The REAL Game of Life: A busy October already

The 24/7 life in our home is a busy one for sure, but we're all happy, healthy, and getting better at managing life with two little ones! The day is broken up like this for us (with everything revolving around the sacred nap time and Tyler's feedings):

- Part 1 (before nap): wake up/breakfast, getting dressed (or not...), figure out what adventure we could take Evan on to burn off some energy so he will nap, lunch.
- Part 2 (after nap): wake up/snack, get dressed again (or not...pajamas are considered an outfit in our house now), figure out if we have enough time to venture out of the house before Tyler eats and dinner time.
- Part 3 (before bed): dinner, bath, books, bed (which can take anywhere from 10 minutes to 2 hours depending on the night).

The rest of the 24/7 cycle involves Tyler and I and his eating schedule at night. Luckily he's pretty predictable and eats around 1 and 4 a.m. then goes right back to bed. I just purchased a video monitor which I LOVE so now I can see if he's truly awake when he moves/talks at night or if he is just dreaming and will put himself back to sleep.

My hands are definetely full with the boys (literally sometimes). Sometimes Evan asks me to carry things for him or get him something. If I happen to be carrying Tyler or doing something at the moment I'll usually respond that "I can only do one thing at a time." Now Evan likes to turn that line on ME. The other day I asked him to clean-up his toys and he said "Mom, I can only do one thing at a time." Oh boy....

Evan: "Mom, Tyler is so cute!"

He loves his baby brother! Everywhere I take the boys, Evan likes to ask people: "Do you want to see my baby?"

Hello Handsome!

My sweet angel

This is how we roll at the grocery store. Evan doesn't usually sit still in the little car for more than 5-10 minutes so it's a fast trip and I mean business! I have recently taken out small displays (and people...no joke) at the grocery store with this cart monstrosity.

Evan asks if he can snuggle with Tyler in the morning. So sweet!

Evan is getting much better at soccer practice. He listens for about 75% of it now - yah! This is his favorite activity where he stacks up cones and gets to knock them down with the soccer ball.

Team huddle. How cute are all these little people!?

Team photo! Which Evan sat still for (because he got to hold the ball).

Evan said that Tyler was "too little" to be in the big bathtub.

Enjoying the beautiful fall weather we've had. That's Tyler in the stroller behind Evan. Evan found a little hole someone had dug and liked to sit in it. Needless to say we drove home with him pant/shoe-less in the car.

Parents night out! 4th row seats at the Tigers playoff game. :)

Amazing seats!

Evan LOVES his pre-school class. His teacher, Miss Sarah, does a great job documenting what Evan does during the day with pictures, notes home, phone calls, etc. As a parent I love it! Evan likes to walk me around his classroom and show me his projects, crafts & pictures. I snapped pics of some of the fun things displayed in his room, see below!