Hi guys. Welcome back to my channel. In today's video I'm going to be doing a morning routine
but on the weekend. You guys seem to love my morning routine videos, so I thought I
would show you how we do things on the weekend. It's definitely a bit more relaxed. There's
no rush to get anywhere. The boys are allowed a little bit more sugar at breakfast as well.
So I'm going to show you my cleaning tasks. I'm going to show you how I get the boys ready,
and then how I get myself ready. The makeup I wear, the clothes I wear, all of that stuff
to get us out of the house on the weekends. So I hope you enjoy this more relaxed routine
and let's get into it. We come downstairs in the morning when my
youngest son wakes up. He's still in the crib. So when he shouts out from me, he kind of
wakes up the whole household and dictates when everyone wakes up. But we come down to
our kitchen living area and I really try to leave it clean and tidy when we go up to bed
the night before. But today you can see on the clock, like woken up at about five to
seven, which I'm pretty pleased with. Anything after 6:00 AM I will take.
And when we came downstairs this morning, they started playing with their water beads.
I bought these because a friend of mine really recommended them, said it kept our kids busy
for ages, and it's currently the summer holidays and it's been really rainy. So I just got
them on Amazon. You basically put them into water and they grow over the course of the
day and they feel funny. I think they're like sensory play. Obviously only get these for
kids that are three and over. Jackson's nearly three and never puts anything in his mouth.
So I finally felt confident enough. After a little while I'll line the boys up
at the breakfast bar, normally put on some music or a show on the Google Home while I
get them some breakfast. This morning they all really wanted to have Cheerios and milk.
So I'm going to get them that, but I'm definitely going to get them something else as well because
that doesn't keep my boys full for very long at all. But they're going to start with that.
On the weekends I'm definitely more relaxed with what the boys have for breakfast. If
they wanted to have something a bit more sugary than normal, like jam on toast or Nutella
on toast, they can have that, but only on the weekend. Monday to Friday it's porridge,
it's cheese toast, it's protein pancakes, healthier foods, and hopefully that's a good
habit for them to get into. They can have treats, but really it needs to just be on
the weekend. I'm also going to give the boys their vitamins.
They have two of these every morning and they always remind me if I forget to give them
these. I'm also going to give the boys some fruits. I tend to give them fruit every morning,
and I try to have fruit as well. It's the summer here, so the strawberries are really
nice. I'm just going to cut some of those up and give that to the boys.
And then the two big boys want to have some toast this morning, so we're going to do jam
toast. I try to get the big boys to make their own breakfast, especially in the week, not
so much on the weekends, but Caleb really likes doing it. But I cannot explain to you
how painful it is to watch. You just so want to take over. But I'm really trying not to
and trying to get the boys a bit more independent and being able to do their own thing for the
future and all that stuff. But it takes forever and it's really hard, so hard.
This squeezy jam has made it a little bit easier for them as well. It's got like no
lumps. It's just really simple for them to just squeeze it on the toast like you would
ketchup or something. And they all really like using it. So he's just going to do that
and then spread his jam on. I've really sped this up because honestly it took so long.
I've also taught Caleb my little pizza cutter hack on how to cut toast really quickly. And
then they're actually going to sit on the couch with their toast.
It's really cute. The boys have just recently started getting into watching my old videos
rather than TV shows. They'll say, "Oh, can you put on Christmas 2016," or, "Caleb's birthday,"
or, "Jackson's birthday." So they've really been enjoying watching my old videos, which
is really, really cute. Then I'm also going to make Fraser some toast.
He wanted to have one cheese and one jam, and I'm doing it with a very clingy Jackson
in toe. He wanted me to hold him the whole time I was making it. I don't know. He seems
a bit funny this morning. When Matt comes downstairs, he's going to
make our breakfast, and today we're having protein pancakes, the same ones I've been
talking about for about five years. I'm so sorry if this is boring, but we just genuinely
have these all the time. He's making a double batch, so he's done two bananas, four eggs,
almond butter and baking powder as well. You just whiz it all up in a NutriBullet, a NutriNinja
something like that and then fry it like a pancake, and it's really yummy and healthy.
We're going to have that. Jackson's going to have that. And he also wants it to have
one of these suckies while it was cooking. It's just a yogurt pouch, but he really likes
them and there's no nasties in them. So he just sucks it straight from the thing. And
then this is his little protein pancake. He prefers his over toast and I prefer him to
have it because I think it's that bit more protein as well.
Then Matt always every single morning makes grapefruit. We have this special little grapefruit
knife, which makes it so much easier to cut up because sometimes it can be tricky to cut
grapefruit. But this is very much part of his routine. So he's going to make that for
us. We're also going to have some coffee. And
then this is my breakfast, my little protein pancake with maple syrup, berries, and I'm
just going to have that with my coffee. And while I'm eating, the boys are at the table
doing drawing. They're obsessed with it at the moment. They have so many markers and
they've really got into it. I can't believe I've got to this point because Fraser was
never into coloring, but they really love it.
We do this three marker challenge all the time. It's so simple, but my kids really love
it. So you choose three markers. You can do it with your eyes closed or you can just choose
three markers, and then you have 5 or 10 minutes to color as much as you can of one picture
in a coloring book. And then there's normally a winner. I'm getting really into it here.
And Matt, it's normally the judge. It's me against Caleb today. So I'm doing this while
I'm eating my breakfast. This is my beautiful artwork. But of course Caleb always wins.
So now I'm going to eat my cold pancake after all that coloring, and Jackson is still eating
his as well. He's also going to lick all of the maple syrup off of the plate. This is
a new thing that he started. And I don't blame him to be honest. It's delicious. But once
everyone is finally finished all of those breakfasts, it is time for me to have another
coffee and then start with the cleanup. I'm just going to put everything into the
bin. Of course, I try to get the boys to help me put things in the dishwasher, but I'm a
lot more chill on the weekend. I'm not going to make them. They don't have to do their
chore chart on the weekends. I'm just going to put everything into the dishwasher and
then give all of the surfaces a wipe down and a general tidy.
I asked Matt to help me film a little bit to at this point, and then I found this footage
while I was editing so you can see how much he loves helping me out. But anyway, time
to clean it up. And then this happened while I was making my coffee.
What's going on here?
Don't film this bit. We've run out of milk so I'm taking out the kids' Cheerios.
Nice. Somebody needs coffee. Exactly how she likes it.
[inaudible 00:07:34] some black coffee. Oh Cheerio.
Hey.
While I'm cleaning up, the boys are still coloring and I'm not sure if you noticed,
but they're actually wearing clothes rather than pajamas. Because yesterday we went to
a barbecue. We ended up staying later than we had planned and then we got home at about
8:00 PM and the two little ones fell asleep in the car on the way back. So we just transferred
them straight into their beds. So because of that, they did not have a bath last night.
So I'm going to stick them in the bath this morning, just to give them a bit of a wash.
They love having a bath anyway, but they do actually need a wash today. I do tend to wash
the boys every single day, so I'm just going to wash their faces and then get them out.
We're going to an event in London today. See, I'm going to get them ready. And every time
I get Jackson out of the bath, he loves for me to do Rock-a-bye baby with him. Even though
he's nearly three years old, he's still my baby. I'm just going to get him dressed. Wish
it was that easy. And then I'm going to put on a film for them today. It was The Incredibles.
And then I'm going to leave them downstairs with Matt while I go up and get ready.
Normally, one of them will follow me up quite soon after I get ready. And today, as soon
as I put my scrunchie in, Jackson was there. He just came upstairs with a caramel rice
cake in his hands. I normally stick him on my bed with my phone. He loves to play a few
different games and he's just going to sit there. He's really sweet. He just kind of
chills out while I get dressed. He just likes to be near me, which I'm not going to lie,
I do kind of love. But yeah, I'm just going to get ready.
I got this little like travel LMS kit that Matt got me and I took it on holiday with
us. So I'm using that cleansing balm today. And then I'm also going to brush my teeth
while my face kind of dries. I'm using my electric toothbrush from Oral-B. I love brushing
my teeth. I do it for ages every day, and then I'm going to use a soothing toner again
from that little kit and I'm using I Bobbi Brown eye cream this morning. I'm also going
to use this hydrating treatment from Kate Somerville. I've loved using this because
I've had so much sunlight from our holiday. I feel like my skin has really needed this.
But while I'm getting ready upstairs, Matt is also brushing the boys teeth downstairs
and doing their hair as well. We tend to use an electric toothbrush to brush their teeth
and we will do it for them. And then we say to the boys, now you have a go and get any
spots that we've missed. That's what our dentists have recommended. So yes, we'll do that. And
then Matt will do their hair. He's really good at this. He knows what he's doing. I'm
terrible at this. A few of you have asked for boys hair tutorials.
Let me know in the comments if you'd like to see this because I'm trying to convince
Matt that it's a good idea because a few of you guys have said what products do you use,
et cetera. But then I'm going to brush my hair through and if I'm honest it kind of
needs a wash. So I'm also going to use my dry shampoo because I haven't got time today
to wash my hair. It's the Aveda one that I've had for so very long. It's lasted really well
and I do really like using it. Then for my makeup, I'm going to start out
with my concealer. It's the same one I've used for a very long time. It's the Clarins
instant concealer. I use it in number one, which is really brightening, and I feel like
I have quite dark circles and I've also got a little friend there that wanted me for a
minute. But yeah, I'm just going to put that on and I'll often do around my nose as well
because that can be quite dark. And then I'm using a new product, which is
a Chanel Solei de Tan. It's quite dirty. But a few people recommended. I tried this, especially
when you have a tan. I bought this to take on holiday with me and I've really loved using
it. I tend to apply it with my Bobbi Brown foundation brush. And you can put this on
under foundation, or on holiday when I was really quite tanned, I just used this as a
foundation. So yeah, if you put it on underneath it kind of shines through and it's nice texture,
gives you a really nice natural glow. So yes, I've really enjoyed using it.
But today I think I do need a little bit more coverage on my nose as well. So I'm using
my Holy Grail Estee Lauder Double Wear that I've always used. I wear it in three and one
which is ivory beige, and I'm just going to put it on the places where I can sometimes
get quite red, which is my nose and kind of just on my cheeks a little bit and my chin.
I'm just going to apply that with my finger and then buff it in with the same foundation
brush. Then in terms of bronzer, I'm still a massive
fan of Benefit Hoola. I've used this since university and I just love it. So today I'm
using the caramel color and I just contour under my cheekbones, on the top of my forehead,
and then under my chin as well. So I'm using the caramel and when I'm really tanned I can
also use toasted, which is very dark. So be careful when you use this. But again, just
a little bit on my cheekbones, on the top of my forehead, and then under my chin and
neck as well. And I'm also going to apply a little bit of
pink blush. I just feel like this always makes me look so much healthier. And then for my
eye shadow, I'm terrible at eyes, but this makes it really easy. This is the Bobbi Brown
eye shadow sticks. I just put like a brown one in the corners and then a lighter color
in the middle and then I just rub it in with my fingers and it makes it really, really
simple. If you're in a rush, it kind of looks pretty good. So I've really been loving using
those. Then onto brows. I've had microblading done,
but I do tend to use like an eyebrow gel just to add a little bit more color and then to
also tame my brows a little bit. And then for perfume, and this is one I've
used for 10 years. It is the Jo Malone Dark Amber and Ginger Lily. I really love it. I
started wearing it on my honeymoon and it's the best.
Then I caught Matt coming upstairs with loads of laundry. You can see he's just thrilled
with the amount of laundry we have to do in his house. And then I'm going to do my hair.
I'm using a BaByliss curler. I like the way it curls my hair, but frustratingly I've taken
this on holiday with me a couple of times and it never works when we're away. Something
to do with the voltage. And does anyone else try and do this while they're doing their
hair? I'm also trying to make the bed and multi task. But anyway, this is the effect
that does to my hair and this is my makeup for the day.
Then once I'm ready, I'm just going to really quickly run around and just tidy the rooms
a tiny bit. Just simply because the boys are still happy I'm going to make the beds. Jackson
is my little shadow who's helping me. Then I'm also going to make Caleb's bed, just really
quickly, and then straighten out Jackson's room, pull up the blinds. We have electric
blinds and then a little roller blind as well. Make this little bed and then put away all
of the books and toys that we were playing with last night.
I've also just noticed that his bin is full, so I'm also going to empty that out. It's
because I just got him a few new pairs of pajamas, so like all the packaging and stuff
is in that. But now we're finally ready to go out. It's
about 11:00 now, so we've had a really chilled out morning. So just said to the boys, get
your shoes on, and I'll sort out Jackson shoes. Today his outfit is pretty much from Zara.
We really like Zara Kids for the boys, but one little tip is to always buy the size up
because I do find their clothes can come up pretty small on my kids.
We also just got these green Nike shoes for Fraser and Caleb, and I really like the color
of them. They tend to go with everything that they wear. So really pleased with that buy.
And Fraser this morning, he's got a new shirt from Zara that says always look ahead on the
back. And I'll show you what I'm wearing as well.
Right. So we're finally ready and Matt is just putting the kids in the car. So I thought
I would really quickly show you what I'm wearing today. Super casual because it's a Sunday
and we're just having a little family day out. So I've got this t-shirt on, which is
from ASOS. It was a brand called Reclaimed Vintage and I just liked the design on it.
So I've just got this white t-shirt. It's quite long, so I'm wearing it with leggings.
These are my Fabletics leggings. They're actually for working out, but they're so comfy. I'm
just wearing them today just as my outfit. But because this is quite boring, just the
white and the black, I'm wearing my leopard print trainers. These are from Public Desire
on ASOS I think. And there's just like a little bit of animal print on that. So I like that.
Then I've got to my Garmin watch on. This monitors my steps and calories and my sleep
and everything. And I've become obsessed with it. So I really like that. And then I've got
my little Starburst necklace on. Where is it? There it is. And my normal rings and everything.
And then in terms of jackets, I couldn't decide whether to wear my Zara denim jacket or my
black cardigan. So I'll show you both. This is the first option, my little Zara jacket.
It's all cropped. So this is quite sweet. But I just got this cardigan from Hush. I've
been wearing it nonstop because it's so cozy and it's actually raining and really gross
out today. It's like a sweatshirt material. I don't know if it's showing up, but I cannot
tell you how soft this is. And it's got pockets so it's just really practical. But I'm not
sure if this is just very black and white. So I might wear the denim jacket. But anyway,
I like both of them. This is going to be so great for school runs and just to be cozy
and stuff now that it's pretty much becoming autumn.
Yes. But anyway, we're off out now, and I chose the denim jacket. And the last thing
that I wanted to show you is my lip color. I tend to always put my lip color on in the
car or when we're nearly where we need to be. But this isn't Bobbi Brown lip tint.
And we're off out for the day. We're actually going to London. It is a work event. It's
like a fun day for the kids. But while I'm there, I am doing an Instagram post for my
Instagram page. If you don't follow me over there, I'd love you to come and check it out.
So yeah, so that is a fun day. I am doing a tiny bit of work, but yeah, it should be
really good. There's like rock climbing and stuff there, so they're pretty excited about
it. But anyway, thank you so much for watching this video. I hope you enjoyed my weekend
morning routine with the family, and I'll see you in my next one. Bye guys.
[inaudible 00:17:51] say bye-bye.
Guys, are going to drop all this?
Off to London. They've eaten all the snacks already?