A Day in My Life

Un-edited and only slightly censored (I didn't photograph the roughly 4+ hours I spend each day feeding the baby and changing diapers) . . . you're welcome :)


Good morning! Yep - AM . . . this is when the alarm goes off for Tyler to head out the door.

Have a nice work-out honey . . . I'm going back to bed!

Just kidding . . . . somebody's hungry! "Mom - this hand just isn't cuttin' it!"

Well hi there handsome . . . oh - you're sweaty! Nice muscles. Notice how he looks quite a bit more awake now he has his blood flowing? Maybe I should work out!

Look Mom made her bed - what a good girl.

Tada! Mommy - I have to go to the bathroom!

The girls aren't morning people!

Breakfast of Champions as he heads out the door.

It's red ribbon week . . . look at that beautiful hair!

Yes Ayvri - you're beautiful too!

When Kabe sets the table we have cereal. I don't like cereal for breakfast, but hey - I didn't have to make it right?

Better brush those fuzzy teeth!

Kabe's week to clear the table while Sam clears the floor.

Can we sneak in a little practice? Look at that good form - she's got her C scales down!!!

Cuddle with the mini mancub before school while we watch for our ride. This only happens if she's ready on time which thankfully today she was!!!

Hello Mr. Rudy - have I mentioned how thankful I am that you take Ksenya to school so I don't have to pack up the whole herd in the dark???

"BAA!!" This scene is repeated at least 3 times in the first hour after she leaves.

Now it's Kabe's turn to love on the boy.

Look Mom, this is baby's nose

And this is Ayvri's nose!

Naptime already Mom?

Here we are plugged into Cinderella (Kabe's choice)

Here's Mom's work (data entry) - I have a big project due on Wednesday so you'll be seeing more of this soon. I wish it were an IMAC, but we'll save that topic for a future post.

How about some Monopoly? Oops - I think he dropped the box under the table

Time for shoes - oh wait, those are Ksenya's shoes dearie!

I love my mini-van. I know, talk about eating your words but it is SOO convenient and look . . . they can't reach each other! :)

The bank - is it going under or not? Should I make this deposit or not? Should we move to Australia or not?

Returning the Netflix DVD. This weekend? Minority Report - great movie, next weekend? The Tinkerbell Movie I think - Daddy is so excited!!!

The water store. Yes, I refuse to drink tap water due to my finicky kidneys . . . 14 gallons a week gets this family through.

Hey - no cat-napping . . . wake up I tell ya! We're not done here!

Library day! Kabe loves the big floor puzzles, picking out books and movies and yelling into the dome that amplifies even the slightest whisper (go figure).

Brigham likes sitting in his little man clothes snoozing away

Ayvri likes reading a book to a grungy baby she found after running head first into the glass partition. Why is the glass so clean at the library? All of my kids have taken turns running into it. Don't worry though - the paramedic that was there said she should be fine (I don't think she was a mother because she was VERY concerned and probably even more concerned that I wasn't too concerned. I wonder if she noticed the purple bruise on the other side of her forehead?)

Look - Kabe finished his puzzle . . . time to go home.

Lunch - apple muffins and applesauce. Hey - we were on an apple kick I guess.

Hooray for naptime - Kabe has chosen to sleep on the floor because he peed the bed last night and doesn't want to sleep on a "peed bed"

Ayvri thinks naptime is the perfect time to run from Mom and play hide and seek. Guess what? Mom found her this time - now get in your bed little missy!

Mommy has laundry to fold! Sheesh 6 people wear a lot of clothes!

And we're back at the computer. The kids are asleep and I have time to do at least one more section. Three cheers for the data divas!

Time to pick up the girl from school. This is the line we sit in. Doesn't matter how early I arrive there is a line this long for pick-up. Oh well, we're rockin' out to "Baby's got her Blue Jeans On"

There she is - but she and Shane are too busy gabbing about their day and giggling to realize that I'm sitting here in line.

Hi girls - how was your day and what is this green sticker?

Oh look - these are the dishes that a sister in our ward brought us dinner in about 3 weeks ago! Maybe we should return them before they get broken sliding around in the van?

Hungry again? Sheesh - no wonder you're such a fatty!

Homework - every day and she loves it. Today we are coming up with _at words and we have to call Grandma to think of more because Mommy's academic brain was lost during childbirth. FYI - Grandma thought of Brat and Chat (she teaches teenagers), Mommy thought of Fat and Sat - what does that mean?

Ready to help Mommy in the kitchen.

This is our first ever from scratch pumpkin pie (as in, from a real orange pumpkin and not a can)

As soon as it goes in the oven the kitchen turns into a laboratory and we start doing experiments - and no, she's not going to hit him with it, although that's what I thought too!

But where's our little scientist?

She's hiding under the table. Science isn't her gig - she's too much like her mother.

Yay! Look who's home! This is not a great picture because I was feeding the boy in the living room and just couldn't get up. Oh - and Kabe was fine . . . he just got experimented in the head.

For dinner I tried a new recipe - it was rosemary chicken with squash served over couscous. It was ok - I liked the squash a lot, the kids wouldn't touch it and Daddy was satisfied . . . I guess it's a keeper.

Dishes are done man!!!

Family Home Evening was a little uneventful - Kabe was in charge of the game though and we had to play "don't eat pete" which is our family's favorite game (probably because it involves chocolate).

Kabe's turn - he's all about speed

Ksenya's tactics include deliberation and subtlety. Mom's tactic is listening in from the other room (cheating). Daddy doesn't use a tactic - he just waits for the game to be over and grabs a handful of M&M's then.

Family Night Treat - looked really good.

And the kids really liked it (I think Ksenya had 3 pieces, probably because she wouldn't eat her dinner, but hey - pumpkin is a vegetable right? So I can feel good about that).

Finally it's cold enough for Daddy to build a fire. I love the smell!

I think I'm ready for bed too Mom! They're all conked out!

And I'm back to the computer - gotta finish this blasted project!

Oh Hello bed!!! I've missed you. Goodnight!