I hope it’s sunshiny and bright!
See you tomorrow!
Nightime routine
We’ve changed our nighttime routine up ever so slightly and it’s made it oh so much better. We used to let the boys play until it was time to put Spencer to bed at 7:00 and then, when Spencer went to bed, we would read books to Maxwell and then rock. It worked fine but Maxwell really wasn’t getting into bed until 7:30 or 8:00 and I think it was starting to wear him down. So, we flipped things a little and now we read books to both boys around 6:45 and get them tucked into bed by 7:00. So much better for all…and I think Spencer is LOVING getting to be like big brother and listen to stories…even if he has a little trouble sitting still most nights! 🙂
They’re reading Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs which is a book I won’t read. It’s just too long and, frankly, I don’t really like it. I figure if I’m going to read them, I might as well read the ones I like! These days some of my favorites are The Circus Ship, Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit, Little Blue Truck, Flashing Fire Engines and all the ones in that series, Not Inside This House, and, of course, anything Sandra Boynton – short and sweet! 🙂 I clearly have a strong preference for books that rhyme. I’m always impressed when authors can tell a neat story and make it all rhyme.
Any other favorite books we should know about?
Monday!
Happy Monday! Some recent IG faves of my fave boys…
Love them.
Brothers
Anything big brother can do…
I want to do too!
Cuties.
Mothers in MGM
First, a BIG Happy 5th Birthday to Delaney today!! We love you Delaney!!
Still one of my favorite pics! 🙂
Second, after breakfast on Mother’s Day, we loaded up to head down to Montgomery for the day. I tried to snap a pic with my boys since we were all dressed up. You’d think they’d at least cooperate with their MOTHER on MOTHER’S DAY would’t you? Nope, not even on Mother’s Day. This was the best we got…
I’ll take it.
Side note, I honestly decided to wear the orange top and shoes because Maxwell’s favorite color is orange. When he saw me dressed he said, very excitedly, “Momma you look bee-yoo-ti-ful!!” Yes, the orange shirt was the right decision! 🙂
We got in the car and Maxwell quickly stuck his nose in the ipad…
While Spencer stuck his nose in a book…
He didn’t last long though…
and thankfully got a little nap on the way down.
We met the Browns and the Brown Juniors at the country club for brunch. It was a beautiful day so we let the kids run around a bit before we ate…
Jenny and I treated ourselves to mimosas…it was Mother’s Day after all!
After the kids ate a healthy lunch of french fries and waffles, we headed over to check out Jenny and Ronnie’s awesome new house. The kids played, the adults chatted and it was great. We then decided to all head to the pool back up at the country club. I wish I had pics from the pool but I was too busy wrangling a VERY happy Spencer in the “zero entry” section of the incredible pool. Maxwell was in the other section of the pool with Robert showing off his swimming skills and must have belly flopped jumped off the side 352 times. It was such a fun afternoon!
We then loaded up the car and the boys watched the iPad almost all the way back. It ran out of battery power about 15 minutes before before we got home and, by the time we pulled into the driveway, both boys looked like this.
An exhausting day but so much fun! So glad we got to see the Montgomery Browns for the day!