To Play all Day

This morning came very early after being up every hour with a baby.  Learning to roll? Teething? Gas? I was totally unsure. I carefully crawled over  sleeping Joseph at 7:00am and made my way downstairs to get pancakes going for breakfast. While everyone was eating I packed Mr. Stannix's lunch in his work bag. He scarfed down pancakes and orange juice and flew out the door to catch his bus. We were on our way out too. Hyrum followed him down the front walk begging for a kiss. Mr. Stannix chuckled and obliged. The rest of us went and piled into the car. After doing up all of the buckles and belts we took off to drop Auntie Faith at school. The kids were all in their pyjamas still and feeling cold from the morning winter air. When we got to the school I pushed the kiddos in the stroller and carried the baby seat on my arm. Just inside the front doors are four stairs to get to the school office. I think I may have resurrected an old volley ball sprain getting the stroller up and down, even though I had help both times.

When I got home I threw on a show for the kids and put Joseph in the bathroom with me in hopes of escaping for a few minutes into a warm shower. Not even a minute later the door opened. I peeked out to find Hyrums little voice calling for me. He stood on his tip toes as his chubby hand clutched the door handle. The cold air blasted into the bathroom and I quietly urged him to close the door. As I finished my shower the door continued to open and close and open and close with a blast of cold air each time. 

"Heh-wo? Mum?" Click.  

I may have to start locking that.

My house was messy and dishes were undone, but all I wanted to do all day was cuddle my baby while he slept and play away the afternoon with the children. I snuggled Hyrum for a few minutes after tucking him in for his nap. His face still had remnants from lunch. I ran my fingers through his long hair before kissing him. For the first half of his nap I escaped into Camilla's imagination. The couch transformed into a sports car. She lovingly buckled all her teddies in the middle and then we drove away to a dress-up party in the mountains. You know how some people put their hands on their hips when they get all stern? Well, she puts hers up closer to her arm-pits and furrows her brow with a slight smirk. And as she struck this pose she informed me that I was supposed to take a left, not a right. Then we consulted the map which was a sheet of white paper full of scribbles. After a quick appearance at our dress-up party we made our way upstairs for naps. She whispered to her teddy bears until she fell asleep ten minutes later.

Hyrum was a handful today. He kept finding pens in the oddest places and using them on his knees, hands, toys and my table. And if that wasn't bad enough, he took a plastic knife from Camilla's toy kitchen and "drew" on Daddy's TV (sh, don't tell). Luckily the scratches weren't permanent. The one and only time I will clean that TV is when the kids make a mess...It looked worse than it really was. We did however enjoy a few tickle sessions and some awesome belly laughs. My favorite though was his hockey helmet for the afternoon which was constructed from a cracker box.

We played until late afternoon and then I made up some dough for pizza. While it was rising I did a bunch of dishes. Mr. Stannix worked super late again, so we ended up having to eat without him. The kids love their pizza and had two pieces each. Baths and bed time quickly followed and then I made up a dozen banana muffins for breakfast-on-the-go tomorrow morning. We will be dropping Daddy to work and then Auntie Faith to school. It's going to be an early morning...Time to get my last munchkin to sleep so I can get some rest.