Pizza Night

Low Carb Pizza vs. Little Caesars Pizza 

How-to get to "race weight" with five boys. Make your own low carb pizza and stay away from Little Caesars. 

Oh, be right back... Off to Toy's R Us for Super Hero costume day tomorrow at school.   :-) 

1st Grade Homework

I did my run this evening and then I got to do 1st grade homework! It was so much fun!  Wait... Why does 1st grade have homework??

Pee Everywhere!

I went to the bathroom and just about sat down... 

When...

Pee

Everywhere

And as I write this blog, one of the twins asks, "Jennifer, why are you posting a picture of the toilet?" 

I said, "Because it has pee on it all over. You kids do that."

He said, "That's disgusting." 

Yes... Yes, it is. 

Mornings with Five Boys

Everybody has their own morning routine. Some hit the snooze several times, some go to the gym and then get ready, some wake up and just get ready and go.... I'm a gym rat... We are there when the doors open at Gold's Gym at 4:30am.

So how does your schedule change with five boys?... Not bad... but, you really have to be on your game to get them up, fed, and out the door.

I'm getting used to it. At the beginning of this year, I started taking selfies at work (in the morning, upon arrival). I know we're only 21-days into the New Year... But, I noticed that my HAIR was significantly WORSE on mornings we had the boys.

Ok, maybe not that bad... 

Something had to be done. We have the boys on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Which means, cutting time at the gym on those days. I focus on getting myself ready for work first. When I am dressed and ready, that's when it's time to wake up the twins. 

They are 7-years old, they pop out of bed. (I know that won't always be the case, let me enjoy it now.)  And honestly, they're fun to get ready for the day. I try to find something matching or at least close to matching. Why not? They're twins!  :-)  Then we get cereal and they are ready.

The two middle boys get up and get dressed... I grab a pop-tart for one boy and Phil makes eggs for the other... 

The OLDEST son... He goes to school later, doesn't eat breakfast, so he gets to sleep in later. (Like I said, I know the twins won't always be morning people.)

So, I would say I'm adjusting to the new routine. I think my hair looks great today and I feel ready (not rushed) for the day!

What is in my shoe??

During the cold winter months, I have learned to leave my work shoes at work and wear my UGGs to and from work each day.

This morning, I went to put on my UGGs and my left foot hit something inside of the boot. Of course, this catches me off-guard "what on earth is in my shoe???"

A little hesitant to see what was inside my shoe, I still tipped it over expecting anything to jump out and scare the crap out of me.

This is what I find...

A Walkie Talkie... 

I'm not sure how the little walkie talkie got in there. I know I did NOT put it in there on Friday after work... But, I'm guessing it belongs to a little boy though...  :-)  

Pouting like a Pro

OMG. The world is going to end. I'm starving and they have no money.

UGH! FOOD! I want FOOD!

Ok, ok... we had money, but I didn't want to spend any right then, right there.

The world is ending!!

So, I did what every pushover would have done. Ran out to the already packed car in -6 degrees to dig out the snacks.   :-)

Stuffed Animals Travel Also

Yes, we packed about one stuffed animal per kid to take with us (and then bought three more at "Creation Station"). So this is the stuffed animal crew before going out to the pool today:

Sleeping while we are swimming.

This is the stuffed animal crew after Housekeeping:

How cute of them to put them back on the bed!