- Hi, guys. Welcome back to my channel.
In today's video, I'm going to be doing
a morning routine for you guys.
This is being highly requested,
so I really hope you enjoy it.
I'm just going to run through our average routine
on a school day with three kids.
So, I'll just be talking about what we eat as a family.
What I wear, what make up I do,
and our cleaning tasks in the morning, as well.
So, yeah, I hope you enjoy it and don't forget
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And without further ado, I will start.
So, our morning today started out at about ten to seven,
and I never really wake up alone, as you can see.
Caleb and Fraser are already in my bed but I would
normally snooze until I hear Jackson wake up.
When he does, I'll just make my way to his room,
get him up, and then bring him back into our bed.
I love having morning cuddles with the boys.
This is probably my favorite part of the day.
And I just think is really nice to try to get another
like 10 to 20 minutes of snoozing in with the boys
although normally they'll have their Ipads for a little bit
before we actually we get up and
go downstairs for breakfast.
As part of our evening routine I like to leave
the kitchen as clean as possible.
I think it's a really nice start to the day
if you already have a nice, clean house.
The first thing I do is normally
put the boys on their bar stools.
This is our new kitchen,
and they like to sit on these bar stools.
And the first thing they ask every morning is this.
- How many days to Christmas?
- (baby talk)
- Christmas Day will be in 35 days.
- Yes, we're on a serious countdown already but after that
I'll only put on some music on our Google Home.
I'll normally put on the soundtrack from Sing
'cause the boys love that and they love to watch along.
And, I will empty the dishwasher.
This is the first thing I do every morning.
I feel like I need to get all that empty before
I can start making any other food and dirty dishes.
So, the boys normally start out with some cold cereal like
Cheerios or Rice Krispies.
They can start with this, and it's super quick to make
'cause the boys are always so hungry.
I'll normally give them the cold cereal and then
get on and make them a hot breakfast.
The boys would normally sit there, dance along,
mess around with each other, blow bubbles
into their Cheerios because they love the straw bowls.
And then, as I said, I'll make their breakfast.
Today they're having protein pancakes.
I feel like I always talk about this but I do have
a really (mumbles) 'cause it's a great way
to get eggs into the boys.
So, I'll leave the recipe down below, and with those
they always have fresh fruit.
We do them fresh fruit every single morning
and it's just whatever we in, so today I'm doing
strawberries, blueberries, and grapes.
I'm just going to give the boys a big plate of fruit
and then they'll share amongst themselves.
And I'll often have to cut up some more strawberry
or put on some more blueberries.
But I think it's just a really good start to the day
to give them fruit.
Don't get me wrong if we don't have much fruit in,
I will give them raisins, or apricots,
whatever we have, I just think it's a good habit.
- (mumbles) gummies now?
- The boys have vitamins every single morning
and they're really good at reminding me
if I ever forget to give it to them
because they love the taste of these.
The basically feel like they're having sweets
in the morning but it is in fact their vitamins
and they are really good for them.
So, mine take a multivitamin with Omega-3 in it
and then, another one which has calcium
and vitamin D in it, as well.
An we buy Haliborange, which is
the UK's number one kids vitamins.
And I'm so excited to be partnering with them today
because I think they are a fantastic product.
It's actually government recommended for you to supplement
your kids, and for me, I've always used them
from a very young age with my boys because they can be
a little bit fuzzy with what they eat.
I always think, well, if they're missing out on anything
in their diet at least they're having
these vitamins every day.
Obviously, you still have to give your kids
a healthy, balanced diet but using Haliborange vitamins
it's great way to top up your child's diet with
essential vitamins like vitamin D and calcium
to support growing bones and teeth.
Or vitamin C to support their immune system,
especially at this time of year.
So, we love them and the kids love the taste of them
so I would leave some further information in the description
down below if you want to go ahead and check them out.
The boys also love the characters that are
on the Haliborange, and puzzles, as well.
Once the boys pancakes are ready I would normally
cut them up using a pizza cutter.
I love doing these, like my favorite mom hack.
It's just so quick and easy to do.
And I would add a little bit of maple syrup
on top, just to sweeten it up.
But this is such a quick, easy breakfast,
and it's a great source of protein for the boys.
Fraser, though, really likes to have cheese toast
so, he is having that this morning.
Once they're all fed and eating I can actually
make my breakfast.
So, I'm having a coffee and some oatmeal.
It's what I have pretty much every day
'cause it's so quick in the microwave.
I add a little cinnamon on top, and I'll normally
try and eat with the boys, but Jackson
doesn't last that long at breakfast.
So, as soon as he's done he would get down and play.
He'll play with, like, his Peppa Pig puzzle,
or with his cars, or he also loves to play Play-Doh,
so, I would often end up playing with him while
I'm also eating at the same time.
Matt really enjoys the protein pancakes, as well.
So, he would normally have that, the same as the boys.
And then, he is also great at sorting out the boys' snacks.
So, Fraser today is going to have popcorn and a banana.
And then, Caleb is goin to have mini cheddars which he loves
and then some cut up grapes.
We always leave the boys' uniforms out the night before
so that's all ready to go and it doesn't stress us out.
So, once the boys are finished with breakfast
we can just encourage them to get ready.
Fraser is great at getting ready,
he's always very keen to get to school.
So he is happy to get ready.
Caleb needs little bit more convincing,
so we'll normally help him out a little bit.
Get Jackson ready as well, and then Matt would do
the boys' hair.
He own a barber shop, so he knows what he's doing.
So he's great at getting the boys looking smart,
and I only do a quick speed clean
while the boys are getting ready.
This new kitchen has been amazing at speeding up
my speed clean every morning.
Because they sit at the breakfast bar, I can just grab
all the plates in, put them in the dishwasher
and then give everything a quick wipe.
I close the breakfast (mumbles) and then run around.
This only takes minutes, but it has made such
a massive difference from running over
to the dining table and back.
So, it's been brilliant and I feel like there's
also been less crumbs on the floor as well
after breakfast for some crazy reason.
But I'll do that, and then I would grab the boys' pajamas.
For some reason, we always get them ready downstairs.
We should probably change but we haven't.
We also leave the boys' bags out the night before
for whatever clubs they have the next day.
Daddy is also taking the boys to school today,
so I'm trying to steal some kisses from the boys
before Matt takes them up to school.
It's actually his day off.
I'll also try and steal a little kiss from Matt.
None of my boys are keen, honestly, except for
probably Fraser.
And (giggles), but he is all ready to go
with all of his millions of bags.
But it seems they look so tiny when
they're walking you around with those bags, don't they?
I'll wave the boys off and as soon as they go
Jackson is always very sad to see them go to school.
He misses them so much.
So, we're going to wave them off from the window.
So, because I wasn't doing the school run today
I've waited for the big boys to go to get ready.
I'll go upstairs with Jackson and I'll leave
him sitting on our bed with an Ipad
or in his room with his toys.
We have a little stair gate on his room
so it's very safe and he's great at amusing himself.
I think he's going used with being the youngest (mumbles).
So, I would just wash my face with my Dermalogica
Special Cleansing Gel, then I will would tone my face with
the Elemis Rehydrating Ginseng Toner,
and then I use the Elemis Biotech Day Cream.
I'll normally just use two pumps of this,
put little blobs all over my face, and then rub it in,
not forgetting my neck because, you know,
I'm getting older and I'm very worried about
the signs of aging.
Then, I'll always use an eye cream, as well.
I've got the Dermalogica, I think it's called
Age Renewal Eye Cream.
I'll link everything down below, if you're interested.
And then I would brush my teeth.
I'm a bit obsessive about my teeth, and I always use
my electric toothbrush, and I would floss as well.
And then, it's time to put some make up on.
I wear make up every single day.
I have a very, very quick routine.
I'm using my Clarins Instant Concealer just to brighten up
under my eyes.
If there's any darkness on my chin or around my nose
I feel like this is a very brightening product.
Then, for foundation I use my Estée Lauder Double Wear.
I've worn this for years, and it's my holly grail product.
I wear in three and one or, I think it's called Ivory Beige.
I just think the staying power
of this foundation is amazing.
I'll just apply it with my fingers,
I'll blob it on to my face
and rub it in 'cause I'm a busy mom.
And then, I'll work on my brows.
So, I'm using the Benefit's Gimme Brow,
just to put my brows into place
because I've had had microblading,
I just want to kind of tame them a little bit.
Then, I would contour and add a little bit of blush.
I'm using a Charlotte Tilbury palette.
And I would just contour by doing a three on one
side of my face, and an E on the other side my face.
That's literally all I do, and I do my neck.
And then I add a little bit of pink into my cheeks.
I feel like it makes me look that little bit more healthy.
So, I just added into the apples of my cheeks.
And I'm actually wearing eye shadow today,
which I don't normally do.
I've got this new palette from Bobbi Brown,
it's called Night Drama,
and I really like the colors in it.
There's two peachy colors in it
that are kind of like a bit copper as well.
And apparently if I put it on it would make my eyes
look bluer, I don't know.
Let me know what you think (giggles).
But that is, that is my make up routine.
If I have time I'll curl my hair and get dressed.
For today, I'm having quite a casual day.
I'm meeting a friend for coffee, and I'll probably
come home and do some work, and then play with Jackson
in the afternoon.
So, I'm casual but also a little bit festive
because it is November now, so I got this jumper
from Zara, which has all this embellishment on it.
And I thought that was really cute.
It's also like quite big and oversized,
and just really, really cozy.
Then for my jeans I got some skinny jeans on from Top Shop.
But they are coated, so you can't really see on the camera
but they look a little bit shiny,
like there's a little bit more to it.
And then, I've just got some comfy black trainers
from June, I think, they're actually velvet,
so, it can add a little bit of texture.
Once I'm all dressed, and if I have time,
I will run around and make all the beds.
I feel like I have a better day if I've made all the beds
and tidied the kitchen, call me crazy but it honestly
makes me feel like I've achieved something
really early on in the day.
So, I will just run around if I have time
some days this doesn't happen.
So, I don't want anyone watch this and then feel bad
if they don't do this everyday.
But I'll run around, do the boys beds.
I've already put their festive sheets on the bed,
because they love them, and they only really get
to have festive sheets for like a month or two.
So, I thought just go ahead and (mumbles) where from next.
So, this is Fraser's room.
So, I'll just make his bed and
then tidy up any books or homework.
And then, I'll just go into Jackson's room
which is normally very tidy.
I'll just straighten things out
and then put his little books away.
And that is all I do.
And I just added some lipstick.
This is the Charlotte Tilbury Miranda May, I believe.
But now, Daddy is going to take Jackson to a softplay
because this is his day off, so on a Tuesday he normally
takes him out for the outing and the I can either
get some with work or do something for myself,
like my nails done or something like that.
But today I'm actually meeting a friend for coffee.
It's kind of like just a meet up but also
a little bit of a business meeting, as well.
So, that should be really fun but yeah,
that's our morning routine.
I really hope you enjoyed it.
Let me know in the comments what you thought and I will,
of course, put on everything in the description down below
so you can find out more about the Haliborange vitamins,
they're brilliant, we love you see them.
And thank you so much for partnering with me on this video.
Thanks so much and I'll see you in my next one.
Bye, guys!