Routine.  When the girls were younger, we established routine with everything…all with the goal of creating good behaviors. Those routines become habits, which overall have served us well…i.e…limiting screen time and eating healthy.

Last night before bed, I was doing some planning for Saturday, which included needing to eat a very early lunch for us to accommodate back to back soccer games for which we needed to leave the house at noon.   With an early lunch, the last thing I wanted was to be in kitchen all morning making breakfast, then cleaning it up, only to repeat less than two hours later.   Justin was going to get the oil changed early in one of the cars in the morning….so Dunkin Donuts (being near the gas station) for breakfast seemed like the perfect idea

Harper was the first to see the donuts when she woke up and her excitement alone made it worth it.

Eight years later and our first Dunkin Donut morning!  I told that to the girls and then they reminded me while this was our first donut morning at home, they had for sure eaten their fair share of donuts at school, swim team, and with our au pairs.

Harper, are you sure about that?