Mornings with Hugo

 Mornings with Hugo are always a surprise. Yesterday he was up at 5:30 in snuggle mode. Today he came down the stairs at 7:30 looking like this:

Headphones - check

Toy for Carmen - check (swoon)

Orange hanger he pretends is a gun - check (sigh)

Green sunglasses - check...until they fell off his head in the toilet while he was peeing

Most mornings we have to drag Crosby out of bed at 7 to get the boys to school before 7:55. I pack them something to eat for their first breakfast on the bike on the way.  The kids eat breakfast at their school/kita at 9 am. Because Hugo slept in, Carmen, Hugo and I had breakfast together while Paul braved the rain to take Crosby to school. (We can drop off Hugo anywhere between 8-9 and 9:30-10. He can be there for 5-7 hours. Oh, did I mention we only pay $100 a month and that includes organic vegetarian meals. I digress...)

This was today's breakfast:

Yes, he transitioned to a Batman/Catboy hybrid. Also, he is eating a romaine, avocado, lentil salad. This mommy is serious about reducing food waste and not serious about breakfasts being traditional. 

Just so you don't think I'm the weirdest mom ever, he does get a choice (bakery or supermarket) on the off mornings I take him to school and want to kill a little time to make pick-up timing more ideal (based on the maximum 7 hours he can be at Kita, the snack black-out hours, and picking up Crosby at 3:45). Here is Safety Catboy eating the fusion of his two loves - chocolate and croissants. Pan Au Chocolat.