One Whole Day

So, I decide I wanted to document one whole day with my camera. It turned out to be a pretty full day.

Aravis woke up hungry but nothing sounded good. After several minutes of frustration for all involved, Dominick suggested making cinnamon rolls which sounded good to her. So, the two of them set to work in the kitchen.....

....while I got the baby ready for the day. 

 There was a bit of a dispute over who should wear the diaper. Xury thought  headphones and nothing else was the best choice.

While Dominick finished up the cinnamon rolls, the younger girls and I headed outside for some cleaning (me) and water play (them)

 Water,

 flowers,

 beans and beads,

cups, bowls and spoons kept them busy for at least an hour while I cleaned our very neglected patio area. I also managed to squeeze in a little laundry.

We came in and had some cinnamon rolls that unfortunately hadn't turned out very well. He used the wrong flour. He doesn't have a mother who is gifted in the kitchen to help with that sort of thing. The kids like to bake from scratch and my idea of baking is, well...... do you know you can just buy most baked goods? 

Xury had a nap and I had lunch while Aravis had some down time in front of the TV.

For lunch, Tanner made these cute sushi sandwiches for the kids

She used a rolling pin to flatten the bread, then added meat and cheese, rolled it up and cut it in slices.

 She made some with cream cheese and jelly too.

Taking some time to clean up the house led to a dance party in the living room.

In the afternoon, Xury, Aravis and I headed back outside. They played on the slip and slide while I cleaned up the rest of the yard and did some more laundry.

She's still the only one of my babies to willing dunk her head in the water.

And while Dominick spent some time on his drums....

Tanner worked on dinner.

 

 Tanner has chosen to take charge of meals which she loves and I loathe. She plans meals, buys what she needs when we shop and then makes dinner almost every night. Tonight she made homemade gnocchi. We were planning to go to the Children's Museum so she made it ahead of time so it would be quick and easy when we got home.

Then Dominick and Greg went to the mall to shop for soccer cleats while the girls and I and Aravis's friend headed to the Children's museum.

It wasn't until we got there that I realized I had the wrong date and it wasn't the family night so we played in the playground for a little bit and left. 

We stopped at Target on the way home to look at the Halloween stuff and buy some craft supplies.

 The girls took a quick ride on this horse.

When we got home, Tanner got dinner ready while I took the girls outside to enjoy our backyard, finally clean and safe enough for Xury!

and I folded another load of laundry.

(photo by Aravis)

After Tanner's awesome dinner we did this craft.

We cut out designs in craft foam to make bath toys.

Which turned out pretty cool.

And of course, no day is complete without a black-light, karaoke dance party.

Gotta love the glowing diaper!

So that was pretty much our whole day. Dominick didn't make it in many of the pictures due to lack of proper attire (or clothes in general). I know there was more cleaning, computer and tv time that my camera didn't capture and probably some fighting, nagging and whining, but for the most part that was everything. Fun and full.