Life with 5 kids

Deck the halls! #christmas #deckthehalls #decorations #lights

This is my 6am morning weekday routine, getting lunch and breakfast ready for my 5 kids. Did I struggle with opening that juice enough?!? 😆🤣 oh dear, that was painful to watch! Apparently, my mental capacity of the day had a hard time with that task! But… I eventually got it! 🙌🏻👏🏻 Thursday is the busy day of the week! No time to stop… school drop offs, speech, picnic lunches… oh my! Well… LETS GO! Stay warm and dry all! I hope you all have a wonderful day! What are we eating today? Breakfast: Homemade bread for toast with peanut butter Bananas Yogurt if they’re still hungry Lunch: Homemade lunchables (Ham, vegan cheese, pepperoni & crackers) Fruit and veggie trays Juice pouch One small piece of candy from their Halloween haul They will also choose some things from the snack cupboard if they feel they need them. Dinner: “grilled or casserole” night Ribs on the grill, homemade corn bread, mixed vegetables Vegan option: corn bread, mixed vegetables and tofu 😁 #momlife #mealprep #mealplan #lifewith5kids #schoollunches #alwayscoffeefirst #fyp #foryoupage #morningroutine #vegan #veganoption #largefamily #bigfamily #organization #leftovers

Come shop with me! This is my weekly grocery haul for my family of 7! #groceryhaul #vegan #shopwithme #bjswholesaleclub #hannafordsupermarkets #fyp #foryoupage

Lets cook! We are making cashew ricotta! Its a vegan alternitive to ricotta cheese. You will need: 1 1/2 cups soaked raw cashews. 1/2 cup water. 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar. 2 tbsp nutritional yeast. 1 clove garlic. 1/2 tsp onion powder. Salt and pepper to taste. Food processor. #vegan #lasagna #recipe #cookwithme #yummy #yum #delicious #momlife

This is my 6am morning weekday routine, getting lunch and breakfast ready for my 5 kids. It’s Monday after a long weekend… so, things around here are still a bit crazy! The house is a mess! And we are out of routine! Let the chaos commence! I think everyone is feeling a bit better and there’s a lot less coughing currently… that could change in a matter of minutes, so we shall take it while it comes! Stay warm all! I hope you all have a wonderful day! What are we eating today? Breakfast: Homemade bread maker bread for toast (made overnight in bread maker) Blueberries Yogurt if they’re still hungry Lunch: Leftover beans & hot dogs, and (vegan) mac and cheese Fruit and veggie tray Morgan-Turkey salad sandwich One small piece of candy from their Halloween haul They will also choose some things from the snack cupboard if they feel they need them. Dinner: “pasta” night Vegan lasagna Vegan option: it’s all vegan tonight! 😁 #momlife #mealprep #mealplan #lifewith5kids #schoollunches #alwayscoffeefirst #fyp #foryoupage #morningroutine #vegan #veganoption #largefamily #bigfamily #organization #leftovers

#lifewith5kids #twins #largefamily #bigfamily #momlife #christmasdecorating #themostwonderfultimeoftheyear

This is my 6am morning weekday routine, getting lunch and breakfast ready for my 5 kids. Today is the last “morning routine” for the week because tomorrow is thanksgiving! I did not pack a lunch for the littles, because they will be here while I prep things for thanksgiving and I’m 100% certain that they will want to sample what we are making. As I’m prepping this, I’m also hearing the dreadful croup come from upstairs, so Ruthie will be staying home with us too! Today I’ll be prepping: Baked potatoes Homemade rolls Getting the Turkey ready for the oven Cookies for dessert Fruits and veggies for a dessert charcuterie board 😁 Stay warm all! I hope you all have a wonderful day! What are we eating today? Breakfast: Homemade blueberry muffins (made Sunday) Bananas Yogurt if they’re still hungry Lunch: Leftover French toast casserole Fruit and veggie tray One small piece of candy from their Halloween haul They will also choose some things from the snack cupboard if they feel they need them. Dinner: “simple fixings” night Burgers with tomatoes and cucumbers Vegan option: vegan burger with tomatoes and cucumbers #momlife #mealprep #mealplan #lifewith5kids #schoollunches #alwayscoffeefirst #fyp #foryoupage #morningroutine #vegan #veganoption #largefamily #bigfamily #organization #leftovers

Grocery haul post coming later! For now, here’s a preview ☺️ any guesses what the totals came to?? #groceryhaul #comingsoon #vegan #mealplan #fyp #foryoupage #food #bjswholesaleclub #hannafordsupermarkets

This is my 6am morning weekday routine, getting lunch and breakfast ready for my 5 kids. I need to go grocery shopping 😬 and it’s the Tuesday before thanksgiving… wish me luck! I’m not sure there will be a grocery haul video or not… all depends on how busy everything is 😳 Stay warm all! I hope you all have a wonderful day! What are we eating today? Breakfast: Homemade blueberry muffins (made Sunday) Oranges Yogurt if they’re still hungry Lunch: Leftover homemade rice-a-roni with corn Blueberries and tomatoes One small piece of candy from their Halloween haul They will also choose some things from the snack cupboard if they feel they need them. Dinner: “breakfast for supper” night French toast casserole & fruit salad Vegan option: toast with peanut butter & fruit salad #momlife #mealprep #mealplan #lifewith5kids #schoollunches #alwayscoffeefirst #fyp #foryoupage #morningroutine #vegan #veganoption #largefamily #bigfamily #organization #leftovers

Restock the snack cupboard with me 🤩

Bake with me! Homemade blueberry muffins! #homemade #recipe #batchcooking #mealprep #lifewith5kids #fyp #foryoupage #blueberries #baking #muffins #breakfast

This is a 17lb turkey! Let this be your reminder to take the turkey out of the freezer and move it to the fridge to defrost! ❤️🦃 #thanksgiving #turkey #momlife #lifewith5kids #defrost #sparefridge #fyp #foryoupage

My 13 year old will turn anytning into a fidget! 🤪 #ADHD #fidget #13yearold #largefamily #bigfamily #whatwillhecomeupwithnext #oldestchild

This is my 6am morning weekday routine, getting lunch and breakfast ready for my 5 kids. We had our first “snow” ❄️🌨last night! Less than an inch and it’s mostly melted already, but “winter” season has begun here in southern maine! today Morgan goes offsite with his class, so she got hot chocolate (each kid gets it on their outdoor classroom day…) Stay warm all! I hope you all have a wonderful day! What are we eating today? Breakfast: Pumpkin chocolate chip pancakes (made Sunday) Watermelon (yes, this is all that is left from cutting the WHOLE melon up last night for supper! 😳) Yogurt if they’re still hungry Lunch: Leftover cinnamon pancakes Sausage Patties Fruit and veggie tray (made on Sunday) One small piece of candy from their Halloween haul They will also choose some things from the snack cupboard if they feel they need them. Dinner: “simple fixings” night Chicken patty sandwich with onion rings Vegan option: California veggie burgers! 😁😁 #momlife #mealprep #mealplan #lifewith5kids #schoollunches #alwayscoffeefirst #fyp #foryoupage #morningroutine #vegan #veganoption #largefamily #bigfamily #organization

Come shop with me! This is my weekly grocery haul for my family of 7! #groceryhaul #vegan #shopwithme #bjswholesaleclub #hannafordsupermarkets #fyp #foryoupage

“Shop with me” video coming later today! For now… heres a preview 🤗🥰 #shopwithme #lifewith5kids #momlife #groceries #food #vegan #fyp #foryoupage

This is my 6am morning weekday routine, getting lunch and breakfast ready for my 5 kids. Chilly this morning again… they say snow is in the forecast!! 🥰🥰 today Ruthie goes offsite with her class today so she got hot chocolate (each kid gets it on their outdoor classroom day…) Stay warm all! I hope you all have a wonderful day! What are we eating today? Breakfast: Pumpkin chocolate chip pancakes (made Sunday) Banana or blueberries Yogurt if they’re still hungry Lunch: Baked vegan mac and cheese leftovers BBQ hippeas Fruit and veggie tray (made on Sunday) One small piece of candy from their Halloween haul They will also choose some things from the snack cupboard if they feel they need them. Dinner: “breakfast for supper” night Chocolate chip pancakes and fruit salad Vegan option: Everyone is eating vegan tonight! 😁😁 #momlife #mealprep #mealplan #lifewith5kids #schoollunches #alwayscoffeefirst #fyp #foryoupage #morningroutine #vegan #veganoption #largefamily #bigfamily #organization

Christmas crafting is underway! Every year for Christmas, I make my nieces and nephews (and my own kids) homemade (matching) flannel Pajamas! Some may have grown into young adults but they still like the pajamas! So… this is a time lapse series of me cutting, sewing, creating vinyl decals for the shirts on my cricut, applying the decals, then showing the whole thing together. I will add videos as I get a chance to work on things and try to put them in an album all together. 😁 please ask if you have any questions at all! I’m happy to answer them. I am a “self taught” seamstress with no professional training. This is just a hobby of mine 🥰 #christmasgifts #homemade #pajamas #sewing #series #largefamily #bigfamily #diy #fyp #foryoupage #momlife #craftlife

Clean with me and the twins (a great analogy for it would be, its like brushing your teeth while eating oreos 🤦🏼‍♀️) but its better than it was! #cleanwithme #reset #4rooms #twins #momlife #febreeze #sharkvacuums #fyp #foryoupage

Meal prep Sunday! Prep our fruit and veggie trays for the next 3 days with me!