Our Nightly "Routine"

I say "routine", but with two little boys and two parents that work full time, nothing is "routine." However, I often say that my life is organized chaos...it may be crazy at times....but it works for us! Ryan and I both technically get off work at 5:00 pm, however one of us usually ends up having to stay later than 5:00. Whoever leaves at 5:00 picks the boys up and usually ends up at our house around 5:40. We try our hardest to eat dinner together as a family every night (some weeks are better than others!), and while we are making dinner Brady hangs out in his exersaucer and Ethan plays. This week Ethan started bringing his toys in the kitchen so that he could play with Brady:-)




After dinner is clean-up, baths (Ryan is the king of bathtime!), a little tv, books or games, then brush teeth, say prayers and go to bed at 8:00 pm! All of that in 2 1/2 hours...again, organized chaos!!!

Sunday Fun

Ethan decided he wanted to dress up this morning....rather than take his PJs off we just made them a part of his costume:-)



My sweet baby Brady....I could hold and love on him all day long.

Exhausted from Black Friday Shopping

This year, like every year, I went shopping on Black Friday with my parents. The difference this year? Ethan, Brady and Ryan came along as well! We left at 7:00 am Friday morning for Fairview Heights and arrived around 9:00 am. We shopped all day and then went to the hotel around 5:30 pm for appetizers, drinks and swimming! Ryan and Ethan were the only ones to make it into the pool (it was about 50 degree water and they both ended up with blue lips....oh the things Ryan will do for Ethan:-) Ethan and Brady both got to sit on Santa's lap....Ethan asked Santa for "only two things...a toy car and Strawberry Shortcake." We are still trying to figure out the Strawberry Shortcake! We got up the next morning and headed to St. Louis Mills to do some more shopping! Brady was as happy and content as always...smiling the entire day. It was a new experience for Ryan but I think in the end he had a great time.

By the time we got home Saturday night we were all exhausted, and Brady was happy to spread out on the floor for some tummy time!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Brady and Papa Cour


Ethan and Parker playing games on Lexi's IPad.



Parker, Jack and Ethan watching Mickey....think they are close enough to the TV?

Lazy Saturday Morning

Mommy's three favorite guys on a lazy Saturday morning.