Living in a house versus living in an RV is a completely different lifestyle. When you live in a house, you can send your kids to their rooms, take a relaxing bath in your master suite, or even cook a large meal for your family. These are all things that are challenging and not necessarily possible in our rig. We can send our kids to their room, but that is also Zach’s office and we can definitely still hear them. I CAN’T even try to take a bath in our RV, believe me, I tried and I almost got stuck. And cooking a large meal for our family is more of a juggling act of what can fit in our oven or on our tiny three stove burner. Let’s walk through what our day looks like with a full-time worker (Zach) and homeschooling our two oldest while entertaining a one-year-old and a newborn.
Brixton is usually the first one up in the morning, followed by Knoxton and then Lawsyn. Brixton usually gets up between 6:30-7am, Knoxton usually 30 minutes later and Lawsyn 30 minutes after that. The boys are allowed to watch TV in the morning before our day gets started. Once Lawsyn gets up though, we are all up for the morning. Sometimes Zach and I get up at the same time and sometimes we let the other one sleep in for an extra hour or so. Once we are up, the boys have to turn off the tv and get dressed, help with chores, eat and then start school.
Knoxton knows what to get started on for school, Brixton has to wait for me to get started. When the kids need school breaks, they can play with Lawsyn or do something quiet. Lawsyn on the other hand needs activities to keep her busy. She does puzzles, colors, or looks at books. Some days she is easily entertained and some days she is SCARY. Parents of toddlers know what I am talking about. Ideally, I would like to be done with school by lunchtime, but most days we are finishing up after nap.
After lunch, we either do recess outside or take a nap. The nappers are me (because I have a newborn…duh) and Lawsyn and sometimes Brixton. Knoxton gets to read and have some more tv time unless he has more school to finish. We are obviously not anti-tv people. For naptime, the older kids usually have to watch an ‘educational’ tv show.
Then, after nap, we go outside. When Zach gets done with work for the day, we go for a drive most days. I HAVE to get out or I go nuts. Then we eat dinner and do our bedtime routine (bath, reading, brush teeth, and tuck-in time). Lawsyn lays down between 7-8pm, Brixton at 8-8:30pm and Knoxton gets to read until 9pm if he is not tired.
Then mom and dad get to party! Just kidding, but we usually eat dinner, watch shows or work after everyone goes to bed. My parents always ate after the kids went to bed and we never understood why, but now being parents to four kiddos, it is a nice ‘date’ every night to eat together in silence or have adult conversation. We still sit with the kids when they eat, but we prefer to wait until much later. We really cherish our time at night. I think that is what has kept us connected after 10 years and 4 kids.
I didn’t touch much on the newborn, Huxton, but he eats just like a newborn baby, every 2-3 hours. Zach and I either hold him or he sleeps in this bassinet we bought. The kids also help feed and hold him as well.
What does your day look like? Any tips on keeping toddlers entertained while you teach school?
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