One Monday in the life of the Johnson family

Here's a photo tour of our day. Monday is my day off, and I usually spend it with Robyn and the kids.

On Mondays, just like on Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and Fridays, and Saturdays, and Sundays, I like to start off with a hot cup of coffee. Maggie was awake, and seem interested in the coffee-making process, so I taught her how to do it. I'm always looking to give my children new and exciting learning opportunities. What could be more exciting than learning how to make dad's morning coffee!

Here is our usual Monday breakfast - cinnamon rolls. Robyn makes these from whole-grain wheat, and so they are very healthy.

What every kid loves - a trip to the dentist! The three older kids had their teeth cleaned today. And, believe it or not, they were very excited to go. We'll see how long that lasts. Here's Sander, "laid-back" and ready to get those choppers cleaned.

In addition to the free toothbrush, floss, sticker, and toy each child received, they each also got to take home flavored chapstick. Moriah spent the rest of day applying it to her lips. Though Moriah gives us a lot to worry about, at least today we did NOT have to worry about her precious lips getting chapped. I told Robyn, trying to be witty, "We should start calling Moriah 'Suzy Chapstick'." Silence. I forgot my rule with Robyn - no references to pre-1985 popular culture (I'm a tad older than her, you see).

Here's Meredith waiting patiently for her turn in the dentist's chair. As you can see, she is a reader.

After the dentist, it was off to one of our favorite Monday destinations - Wal-Mart! Moriah took it upon herself to add one apple to our cart. Maybe licking her fruit-flavored lips all day gave her a hankering for the real thing.

 Monica is safely ensconced in her child-seat cocoon.

If you factor in Monica's car seat, we are a TWO cart Wal-Mart family. 

Our plan was to spend some time at another favorite local haunt, Wonderland Park. As you can see, the weather was less than "wonder"ful. So, instead....

...we to a new cafe in town, The Metro. Here the kids are enjoying a peach and cherry steamer. 

Meredith had her first swimming lesson today. I was proud of how hard she tried. 

There you go - a fairly typical Monday for the Johnsons.