New Year, New House (and our slightly modified schedule)

(or in other words, boring post about our daily routine)

For my journaling purposes I wanted to list out what we are currently doing on a normal school day. There are a couple of changes because of nap schedules and my running schedule this year. Mostly it is the same thing we were doing last year.

Anyway, this is our typical 'school day' schedule which is Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (the days the cousins come over). On Tuesdays and Fridays we usually have Field Trips or run errands, so those days are a bit different. Times aren't exact, but pretty close most of the time.

6:30 Kids wake up (or on a good day they sleep in until 7)
7:15 Breakfast
7:30 Getting Ready (make beds, brush teeth, get dressed, get hair done, etc.)
8:30 Free Play (I clean up breakfast, start laundry, clean house, etc.)
9:30 Circle Time
This has changed a little bit since Ellie has started Primary at church. We start by singing the song they are learning at church for the month. We then recite the scripture of the month. (Brielle is very proud to be memorizing scriptures, she has learned 3 this month!)
We then check the calendar and the weather for the day and play or read stories about our theme for the week
10:00 Snack
10:15 Craft/Project
10:50 Quiet Time (the kids each choose a book to look at on their own. I can switch laundry and clean up from our snack/project and get the next activities ready)
11:00 Outdoor Play (some free play time, some guided play time)
12:00 Lunch
12:15 Finish projects as needed
12:45 Nap Routine
1:00 Naps (Well, naps for the kids at least. I clean up from lunch, get afternoon snack ready, start dinner prep, do my scripture study and sometime have time for some fun blogging/computer time)
3:30 Run (kids eat snack while in the jogger stroller)
4:15 Outdoor play (Ethan's favorite part of the day!) I run on the bike path that goes along the river, so when I'm done running the kids get out to 'get their exercise' and throw rocks in the river.
5:15 get home to finish dinner, shower etc. Ethan loves to set the table, Ellie loves to help cook. They are not always as helpful as I'd like, but they try.
6:00 Dinner
6:30 Bedtime Routine (jammies, brush teeth, scriptures, prayers, stories, songs)
7:30 Kids in Bed (ideally Ethan is in bed by 7 and Ellie by 7:30...now that they are sharing a room we are still working on them ignoring each other and falling asleep!)