Mom Life with Adrienne

 Hey friends. Summer is upon us. This summer I already know is going to be hectic, fly by the wind in our pants. I say all this as we are still going to try and have a schedule with routine for our family and lots of fun. 

My dream summer would be my three kids playing nicely together, playing outside, not making horrible messes everywhere, not saying "I'm bored" a hundred times a day or "I have nothing to do", lots of fun swimming in our little pool, and not fighting. Add in two extra kids that I nanny two days a week to the fun of everyone getting along. Now I am being a big dreamer. 

Back to reality even though this summer will be crazy for us on different aspects such as Brian working two jobs, Ella going back and forth to her dads, Austin is in a summer reading camp, Ella and Anna have safety town (Ella is working it), two extra kids, no big vacation planned... We still want to make some great memories and make our days go as smooth as possible. That's where some routines, expectations, chores, Summer Bucket List, I'm bored jar (which I am sharing all about tomorrow). 

 Hey loves. I have been on the struggle bus to get into a good, productive, consistent morning routine. I slacked off over the summer with having no schedule. Since the kids have been back in school since the end of August, I am no longer breastfeeding and getting woken up a million times a night, I have no more excuses of why I wasn't taking this time for me. I know I feel better physically and mentally when I do this. 

 Summer isn't over for us yet. It is Austin's last week of Summer Camp then two weeks of break before he starts preschool. Aubriella also doesn't start her virtual learning until after Labor Day. It really has been a weird summer for us with school letting out in March, to Austin having surgery in June and on restrictions all of July. It is just now feeling like a summer routine then everything is going to change again once school starts. With weird summer there has been a lot of electronic time. Since Austin got released and back to do everything we have started a morning and after lunch routine that the kids have to do before they can get their tablets or the TV.