Back to Life, Back to Reality!

Today was our first "normal" day since Christmas & New Year's, and while we sure did miss Derek today it felt good to get back into our groove again. I usually dread the first day after visitors leave or the first day after a long break with Derek home b/c the girls are used to the extra attention, but today was one of those days where everything just went so smoothly & has left me feeling like Super Mom! ;)  I assure you, I rarely feel like that! Ha!

I was up, showered, and had my morning chores done before Shelby came downstairs (as much as I enjoyed sleeping in with Derek over the break, I'm a much happier person when I'm up early & showered!). She quickly asked if we were going to have "milk & movie time" (we clearly watched our fair share of movies over the break, ha!), but she wasn't too disappointed when I told her we had to get back to milk & stories. ;)  After our stories, we leisurely did her handwriting practice & a few art projects before eating our breakfast & going up to get Hadley. I don't know if I've mentioned it on here or not, but we finally started eating breakfast without Hadley b/c she sleeps in so late, and our mornings are going so much smoother because of it! Before, Shelby & I were up for 2-3 hours before Hadley was awake & then we'd rush to her room to get her so we could eat b/c we were both starving! But since Hadley had just woken up, she was never hungry then. Now Shelby & I eat whenever we'd like (and I'm not going to lie, we enjoy the quieter, more peaceful breakfast, ha!) & Hadley gets a "to-go" breakfast in a plastic baggie when she wakes up & just slowly munches on it throughout the morning.

Hadley is chewing her breakfast in this pic ;)

Anywho, back to our day! Because I was mentally prepared for a high-maintenance day with the girls, I'd already planned an outing to Pump It Up for us. But they surprised me by happily playing with their instruments & Barbies before we left.

Hadley mastered a new trick at Pump It Up today! Where did our baby go?!

By the time we got in the car after Pump It Up, both girls were starving but I'd packed them snacks which made for a quiet ride home! Then they happily played in their sandbox while I prepped lunch. After lunch, they headed back upstairs to play with their Barbies some more while I cleaned up the kitchen. Seriously, I cannot get over what a smooth, easy day it's been! They both went right to sleep for naps, and I was able to get dinner prepped, kitchen vacuumed, laundry going, and kitchen sink deep cleaned before sitting down to write this post. I've hopefully got another hour before naptime ends, so I'm off to do a little reading! I'm a little scared what the afternoon/evening might hold since the morning was so easy. ;)  Fingers crossed!!!!