Friday, January 29 {morning}

ryan and i woke up friday morning with bright-eyed and bushy-tailed jack jack.  at 6:30.  he played in bed while we tried to doze in and out for the next 30 minutes.

after i changed jackson, i walked upstairs to see this.  beth was playing quietly with her new dolly, as she does every morning, waiting for me to come upstairs to get her and her brother.

luke was waiting for me in his crib, yelling "mama!" and showing me that his nuk was still in his bed.  sometimes he throws it out of the crib, but not today!

i changed his diaper and let him pick out his clothes for the day.  both beth and luke usually pick out their clothes and i help them get dressed.  beth's usually very creative with her choice in outfits while luke's are more straight-forward.

beth played with jack while luke was getting dressed.  she was looking through a book of saints, we are still trying to come up with a name for her new doll.  She's contemplated Maria, Theresa, and Alyssa.  So far, nothing is sticking.

Finley hears us upstairs and decides to come up and joint the party!

He heads straight to the window to spy on the neighbors dogs.

luke chose his favorite socks, halloween socks from grandma that used to be beth's.

downstairs for breakfast.  luke and beth notice dust in the sunlight streaming into the kitchen and decide to chase it!

jack played in his exersaucer for a bit.  he usually lasts long enough for me to get breakfast on the table for the older two.

i get the coffee on for me.  my sweet, delicious breakfast.

...and jack decides he's had enough of the excersaucer.  not even 5 minutes until the crying starts.  no worries, he'll spend the next 30 minutes on my hip, right where he wants to be.

luke and his beloved orange juice.  he drinks just about two sippy cups full every morning, it's the first thing he asks for when he comes downstairs.

breakfast this morning...corn chex for the kiddos and wheat knock-off chex for me.  one of the few gluten-filled foods we have in the house, something i eat on a regular basis.

beth opts for dry corn chex and a cup of milk.

luke also has dry corn chex, but later decides he wants some "mama chex" with milk.  he devours them, and i'm happy he's gettng a little extra fiber.

after breakfast, our day gets off to a nice start.  the play room is relatively clean, and luke immediately pulls out his train tracks.  beth grabs her doll, and jack eats a toy on the floor.

after a bit of playtime, jack is ready for a nap at about 9:10. he'd been up for a few hours at that point, and was more than ready to sleep.  he graced us with a 3-hour nap, something he'd never done before!  i put him down to bed in my bedroom and came out to find beth and luke playing hide and seek.  beth counted...

...and luke hid.

we grab our rosaries for a decade of prayer before i turn on word world.

they are entranced for a lovely 30 minutes while i read a quick meditation and get dressed.  they love watching word world and super why, two shows i've recorded on our dvr.