How we spend our days is of course how we spend our lives. -Annie Dillard
This quote gets me every time. I love reading/watching/listening to A Day in the Life posts. Reading about how others do life gives me perspective and I enjoy getting a peek into someone else’s day to day. Today I’m sharing A Day in the Life Away from Home. As most of you know, our family enjoys travel. Check out Simpler Travel with Kids for more on that. This Day in the Life came from when we were in South Padre, Texas this February.
Here we go…
A Day in the Life Away from Home
Sometime between 5-6 a.m.: Jack climbs in bed with us. I spend the next hour with feet in my face teetering between being awake and asleep.
6:40: I roll out of bed and Jack jumps out of bed. I get dressed, brush my teeth, drink a glass of water.
6:50: I head out to the beach for a walk. While I’m walking, I listen to the Raising Boys and Girls podcast.
7:30: I walk to the grocery store for a few things (sticky notes and postcard stamps) and then head home.
7:31: The kids have already completed math with Kevin. Luke completes his Language Arts lesson with me.
8:00: Lily gets out of the pool to do her language arts lesson. We do her lesson together while I simultaneously play Phase 10 with Jude. I ask God for patience a few times. Kevin begins work.
8:45: We all head outside for the kids to swim. I complete a Motivated workout on the deck.
10:00: We get cleaned up and head to the coffee shop.
10:15: We all enjoy coffee and snacks. The coffee shop is full and quiet, so we take our treats outside to not disturb the peace.
10:45: We get back home and the swimsuits are back on and the kids jump in the pool.
11:15: I make a snack tray for lunch. I put chicken thighs in the oven for Kevin and I. The kids eat and continue to swim.
12:00: We all clean up for bike ride.
12:45: We bike to the end of the island and hang by the ocean. It’s windy. We look at sand dunes. Luke falls and scrapes his knee. He shakes it off and rides home.
1:45: Everyone is in their rooms for quiet time. Kevin and I head outside for some quiet time ourselves. We read and dream about future travel.
3:25: The kids are up from quiet time and are swimming. Jack takes awhile to wake up. Lily ends up falling asleep on me. I think the bike ride wore her out.
5:00: We all go inside and get clothes on to ride to dinner.
5:30: We pack the cooler and bike to the sunset and dinner.
5:45: We look at sand castles and go on the ferris wheel. The kids have been asking to do this since we got here. Luckily, Jack is tall enough.
6:00: We order food from a food truck: burgers for the boys and quesadillas for Lily and I. Kevin and the kids play football on the green space and we watch the sunset.
7:00: It’s getting chilly so we head home. Kevin puts the bikes away while I get the kids inside.
7:35: The kids brush teeth. We read Mercy Watson and the Bible. Kevin prays.
8:00: All the kids are in bed. Luke comes to our room to watch basketball. UCONN beats Villanova in an exciting game. I read a new book in-between watching the game.
9:15: Luke goes to bed. Kevin and I read a little bit longer.
9:45: Lights are out and we are all dreaming about tomorrow.
It might not be super exciting, but this is what A Day in the Life Away from Home looks like for us.