I really love seeing how other familys days look, it really inspires me to change a few things around in our day. I’m a business owner and stay at home mom and its always a hard time trying to find time to work on the things I need to run my business. I think its time we get a baby sitter to come a few times during the week so I can work on our blog stuff and everything else.

thanks for sharing!

Stephanie | A Learning Story

Diana, that is a great question! To be honest, in the summer months we don’t cook much! It’s easier to do casseroles and crockpot meals in the winter, but in the summer we do a lot of grilled chicken, salads, tacos, pizza…anything easy! I agree though it takes so much time to make and clean up meals. Gabe actually likes to grill or make dinner more than I do so we juggle it 50/50. I try to meal prep on Sundays as well by planning meals and ordering groceries online so I have the right things on hand.

I should definitely change that last time slot to 9pm because more often than not lately it takes an hour even when we are tag teaming! “MomI need more water.” “Mom I have a mosquito bite, I need a bandaid.” “Mom just one more book. Can you sing a song?” You know how it goes! 😂

Lianna that is so kind! Thank you! The snack requests are endless over here too. We have a 3 pm snack time after rest time, and sometimes a 10am snack depending if they are going to the park or something. Otherwise I’ll do an earlier lunch at 11:30. I have to be consistent at telling them when the pantry and kitchen is closed! Toddlers will often throw a tantrum over it, but I’ve noticed how they have gotten used to the routine now that we are a month into the summer! After dinner they are always welcome to have a banana, glass of milk, or another serving of dinner if they claim to be hungry;)

For allowance chores we have different ones based on age like load the dishwasher after breakfast and wipe down countertops for our oldest, sweep the floor in the morning for Veronica, and unload the dishwasher or clean a bathroom sink for Max. If they stick to it for a whole week they get allowance money they can save toward something. Gabe will also give them opportunities for dollar chores in the yard:) They have really taken pride in doing their chore surprisingly to me! It’s so nice to get to these ages of independence!

Ha ha yes! I feel like a part time referee some days, breaking up fights when they get bored.