Knock Knock...Who's there?

Lately my house seems to always be full of little ones. Lydia has turned into a little social bug, or perhaps she was born as one, like her Mom and & each night when we go to bed I tell her who is coming to play the next day and her face lights up with excitment!

On this particular day, all of the parents needed me and without really thinking too much I agreed to watch all of them at the same time. 5 under the age of 3. It was a fun, busy day....and once they all left Lydia kept saying, "Whed all my fends go?" She is really great at sharing her toys and it has been good for her to play with others.

The little girls (Julia & Anya) come one morning a week.

Guy comes when his Mom works- a few days a month.

Caden comes a couple days each week, all day!

Anya, Caden, Lydia, Julia & Guy.

This is our schedule on an average day when we stick around home.

9:00 Play!!! Toys, play dough, painting, babies, dance, blocks...whatever we can think of.

10:00 a.m. Short walk outside & then come back and play some more.

11:00 a.m. Kids watch a show/Mom makes lunch.

11:30 a.m. Kids each lunch/ Mom tidies house

11:45 a.m. Read books and get ready for naps

12:00 p.m. NAP TIME :) *sigh

2:30 p.m. Wake up/ eat snack

3:00 p.m. Play some more!!!

*I don't follow it exactly minute by minute. But for the most part it stays the same everyday.

This is Kinley Patterson- she comes with her sisters occasionally when her mom has to do Relief Society business.

We discovered a new indoor play place at a place called Journey Church. It is a really wealthy church right outside their auditorium they have this giant climbing play place, like the ones at McDonalds and Chick-Filet. It is awesome. We will for sure keep using it on cold days and hot days during the summer.

Our pre-nap routine---reading books together in Lydia's bed.

Guy loves to read books too!

As always Lydia is my biggest best helper and sometimes even thinks she is the Mom.

Is my house ever perfectly spotless? No. But it is a great situation for us right now. On Saturday's our place feels kind of empty with just the 2 of us. I love being able to help out a little with the finances and Lydia gets to have friends over to play with!