Our lives: A typical weekend day in February...

Olivia playing in the foam pit at her Gymnastics class at Westside Gymnastics

Foam pit fun

I thought I would write a post about what a typical weekend day in February looks like for us now that Olivia is 2.5 years old and Brandon is 5.  The kids have been waking up a bit later at around 7:00 AM usually and they usually come into our room and love to lounge in bed with us until we all wake up.  They usually watch a show (or two) on the I-pad while Sean and I attempt to sleep a bit longer.  We are usually all up and out of bed by 8:00 AM.  Sean usually goes to the gym one of the weekend days (or sometimes both).  Then we get the kids ready for their Saturday morning activities which for Brandon is swim lessons at 9:15 at the YMCA and for Olivia is gymnastics at 9:30 at Westside Gymnastics in the 2.5-3 year old class.  

Brandon at his swim lessons

Kicking away at his swim lesson



Brandon loves his swim lessons

Swimming almost on his own


After gymnastics and swim lessons, Sean and I usually meet at the grocery store, usually either Trader Joes, Fred Meyers, and sometimes we go to New Seasons.  We plan out our meals for the entire week beforehand.  Sean really likes to cook on the weekends and makes some yummy food usually from his favorite food website Tasty.  During the week lately, I have been making one crockpot meal from my favorite website Family Fresh Meals.  

Olivia and Brandon love the car cart at New Seasons (they also have them at Fred Meyers)

Silly Brandon at New Seasons

After grocery shopping we usually come home and Olivia needs to nap.  Brandon doesn't nap at home any more usually hangs out with us or a lot of times has play dates like his good friend Andrew (from Rocking Horse) and Gavin (also from Rocking Horse).  Brandon recently has started playing the Wii and loves playing Mario Kart with Daddy (and mommy too!).  Daddy usually makes dinner and then we all have dinner together.  We round up the day with usually letting the kids watch their favorite show (lately Peppa Pig) before bath time.  The kids recently have been bathing separately as Brandon loves showering in our huge shower in our Master bathroom.  Olivia loves spreading out and taking baths in our big bath tub.  She also loves usually the bath tablets that change the bath tub water various colors.

A serious game of Mario Kart going on!

Look at them go!

Bathing beauty in the pink bath (her favorite color)


After bath time, the kids usually rough house with Daddy for a bit before bed time.  They love playing Nerf Shooter guns with Daddy and they also love playing chase and hide and seek.  Then we brush teeth, both kids go potty, and we read stories.  Sometimes the kids read together and sometimes they read separately (with Sean reading with Brandon and me reading with Olivia). Both kids love the Elephant and Piggie books right now.  Olivia loves reading her Madeline collection book too.  I get Olivia to sleep usually by rubbing her back and then I go into Brandon's room (where he is usually awake if he has napped during the week, not on weekends though where he is usually asleep) and read to him a chapter from Little House on the Prairie.  By then it usually about 9:30 PM and then I get about an hour to myself before its time for me to go to bed...the hour is usually spent watching House Hunters or something on HGTV:)