Morning Routine

Thinking upon it, I really enjoy watching my kids wake up in the morning. 

Jackson's almost always the first one up.  You can hear him plodding through the house, holding the stuffed animals he slept with the night before, and as he approaches us he says "my alarm clock turned green".  Who knows how long he's been awake and waiting for his alarm clock to turn green so that he can leave his room.  Then he'll always ask "is today a school day?"  to which he'll reply "Yah-hoo!" if we say no and "Oooooh" with a frown on his face if we say yes. 

Usually Alyssa follows behind.  She comes in quietly and looks around the room like she's a bit confused as to why she's awake and in our room.  She takes a long time to get fully awake.

And then there is Matthew.  He usually wakes up crying and when you go to pick him up he's got a furrowed brow.  But 10 seconds later, he's either smiling, rolling around on the bed, or taking a bottle. 

I don't think any of us are what you'd call 'morning people' but I don't think I consider us 'morning adverse' either.  I guess that is good and I'm relishing the little morning routine we've gotten into now, as I'm sure it will change as the kids get older.  As everything else will too.