Sunday, September 14, 2008

A Look into A Mommy's Day

I was tagged by Lisa at JujuBoo: The love, the lemons and the laundry with this mommy meme. Its a meme weekend so here I go.

First, post the first picture of mommy and the kids.
Next answer these questions (I just love to answer question, I am an open book)
1. How many children do you have? 4

2. What are the ages of your kids? Hayden is 3.5 years old and Jake, Quinn and Claire are 14 months.

3.What time of day do you start your day? Any where between 6:30AM and 7:00AM. No matter the day, time of year, nothing. They are like clock work.

4.What do you eat for breakfast? Coffee, coffee and more coffee. Then I have some cereal, pick fruit off the baby trays and sometime pick at their waffles. On Saturdays we have pancakes and eggs.

5.Do your kids watch TV? Yes, they probably watch too much but I have stopped counting. I am not going to list what they watch b/c then I will really start to feel guilt.

6.What are their favorite activities? They all love to be outside. Quinn and Jake love to play ball. Hayden like to play play-dough, marbles, magnets, art projects, make collections, jump on the furniture and many other random things. Claire just like to keep every one in check by being the little mother. Oh and they all LOVE to read books.

7.Do you get a break from the during the day? Hell, Yes! Oh excuse my language. I am just a little passionate about my breaks from them. They all take a nap/rest time in the afternoon, it is mandatory! I get about a hour of free time, time to myself.

8. How do you end your day? Here is a look at our routine. But my night is usually spent blogging, watching TV or reading. I usually do an combination. I am usually in bed by 10:30/11PM

9.What is your best parenting advice or top? My best advice, don't hover over your kids. Let them explore and experience the world and life. And yes, it may mean they get hurt but trust me, owies heal. Jeff actually taught me this and I am still perfecting it.

Now onto the ones that I am going to tag:
Maternal Mirth
Quilao Triplets
Roots and Wings
Mother's Milk
Welcome to the Nut House.

13 comments:

Givinya De Elba said...

I am liking your memes! I might have combine some of this mum-meme with the one you actually tagged me for. But please be patient, we'll get our stolen camera replaced, then I'll take a photo of me and the kids, and then I'll be able to do the meme!

Kelly said...

You've gotten some good tags lately; I haven't seen these before.

I'm impressed you get so much done during your day...I'm not so successful!

Lisa said...

Thanks for playing. Im gonna check out your links :)

Live.Love.Eat said...

I like your #9. It's always nice to hear more about ya.

Susie said...

I hear you on the breaks!! I definitely need time to stop and just breathe and clear the mental dust. Mine is also mandatory. I call it "Mommy's Homework".

Anonymous said...

I love your advice! I believe in that, too! What a fun meme, I am so excited. I'll work on it this evening! HAPPY SUNDAY!

Aunt Julie said...

Love the photo and the answers! BTW, I'm hosting a Recipe Week on my blog, starting tomorrow. Please stop by and see what's cookin'!

Shannon said...

Aw, look at you with your arms full of babies! :)

I'm going to get this one up maybe on Tuesday? The first one you tagged me for will be up tomorrow!

Jill said...

BEAUTIFUL family photo... seriously, beautiful!

Gretchen said...

I like this meme...

Can I tag myself even if you didn't? Just cause I like it, and I'd like to share it.

Rhea said...

I LOVE the mommy and kids photo. Adorable!

Anonymous said...

Hey, I'm liking these memes, I'm learning more about you! You are extremely brave for posting photos of your fridge, toilet, and closet. Glad to see somebody's laundry pile rivals mine. : )

Shannon said...

I finally got this one posted! Come check out my answers...