I LOVE Tuesdays!!!

I know this is going to sound bad, but it's true so I'm gonna say it.  Tuesday is my favorite day of the week, and has been since Liam, Aidan & Connor were newborns.  On day one my parents told me that they would come over every Tuesday to watch the boys so I can do some errands w/o babies.  Oh my goodness, to get out of the house and have "me time" was literally priceless.  Some times I took complete advantage of getting things done, running from store to store, stocking up on diapers and formula.  Other times I just sat at a park or in a movie theater and did nothing.  I remember one time going to the dentist but feeling like I was at a spa.  It was wonderful! 

My "errand days" ended when the boys started preschool, since I had time to take care of my business when they were at school.  At first I really missed my afternoons off, that is until I had a conversation with my sister-in-law, which whom I respect a great deal.  She has a little girl the same age as my boys and told me that she really cherished the time she had with Sarah, before she goes off to kindergarten.  This conversation really shifted my way of thinking, since spending all day with my boys is limited.  Before I would not turn down a babysitting opportunity, ever!  And now, if someone offered to watch my boys every Tuesday so I could have my errand day back, I would politely decline. 

Tuesdays are the only day of the week that we have NOTHING going on; no school, no gym class, no swim lessons, no library classes... Nothing!  This means Tuesdays are now MY days...  Just me and my boys, and I LOVE every minute of them! 

Just about every Tuesday in our house we are off on an adventure, and oh do we have fun.  We try to go to new and exciting places, all while learning a ton and having a blast.  Since this school year started we have been to Navy Pier a couple times, Brookfield Zoo, a couple Children's museums, a couple pumpkin patches, a play, the movies, and countless parks.  Here are a few pictures from our recent adventures...

 

 

As this post probably shows, I really enjoy giving my boys new experiences, and I know they benefit from them.  I honestly don't care if they remember the cool things we do or places we go.  I know I'll always remember them and cherish the time I have with my sweet and very fun little boys. 

I had to include this picture, to show that our life is not all fun and games.  Here they are working at the kitchen table, practicing their letter formations, ugh! 

I am so incredibly blessed to have the best job on the planet, and am very thankful to my hubby for giving me the opportunity!!!