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Evening Routine 4PM-Bedtime

Happy Wednesday! Today I'm sharing my evening routine as a follow-up to my Morning Routine post from a few weeks back. On this day it was truly a normal day - no appointments or activities in the evening, AND Dustin was on his "off days" which makes life a little easier. 

Here we go! 

At exactly 3:30PM I walked out the door of my school building. I've been teaching for almost ten years (10 years in January!) and I really think this is one of the reasons why I'm still a teacher and haven't gotten burnt out yet. In my early years of teaching, a coworker told me that my "school to-do" list would never be complete until the last day of school, and that it was OK to leave some tasks unfinished. Occasionally I will stay late (or more likely, come early) if necessary, but I try really hard to always leave school by 3:30PM. 

Since Dustin was on his off days, I was able to drive immediately home! I pulled in the garage right at 3:40 and...

was greeted first by our happy pup, Roo. 😊 My boys came to see me right after. 

I washed my hands and immediately went upstairs to change. Anybody else like this? Once I am "done" for the day, I have to put on comfies, put my hair in a pony and take my jewelry off. 

After changing, I nursed Jack and sat to spend some time with Jack, Sammy and Dustin. This week our weather has been super nice, and we've been trying to soak it in before the cold of winter settles in. So, we headed out on a walk. 

Sammy rode his scooter and Dustin pushed Jack in the stroller. When I snapped this picture Sammy was taking a scooter break because "his legs were tired." But, then he grabbed Jack's hand to hold and said "I'll hold your hand so you don't fall." Awww!

Then we were home and it was time to make/clean bottles and pump parts and prepare dinner. At this point, Jack settled in for a short little nap. We call it the "last chance nap" that helps him make it to bedtime. 

This night, things were super easy since we had a meal from the freezer. Over the weekend I made a large batch of chicken pot pies and froze one. We had it with some homemade noodles on the side that were also from the freezer. It was a very starchy meal but full of comfort! 


Dustin typically plays with the boys while I clean up dinner. Then it was bath time for the boys. Jack has outgrown his baby bath tub in the sink so they enjoy what Sammy calls a "brother bath" at night. Sammy had just a little fun with the bubbles. Haha

We headed back downstairs for some more playtime. Jack had a little tummy time and we played a game of Trouble. Sammy really loves to play board games lately and it's something fun we can do together!

At 6:45 Jack was ready for his last feeding, so I took him upstairs while Sammy and Dustin watched a show. 

At 7:30 it was bedtime for Sammy John! We always read 3 books each night. I rotate the basket of books in his room seasonally, and tonight we read some Christmas stories. 'Tis the season (just a bit early 😉). 

After the boys go to sleep Dustin and I basically give each other a high-five and settle in for the rest of the night. It's amazing how quiet things are with both boys asleep! 

This made me laugh out loud. It's so true! 

That's all for today...see you back here tomorrow! XX

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