Tuesday morning, my alarm went off at 5:30. Ten minutes later, I rolled out of bed and hit the shower. Typically, our morning routine is the same. I wake up first and get my shower. Justin wakes up and gets dressed, then wakes the kids up and supervises their getting dressed. I do everybody’s hair (except Justin’s- ha!) and then they all go downstairs for breakfast and to pack lunches while I finish getting ready.
Jase went to Papaw and Nana’s again today, so we were all dressed, packed up, and out the door by 7:05. Papaw meets us at the car as we pull in his driveway, so drop off is quick and painless. The girls and I are walking in the school door by 7:30. Today, both girls have to run a timed mile as part of their physical fitness test. Kyndall is excited and already has her competitive mindset going. Libby could care less and will probably finish near the end–athletics just isn’t her thing!
Libby and her friend Brook-Lynn just happen to come to the library at the same time to exchange their books, so I snapped a quick picture. She is loving the Field Trip Mysteries books right now and is quickly making her way through the entire series. As expected, she jogged her mile and finished somewhere in the middle of the pack. Running just isn’t her thing, and that’s ok.
A little while later, I caught up with these girls in TAG. They are such sweet besties. My future-Olympian ran the mile in 6 minutes and 56 seconds. She was the first girl in her class to finish and the PE coach said she sprinted the entire thing. She came to the library to tell me, all red-faced and out of breath and beaming from ear to ear. 🙂
On the way home, we jammed out to Break Up in A Small Town by Sam Hunt. It’s the girls absolute favorite song right now and we keep it on repeat.
When we got home, we spent a few minutes doing homework and the rest of the evening outside. It was a gorgeously warm day and we soaked up every single ray of sunshine. Jase played in the driveway for a while.
And then hung out in the hammock with Mallory. The girls piled up in the hammock after this picture and read their books for a while.
Mallory, Hannah and I ran again. One mile in 9 minutes and 20 seconds, much slower than Kyndall’s mile but we aren’t ashamed. We even threw in a few sprints for good measure.
Being on the farm means bath time needs to happen every night. The kids play outside and get stinky and dirty and a hot bath is much-needed. Bedtime is at 8:00. Justin was working late so after all the kids went to sleep, I curled up in bed with my newest Sandra Brown book and read for a while before going to sleep.
I’m not even sure what time Justin came in. The overtime check will be nice and goes a long way towards saving for our new house, but I miss my husband! 🙂
I’m loving your daily recaps! This is such a great way to document a week in the life. I might have to try that later in the year.
Thank you so much! You should definitely do a week. It’s so fun and calls my attention to all the little things I would normally overlook.