A Typical Day

Today was a typical day in the Salt Marsh. I woke up at 5 and went to the gym. When I got back at 7, Stephen was up and showered and almost ready to go to work. Mary Grace was laying in our bed watching Dora. Elsie was still asleep in her crib upstairs. Stephen left around 7:30. I jumped in the shower and when I got out just at 8, Elsie was awake. Both girls had strawberry oatmeal for breakfast. Then we all got dressed and left at 8:45 to take Mary Grace to Happy Apple.

Elsie and I played upstairs in the playroom while Mary Grace was at school. We read some and played with some dolls. We left around 11:45 to pick up Mary Grace. We got back home around 12:15 and the girls had peanut butter sandwiches and applesauce for lunch with milk. Elsie went down for a nap at 1 and Mary Grace layed on my bed with me. I read while Mary Grace watched yet another episode of Dora. She then fell asleep around 2. I read some more then played on the computer some. Mary Grace woke up just after 4. I wouldn't say that was typical for her. Most days, she doesn't take a nap at all. I try to get her to at least lay down on the sofa and watch a movie or something for quiet time. Sometimes she falls asleep, sometimes she doesn't. Elsie loves her nap, though. She sleeps anywhere from 2 to 4 hours in the afternoon. Today, she woke up just before 5. The girls then had apples and raisins for snack and went upstairs to play a little. We got dressed for dinner and Stephen came home at 5:45. Then we left for dinner at the Rogowskis'.

Our friends, the Harrises, were there with their little boy, Brady, who's 18-months old. All the kids had a big time. I think they pulled all of Olivia's toys out! You couldn't even see the floor!

We got home about an hour ago and the girls went straight to bed (a little later than their normal 8 pm time).

Now, Stephen is laying in bed reading while I type this.

All in all, that's a pretty typical Happy Apple day for us. On a non-Happy Apple day, I may take the kids to the park or to the library. Some Happy Apple days, I take Elsie to the grocery store or to the gym while Mary Grace is at school.

The days always go by so quickly and I'm always surprised at how little I get done. It seems like someone is always needing something. And the house echos so bad that I can't easily do dishes or any loud cleaning while Elsie's taking her nap.

I'm starting to go to the gym early in the morning before everyone else wakes up. I'm going to have to do that come January, so I may as well get used to it now. It also gives me more time with the girls. But, man, I am tired!

The picture above has nothing to do with this post, obviously. It just makes my heart warm, so I thought I'd post it. Wonder what Mary Grace must have been thinking at that moment? It's hard to believe that Elsie is just one month shy of the age Mary Grace was when Elsie was born.