< the great toy sort >

It has been a heck of a long day with me battling the cold that Kael so kindly passed on, so I apologise about the late post. But as you can see I have been very busy.

You wouldn't think that we arrived in Salt Lake City 9 months ago with only a couple of boxes of toys. Admittedly, all the toys that you can see surrounding me were either second hand or birthday presents but it does feel a bit excessive. Luckily I just plan to hand them all back to the secondhand shop when we head home. 

So the well thought out plan was to split the toys evenly into 6 boxes corresponding to each day of the week. Wednesday is missing because that is the day the boys go to daycare. I also plan to have a few big toys, like Duplo or Little People sets, that the boys can play with each day. 

Split into their boxes.

The only storage place I could think of that is out of the boys sight & reach is the top of Jamin's cupboard. I will take down a different one each day when the boys get up & we will return it before bed time. Thats the plan...!

My lovely new tidy toy shelf in the lounge room with all of the boxed toys. I may need to rethink this set up because a certain little monkey has already climbed up trying to reach the third shelf. 

"That bottom row of boxes are for climbing, right Mum?"

I also had to add in a photo of my new bookends that I picked up today out at Park City. Aren't they gorgeous? I have been looking for quite a long time & I think these owls are just perfect to mind my parenting books!

With the little ones in bed & a tired, aching body fighting the latest cold, I don't think that it'll be long till I follow them. Goodnight all...