A Glimpse Into Our Night

I've been told that I've been slacking on my blog lately (it's due to lack of sleep, thanks to Evan being sick), so I started out taking just a few pics when I got home tonight and it turned into me taking a lot by the time the night was over.  Sometimes it's nice to be able to look back and see what a typical night was like for us.

I came home to Evan playing his piano.  Evan seems to be trying to pull himself up and this was the toy that allowed Emily to eventually pull up on.  It's the perfect height.  Also, note that these were Evan's spare clothes at school.  Apparently he had a rough day and went through 2 other outfits at school today.

Emily is all about doing things herself now.  She moves her chairs all over the kitchen to do things on her own.  Here she is getting her own water.

Evan was starting to get fussy, so I put him in his swing to take a catnap.  He was having none of that.  He never wants to miss out on anything.  I started taking a couple of pictures of him.  I wasn't doing anything in front of him to get these expressions.  Sooo glad my happy boy has returned after being sick!

Since he wouldn't nap, he sat with us during dinner.  He started getting fussy again so we whipped out the mesh feeders.  Emily never liked these, but they seem to have completely different eating preferences so we tried.  We put a banana in it and he went to town!  I see us using these a lot with him.

While I was doing dishes, Shawn, Evan and Em were playing.  Evan was trying so hard to pull up.   Oh and due to the amount of bananas on his clothes, we stripped him down to his diaper until it was time for a bath.

And look. . .he did it!!  Just kidding.  Shawn stood him up.  Haha.  But he's getting close!

Oh and let's not forget about Em now.  Since Evan was showing us his tricks, she had to show us hers too.  She was showing us the splits that she does in gymnastics.

But then her tummy started hurting and she decided she needed to lay down in the guest room.

Don't worry, her tummy didn't hurt too long and she was back to playing with her brother and cheering him on.

After a bit more playing (and doing dishes), it was time for the bedtime routine to start.  We all go upstairs together.  Shawn bathes Evan while I enertain Em and then when he's done, I take him to put him to bed.  While I'm putting him to bed, Shawn gives Em a tub and then I put her to bed. Evan just started taking a bath without his baby tub.  Once he gets a little more sturdy in the tub, I'm hoping to move them to our bathtub and they can take 1 together.

Our nights are nonstop from the time we get home until we put the kids to bed around 8:00 - 8:30.  While it's sometimes crazy in our house at night, it's always fun.