Summer!

It's a gorgeous day! Life has been pretty sweet these days. We have a very set routine and follow it to the letter. Zach makes sure of that. Mornings start with juice, breakfast (usually eggs or cereal), next Zach makes sure my workout takes way longer than it should. Then we run around in the yard for a bit and come in for lunch at 11:30. Sometimes there's a movie thrown in if the morning is a bit nippy. Daddy usually comes home for lunch. Nap commence at 1:00 and I do my ChaCha work (which brings in around $190/month. Not much, but it helps). Naps last an hour, then we load up and go for a walk to one of two parks along the bike trail behind our house. We start dinner when we get home around 5 and Daddy make his appearance around 5:15 is there are no dance classes. There is an evening of play, then devotions, and bed at 8pm.

Zach initiates each step of the day; he never forgets a thing. Throughout the day he sometimes asks to go potty, read books, and brush his teeth. He's such a sweetheart.

Thursday, during our morning playtime, Zach scared a mother duck off her nest. He didn't mean to. She built her nest right by one of his favorite hangouts and he simply ran past. We waited all day, but she never came back. We picked up the eggs at nightfall, but they were pretty cold, so I doubt they'll live. We have them in a nest under a towel and a heat lamp.

Yesterday saw a trip to Billings. The boys got completely pampered by Grandma during a trip to Toys R' Us. It felt like Christmas as I spent the evening unpackaging everything.

Johnny comes home from his seminar in Jackson today!! Yay!! He'll be home until Monday morning when he leaves for his interview in D.C. I hope that's the last of the trips for a while.

This afternoon Gabriel goes to Grandma's for some Gabey-Grandma time and Zach and I will head to the pool. I am not brave enough to try to take both of them to the pool on my own.