- Hi guys, welcome back to my channel.
In today's video, I'm going to be sharing with you
our morning routine with three children.
I thought I would do an updated morning routine
'cause it's been awhile,
and this is everything that we do to get us
out of the door in the morning with three kids.
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So, yes, without further ado,
let's get into it.
Our children normally wake up at about 6:30 a.m.
If I have something on, I'll sometimes set my alarm
before that time so I can get ready without the kids,
but today I didn't and that is why I look like a zombie.
When Jackson wakes up, I will breastfeed him.
I'm still feeding him just literally for five minutes
in the morning and five minutes at night.
As you can tell, it's just like quite a nice way
to wake up, I can kind of chill out before we go downstairs.
If our two older sons aren't already awake,
the sound of Jackson waking up normally
wakes them up and then we'll make our way downstairs
and we'll normally just chill out on the couch
with the t.v. on.
The older two normally are on their iPads for a little bit
and we'll normally just watch whatever is on,
have a cuddle.
This morning it was Fireman Sam.
- Good morning!
- After about ten minutes, I will change Jackson's nappy.
I find that it's much easier to change him
once we're downstairs and after he's woken up
for about 10 to 15 minutes.
I was trying to change him on his table
right after he woke up, but he was getting quite upset
and with the distraction of the t.v.,
he actually lays still which is very rare these days.
Then I'll normally set the boys up with some toys
on the floor, so that I can go and make breakfast.
I'll normally just take a basket.
Today it was cars, and I find that if I
literally spill out the whole basket,
that gets Jackson to play for a little bit longer,
and he's really into cars at the moment.
It's funny, all of my boys have loved cars
at this age.
So I'll normally set them up with a few car garages
and just try to like, encourage him to put the cars
down the garage before I sneak off
and get the breakfast ready.
This does normally keep Jackson busy for most of the time
I make breakfast,
but at the moment he's really clingy and he's followed me
into the kitchen, so it looks like I'll be emptying
the dishwasher one handed this morning.
Putting the dishwasher on is the last chore that I do
every night and emptying it is the first chore that I do
every morning, and that is how I stay on top of
all the dishes that we use.
So I'm just gonna put the dishes away
and then I'm gonna put Jackson into his highchair
with a drink of just some water and a blueberry muffin.
That way, he will be occupied so that I can get on
and make everyone's breakfast.
Here's Matt helping me out with the dishes as well.
I feel like I leave him out of these routines sometimes,
but he is very domesticated and helpful.
And now I'm gonna give Jackson a clementine.
This is his favorite fruit at the moment.
He loves them.
So I'll normally just peel it and then I cut the segments
in half, just to help him chew it.
Here are the boys, they are having some milk this morning
and a blueberry muffin,
and also their little gummy vitamins.
And then I'm gonna get them some fruit.
I give the boys fruit every morning.
Today, it happens to be strawberries,
but its literally whatever we have in.
They love fruit because it's nice and sweet,
so they normally will eat whatever I have,
bananas, apples, strawberries, raspberries,
whatever it is, they'll have some.
And then I'm gonna put my porridge into the microwave.
I just have this in the morning 'cause it's so nice
and quick.
And then the boys are also having some cheese toast.
I do feel like they have a lot to eat in the morning,
because they are just so starving.
So here are my two older boys with their cheese toast.
I like giving them this because it is a bit of protein
and, you know, they need those calories, don't they?
Jackson has also stolen a piece of their cheese toast.
And then they boys are just gonna eat their breakfast
and I'm going to join them.
I'm having a coffee and also my porridge,
and my coffee mug is from Emma Bridgewater.
Lots of people ask me where this is from.
And daddy is having a protein pancake with fruit on top,
if you're interested.
After breakfast, I'm going to prepare the boys
snacks for school.
They get hot hot dinners at school, so all I have to do
is get them a snack ready.
So, Fraser really loves having a banana and we've got
into the habit of writing on it with a black marker.
He thinks this is hilarious and I basically Google
banana jokes and then I will write one of those
on the banana, or sometimes I'll write I love you
or happy birthday or something to do with, you know,
an inside joke or something like that.
But this banana joke today says,
"Why do bananas wear sun cream?"
And the answer is because they peel.
Ha ha ha.
And for Caleb's snack,
he loves these Dairylea Dunkers, which is great,
'cause they're so easy to throw in his bag.
And Fraser is also having crackers with butter.
Once Jackson is finished, I'll normally put him down
on the carpet and he can continue playing with his toys
while I do a really quick speed clean.
So I'm just gonna get all the dishes into the kitchen
and into the dishwasher and then give everything
a good wipe,
wipe down the table and, of course, the high chair
because it will be covered in crumbs and there's normally
loads on the floor, as well.
And at least the kitchen is a little bit tidier.
And then I wanted to show you this next bit
because this is the kind of thing that happens
every morning.
Jackson loves the spice rack still and I've just caught him
with the nutmeg.
He opened it, and he's thrown it all over himself,
so I'm gonna take his baby grow off while daddy cleans up
the mess.
I know I should move the spices, but he just loves it.
And then it's time to get the big boys ready for school.
Fraser is really good at getting himself ready.
I will normally help Caleb out quite a bit.
And then Jackson also got his aqua doodle out,
so I wanted to show you that because it's basically
just drawing with water.
He really likes it.
And then daddy is going to do the boy's hair.
He is so much better at it, as you can imagine.
And we normally use a product, which is like a hair wax,
which looks really nice in the boys' hair, I think.
And then it's my turn to go up and get ready.
Matt normally gets ready while I'm making breakfast
and then I get ready afterwards,
so I'm just gonna tie my hair back and then I'm gonna
wash my face with Dermalogica's special cleansing gel.
I just put it onto my face and then I add
a little bit of water to foam it up,
and then I'm going to tone with the Elemis Ginseng Toner
and moisture with a new one that I was actually sent,
which is called Lancer Moisturizer and I really like it.
I'm just gonna dot it onto my face and rub it in,
not forgetting my neck, because I feel like my neck is
really aging.
And then for my eyes, I'm using a Dermalogica
Stress Positive Eye Lift.
So I'm just gonna put a little bit of that
under each eye and then while I'm upstairs doing this,
daddy is downstairs making sure the boys brush their teeth
really, really well.
They're quite good at it and
even Jackson's going to have a little go as well.
Then I'm gonna brush my hair through,
use dry shampoo if I need it and then put my makeup on.
So all I'm gonna use is some Estee Lauder Double Wear.
I wear it in 3N1, I believe,
and I don't even use a brush, I just
wack it on with my hands and rub it in as best I can,
not forgetting my neck, again,
and then if I need more coverage, I will use my
Bobbi Brown foundation brush to go in and do any places
that are a bit more red, that need more coverage.
My concealer is the Instant Concealer from Clairins.
I love this stuff and I just put it around my nose
if it's a bit red, and then under my eyes because
I normally look quite tired.
And then for contouring, I am using a color called Mink,
which is a Jane Iredale bronzer,
and I'm gonna put that on with a Real Techniques brush.
And the way that I contour is very simply,
on my forehead, under my cheekbones,
and then under my chin, and that is it, really.
I'm gonna try and do a little bit 'round my nose,
but to be honest, I don't really have a clue
what I'm doing.
And then I'm gonna use my Too Faced
Sweet Peach palette, I believe it's called,
and I love the colors in this. I take the peachy color
and put it on the apples of my cheeks,
and then the highlighter and do the tops of my cheekbones.
For eyebrows, I love the Benefit eyebrow products,
and I use Gimme Brow and also Goof Proof Eyebrow Pencil.
So I'm literally just gonna color my eyebrows in a bit,
just to frame my face.
I feel like this can really make a difference
to the way that I look.
For perfume, I'm wearing the Jo Malone Green Almond
and Red Currant.
I love this stuff.
I got it for Christmas.
I think it might be limited edition.
If you can get it, it's really, really nice.
And for lipstick I am wearing the Charlotte Tilbury
Bond Girl, because I wear it pretty much every day.
I just really like the shade that it is
for winter.
Then I'll show you what I'm wearing today.
So today I'm wearing a top from Zara that I recently
just got.
It is a maroon and cream color
and it's nice and loose, but I loved the fringing
all around the edges and also on the sleeves.
There is something quite Chanel about this top
and I also loved the black neckline and cuffs as well.
Just easy to throw on.
And I'm wearing this with my Joni coated black jeans,
which are nice and stretchy and there's a little bit of
a shine to them.
And I really like wearing these, they're so comfortable.
And then in terms of shoes, I'm wearing some new shoes
that I got in the Zara sale.
They're chunky trainers with flowers all over the top
and they are so comfortable and so easy to throw on.
But I think also, a little bit trendy.
So, yes, that's it, and then we rush out to do the
school runs.
So I'm taking Fraser to school and then Matt is taking Caleb
to preschool.
It's a bit tricky because they are at different schools
at the moment.
And because it's Matt's day off, he is also taking Jackson.
So I have come home, baby free, which means that I can
quickly open all the blinds and also make everyone's beds.
Normally I will do this with Jackson in tow,
so this is quite a nice little treat to just be able to
just get on and do it really quickly.
So, our bedding is from John Lewis,
and I think the let's stay at home pillow is from
Homesense, I believe, and I really, really liked it
'cause it the exact colors of our room.
And then for Jackson's bedroom,
all I really do is fold up the blankets.
He doesn't really mess anything up.
And for Caleb's, I'm just gonna open the blinds
and make his bed and put any books and pajamas away.
And then for Fraser's, the same thing,
I'm just gonna make his bed and then lay out his two
ginormous teddies onto his bed and then that is it.
What are you doing?
- Making your video look like you do all the cleaning,
doing it for you.
- Daddy and Jackson are back from the school run now,
so I'm just gonna have a cup of tea and then play
toys with Jackson.
We're gonna get a few toys out of there,
but yes, thank you so much
for watching this morning routine.
I really hope you enjoyed it
and I'll see you in my next one.
Bye, guys.