house on Monday evening and had dinner, and on Tuesday morning, they put the girls to work gardening! 

Adalyn had her gardening gloves on and was ready to go! 

DJ's parents just moved in to a new home, so there was lots of work to get done. They put the flagpole in the ground and the girls helped plant some flowers around it. 

Then they moved to the back yard for some gardening. 

Adalyn decided she was hot and needed to cool off with her feet in the pool. 

After lunch, the girls and I headed down the road to the neighbor's house to see the goats and cows. 

They decided that we needed a pet goat! 

I told them, our HOA wouldn't allow it and goats climb on everything! But it was fun to see the animals. 

And when we got back, the girls convinced us to blow up a float and let them get in the water. 

Clothes and all! They stayed mostly dry, until Gretchen got out, tried and to pull her sisters around, and then bam, the float flipped over and Megan and Addy went right in!

I'm not sure they actually minded! 

We had rain on Wednesday, so Grandma Dee had art activities set up for the girls. They made aprons, scrunchies, painted, and had so much fun! 

Gretchen drew symbols from her favorite books on her apron. 

And they all painted little anchors for Grandma Dee to keep. 

Thursday morning, we got up to head to Jonesboro, where DJ's mom and sister live. But first, we had to get a family picture! 

When we arrived in Jonesboro, we headed out to eat lunch. Nana took the little girls home with her, and DJ and I took Gretchen around Arkansas State University where we went to school. 

Gretchen has already started making a spreadsheet of colleges, and ASU is not on her list. I made her get out of the car and take a picture anyway. Thankfully, she was a good sport and played along. 

We also drove by to the sorority houses. They weren't built when I was in school, but I can imagine all the fun the Alpha Gams are having here! 

While we were out, these girls were dressing up. 

Later that night, our family from Florida arrived and Gretchen was thrilled to see her cousins! 

All of the cousins in one place! This doesn't happen too often since we all live in different states. 

Later that night, the girls stayed up to watch the new Disney movie and had a sleepover. 

We were up Friday morning bright early to head back to my parent's house because we had another little camping trip planned! 

 

Mid America Museum

Happy Monday! I hope your weekend was relaxing and you're ready to tackle the week ahead! I know I'm looking forward to a shorter work week ahead! 

I'm back recapping our weekend camping trip to Hot Springs, and we're picking up on a Sunday afternoon where we went to the.......

Mid America Science Museum!!!!

I remember having a field trip here as a kid, and y'all, this museum did not disappoint. We had the best time. The girls were exploring everything they could and we laughed a ton! The price point was great too and if you're in the area, I would 100% recommend going! 

There were so many hands on activities there. The girls explored as much as they could. 

This water area took up two floors. Here we are at the top. They played here forever! 

We explored rocks and minerals of Arkansas which was perfect since we studied them in homeschooling this year, and then there was a space walk which was right up Megan's alley. 

Can we just take a minute and appreciate Adalyn right now. This was 100% how she wanted to take her picture and I am cracking up. 

There were creative stations, and even an area where we could all shock each other. The girls got a kick out of surprising us with a shock, and then we all held hands to see how many of us could feel it! 

Adalyn made a crown for me, and one for DJ. 

And then we ended up at the two story water station again, but on the bottom this time. The girls lined up all of the balls, and watched them shoot up in to the air. They stayed here until we dragged them away so we could play outside. 

There was a gigantic net and the girls loved running around on it! I even got out there too! 

We eventually decided to call it day, but we had to hula hoop before we left! 

We went on a dinosaur walk when we were there and then took a picture with T-Rex as we were leaving. 

And one of the girls picked me a bouquet of bunny rabbit flowers! Do you see the little bunny faces in them?

We went back to the campground, and the girls played at the playground. Megan took this picture of Adalyn and again, I'm cracking up! I'm not sure what got in to her that day, but she was a hoot! 

We had DJ's college roommate and his family come over on Sunday evening, and the girls loved playing with their boys! The rain stayed away most of the day, but while they were visiting, it down poured, and we somehow fit 10 people in our camper! 

Monday morning, all of the girls piled in with Gee and Papaw for our drive back to their house where we dropped off the camper, and then headed north to DJ's parents!