a week in our life

So although this has to be incredibly boring for anyone else to read, I thought it would be fun to record all of our activities in detail for one week so I can look back and remember more than just chaos , but the structure and routine which made these years work. I'm already having a hard time remembering just a week ago, but here's my attempt:

Saturday, March 28

• Dave attended his leadership conference through lunch
• -Andrew woke up with a fever, we were supposed to go to he and Caden's soccer class at 10am, but had to stay home.
• -We had dinner plans with a new MOPS friend of Laura's (and her family), but had to bail b/c of our sicky
• -5pm - ordered pizza out, Andrew's fever is gone, he's perky
• -7:00 baths, 7:30 to bed

Sunday, March 29

• Dave took of for church at 7:30am
• -Laura and boys arrived at church for 9:30 service
• -12:30 home from church, quick lunch and naps
• -Dave had meeting after church, arrived home at 2pm
• -1-3 - Laura planned meals for the week, made shopping list, worked on cbs lesson
• -normally we all attend the evening service at 6pm, but I took the boys to Trader Joe's for our weekly grocery run. 7:30 - boys to bed
• 8pm- Jen and Wen-Tsing came over to watch the Battlestar Gallactica finale (yes, we're all big nerds)
  

Monday, March 30

• -boys woke up early (6:30am), so Dave and I took turns sleeping (his day off!)
• -10:00 - loaded up the car and headed to Starbucks
• -10:30 met college friends (Erika and Kathryn and their kids) at the zoo
• -2:00 home from the zoo, boys took naps, Laura does laundry
• -5:30 - headed over the the Choi's for dinner (a typical week usually includes at least one dinner with them)
• -8pm- boys to bed - evening includes folding laundry, watching "Chuck", finishing cbs lesson

Tuesday, March 31

• -9:30-11:30 - head to church for CBS (Community Bible Study) - Laura goes to small group for young moms, boys go to their classes.
• -12:00 - took boys out to lunch at Leedo's with a few other gals and their kids -1pm - home for naps (Laura cleans bedroom, checks email, picks up)
• -4pm - walk to park (boys in wagon) to meet up with a neighbor and her son
• -5:15pm - return home to make dinner (grandma kathy's spaghetti), and see daddy
• -7pm - baths, dishes
• -7:30- kids to bed
• -8pm - watch american idol, prep for Bible study, stay up way too late trying to protect our computers from this virus that's due to unleash on 4/1

Wednesday, April 1

• -9:30 - head to Bible study at the Gilbert's
• -10 - 12- ladies eat, chat, work through Tim Keller study, kids play with Annie and Stephanie
• -12:30 - get home, eat lunch
• -1-3pm - boys nap (Andrew had "room time" for part), Laura cleans kitchen, starts some dinner prep
• -3pm - Andrew up, watches Dora
• -3:30 - Caden up, afternoon play
• -5:30 - Dave home, feed kids, Laura makes dinner
• -6pm - friends from 4th over for dinner (roasted apple and onion pork tenderloin)
• -7:30 - boys to bed
• -7:30 - 10pm - eat dessert, talk with friends, watch American Idol results

Thursday, April 2

• -9am- leave for MOPS (mothers of preschoolers) in McLean, VA
• -9:30 - 11:30 - MOPS - Laura eats yummy "tea" with fellow moms, boys go to (and love) their classes
• -11:30 - 12:30 - eat lunch with other moms/kids after MOPS
• 1-:00 - home for naps, Laura dusts and vacuums main floor, cleans upstairs bathroom and prepares room for weekend guests
• -3:30-4pm - boys up from naps, watch a show
• -4-5pm - Starbucks, giant, toy store run (to get bday present)
• -6-7pm - Dave home, eat dinner (leftover spaghetti)
• -7:30 - boys to bed, girls start arriving for Bible study
• -7:30 - 10pm - Laura hosts/leads bible study for young women at 4th, Dave leads guys study at college house at 4th

Friday, April 3

• -9am- leave for soccer
• -9:30-10:30 - Caden and Andrew take lil kickers soccer class
• -11:00 - stop at Starbucks and giant on way home (to pick up food for weekend guests)
• -12:00-1pm - lunch at home with daddy, Laura vacuums upstairs and basement, changes Andrew's sheets
• -1pm -Caden down for nap, Andrew plays, Laura cleans up lunch dishes
• -1:30-3pm- Andrew up to room for "rest" time (since napped yesterday, won't sleep today), Laura makes chicken and two rice salad (with craisins, orange zest, and yummy dressing) for dinner
• -3:00- Andrew watches show
• -3:30 - Dave takes Caden on errand to grab needed items for his Sr. Florida trip
• -4:30 - Laura and Andrew make quick run to whole foods to get two ingredients I forgot for chicken rice salad
• -5:00pm - The Hopkins arrive for their weekend stay
• -6pm - dinner with whole gang
• -7pm - baths
• -7:30 - kids to bed