3 years 1 month 25 days

Day 1151. I did not set an alarm this morning, but we still needed to get up rather early than late. After breakfast I went downstairs with them, where we read a Bible story together. They wanted to draw, so I gave them paper and crayons and went upstairs to get ready for my 10 am lesson. I taught until just before 11 am, then did some work on the computer. With noon approaching the kids came upstairs and wanted to watch videos until we'd eat, and I put the soup on the stove to warm it up. Then we sat down to eat. Tammy did well eating today. While she was the trouble-maker at lunch yesterday, today it was Emmy. In the end they had all eaten a decent amount, and Tammy and Sammy had also had icecream. I cleaned them up and dressed them, and they watched videos for a few more minutes. Just after 1 pm I put them to bed for their nap and sat down by them.

Thankfully it did not take them very long to fall asleep. I then left them to prepare for my afternoon lessons. Eventually I lay down and closed my eyes to sleep, but I hardly got to do so. Emmy was already up at 2 pm, after less than an hour. Then Randy woke up Sammy to get him ready for his physiotherapy session. At 2:30 he left with him, while Emmy started playing with me and climbing on top of me, whether I wanted him to or not. He got louder, and at 2:45 pm Tammy woke up as well and joined us. We then went downstairs together. I gave them some options, and they wanted me to paint their faces. Tammy went first and wanted me to paint a bunny. Emmy wanted me to do Ryder from Paw Patrol, but how do you paint a boy onto a boy's face. Then he saw a picture of a minion and said he wanted that, and so that's what I did. They were both happy.

As it was nearly 3:30 by then, we went back upstairs. They ended up watching one of the Minion movies until Randy and Sammy returned around 4:20. As for me, I started teaching at 4 pm and taught until 6 pm. Randy went downstairs with them after a few minutes, where they stayed until just before 6 pm. I finish teaching at 5:50, and Randy told me that Emmy put his finger to his lips walking up the stairs because he knew I was teaching and didn't want to disturb me. How sweet.

They have been watching Superbook from 6 to 6:30, but not tonight. While they were watching, and Sammy was in bed listening to the songs he enjoys, I was in the kitchen getting their dinner ready. Just after 6:30 we sat down at the table to eat. Tammy has discovered how good tangarines are and ate quite a bit. Emmy found out yesterday that Alexa responds to his voice and has been exhilarated by his new power. So he wanted to stay at the table and tell Alexa what to play. And so Tammy and Emmy both stayed at the table longer than usual. Then they went into the bathtub, where they were having fun while continuing to eat. I did not look at the clock tonight to know by what time they were in bed. I sat down by them, and once Randy was done eating, he took my place, so that I could go to the kitchen to make my food. They were not happy, when I left, especially Emmy, but eventually they fell asleep. It was 9 pm before I got to sit down to eat. After I was done, I started working on today's pictures. Today it's not even midnight yet, and I've already cleaned up the kitchen.