Hi, guys. Today I'm sharing with you our evening routine while we're away on vacation. I recently
shared our morning routine and so many of you said that you'd like to see the evening
version, so I hope you really enjoy this. Of course this is very different to our normal
evening routine at home. But at about 5:00 P.M. I'll normally order a cocktail. And today
I'm having a strawberry daiquiri. And the boys will either have a mocktail version of
what I'm having, or an ice lolly or a popsicle. Something like that before we go back up to
the room. The boys have been spending every minute available in the swimming pool. Their
swimming has come on so much. The two older boys don't need their life vests anymore.
And Jackson is getting that little bit easier when we're away now, because he is loving
every second of it as well. He loves it when Matt does that dolphin hold
with him. The big boys have been practicing their diving or canon balling. Jackson likes
to float around unaided by us. And yep, they've just really, really enjoyed every second of
it. And so have Matt and I. So once we finally get them out of the pool and dried off, we'll
make our way back to our room to get ready for dinner. I don't know if this is like a
British thing, or if everyone does this on holiday. But we'll normally go back, get fully
showered, get done up. And then go out for dinner again. And we actually love doing that.
But yeah, on the way back you'll see that this is Caleb's latest mode of transport.
This is the way that he gets anywhere nowadays. Honestly, he must get so dizzy. He is just
obsessed with doing anything to do with gymnastics or cartwheels.
He must do thousands of these a day. But anyway, we make our way back to our room. It does
take quite a bit of time, because he is traveling like this. And then the first thing I normally
do is hang all of our swimwear out to dry. I'll sometimes just take in the swimwear that
has been hanging out from the day before. And then hang out what we have worn that day.
Once everything is out to dry, I'm going to give the boys something to occupy them. Sometimes
it's coloring. But today it was Lego. Caleb got loads of new Lego sets for his birthday.
So while they're playing with that, I'm going to empty our giant beach bag. I shared in
our morning routine everything that I pack in this beach bag. It is a lot of stuff. But
I really like to feel organized. And I still have a buggy to hang this thing on, so I can
take quite a lot out with me. But by the end of the day there's normally
crisps crushed up in it, wet things, UNO cards floating around in it. So I really like to
empty it out, just get it cleared for the next day. Then it's time to shower everyone.
Unfortunately we booked a room without a bath, which was a massive oversight by us. But I
normally get into the shower, shower myself. And then I'll literally shout, "Next." And
Matt will send the boys in one by one. And they've actually done quite well with the
shower. While I'm helping the boys, Matt has laid out their clothes for tonight so that
they can come out of the shower and get straight into their clothes. I wish it was that easy.
They're pretty much wearing Zara clothes and River Island tonight. And once I'm out of
the shower, I like to moisturize. Just anything I can do to keep that tan going. And then
I'm going to put on some makeup. This is all of the makeup that I tend to wear.
I have obviously got a little bit of a tan, so some things aren't matching at the moment.
I use Clarins concealer in number one, which is the lightest color. So it is kind of not
really matching. But I like to brighten up my under eyes, because I do have quite dark
circles. I'm also using a little bit of my Estee Lauder double wear. But then on top
of that I'm also using my Chanel Soleil De Tan. It's like a mousse bronzer and I really
like it. You can probably use this instead of foundation while you're on holiday, because
it just gives you a really nice glow. But I'm kind of using it to contour and just to
make my foundation a bit more my skin tone at the moment.
While I'm getting ready, Matt will also get himself ready and style all of the boy's hair.
We tend to use the American Crew Forming Cream on our boys. And if you're interested to see
exactly how we do it, we've made a whole video on that. Then I'm also going to do my hair.
I didn't wash it tonight, so I just wanted to add a little bit of texture and make it
a little bit more beachy. So I'm using this very thin, fabulous wand. I like the effect.
Sometimes I burn my fingers, but anyway. We're off out now for the night. And tonight I'm
wearing my favorite summer dress from H&M. I bought it last summer. It's a coral color.
And I just like the way that it hangs on me. I would say I'm quite a curvy girl. I'm like
a 10 at the top, but an eight in the middle, and then a good size 12 around my thighs and
hips. So I really like dresses that cinch me in
like this, and hang in this way. And then as I said, the boys are wearing pretty much
Zara T-shirts, Zara trainers, and I think River Island shorts. But yeah, we're off out
for the night. Our scooters are still going strong. And then we basically walk through
the square. And tonight we're going for dinner at the Spacewalker Restaurant. This is one
of the boys' of favorites. It's really, really cool. It's a space theme, so it's quite funky
inside. There's a little space cutout as you walk in. And it is very much a novelty for
the kids. As soon as you walk in, they get given this blue space drink. It's only a little
shot to have. And there's loads of cool things, like the lights are low. There's these space
helmets to wear. There's astronauts walk around. And then there's also displays and T.Vs. of
real astronauts and what they do. The boys loved to wear these space helmets.
I think they would literally wear them the entire evening if they could. And they also
have VR headsets. That's the menu there that's glowing. So it's very cool for the kids. That's
one of the astronauts as well. So anyway, the menu here is a bit random though. They
do all kinds of different stuff. So at first they came round and then they were just giving
us these little mini fish and chip things to start. I also had some salmon bruschetta.
And every night I've been pretty much having a glass of wine at dinner. Then Matt was having
a beef fillet. The two older boys decided to have these little mini hamburgers. I had
a tikka masala. I told you the menu was a bit random. And Jackson was having his favorite,
mac and cheese. He loves this so much. And they do this so
well in the Caribbean, because it's so close to America. Then they do the most amazing
desserts. In the Spacewalker, we always just get the one and share it between all five
of us. So it has this chocolate shell on it, which they melt and then it opens up. It's
this dome. And the boys just think it's really, really cool. And then there's just a little
pudding inside. But they pretty much just ate the chocolate shell. So by the time we
finished this crazy dessert, we are so stuffed. And it is about 7:30, which means it's time
to make our way to the evening entertainment. So Jackson loves to scoot there. He has got
so good on this thing. At the beginning of the holiday, it was painful. But he has really
got good on it.
What's going on here?
Nothing.
Nothing to see?
Nothing.
No? Nothing? What are you doing?
I was just going to go to the park.
He just came-
Just going to go to the park?
... and crashed in ... He just crashed into the bench. I went ...
Caleb, let's go to the park now.
Okay.
See you.
Yes. But anyway, off to the entertainment, this is such a highlight for the boys. And
it's actually been such a shame this year, because last year we came to this resort.
And the kids' entertainment Play House Live was on every single night. And the boys loved
it so much. But this time it's only been on three nights a week. And it's literally one
of the main reasons we rebooked. So if you do come here, just be aware that all of my
previous videos that show the entertainment every single night, it's actually just three
nights a week now. So we are really hoping they bring it back. I did write on my feedback
form I was like, "Please bring back the entertainment. The kids love it." But anyway, we went to
that. And then as if that wasn't enough, it's now about 8:30. Then we go to the square where
Jackson basically does this back and forth on this ramp.
It's his favorite thing to do. And then the older boys will normally play football with
their friends. They've made some really good friends on this holiday. There's also hula
hoops, a Connect Four. You can also get popcorn. And they'll even show movies on the side of
the wall sometimes with a projector. But yeah, Jackson pretty much does this. So normally
I'll be watching Jackson or Matt will. And then the other one will watch the boys play
football with their friends. So yes, it's a bit of a tag team. But it's really enjoyable.
We've made friends with lots of other parents as well. So it's always really nice to socialize
and chill out. It's very relaxed. But anyway, by the end of this, I think it's probably
like 9:00, 9:30 now. We will scoot home. The boys are so tired at this point, and so are
we. So on holiday, it's really nice actually.
We've been just going to bed with the kids. So when we finally get everyone home, we'll
make sure they get into their pajamas, brush their teeth, wash their face, use the loo,
all of that stuff. And then I'll quickly get ready for bed. So I'm just going to wash my
face, tone and moisturize. I always tend to double cleanse. I use a flannel for the first
cleanse just to get all of my makeup off. And then I will just use a tiny bit more product
to cleanse again. I think that really helps my skin. And then
that's it. I'm going to go to bed. And obviously being a family of five means we have two rooms.
And for the first year ever, we're actually using both rooms. So I'm sleeping with little
Jacks, because he is the earliest one to wake up. And then Matt has been sleeping with the
two big boys, but some nights it does change. Sometimes Fraser wants to get in with me.
And yeah, sometimes they move around. But yes, that is pretty much it. We're all exhausted.
But I hope you enjoyed this video. Thank you so much for watching. And I'll see you in
my next one. Bye, guys.