Monday morning.
2:30AM.
Up early after the fella on the left woke me...panting.
Restless.
Which got the littlest one anxious as well.

I dropped my arm alongside the bed....pet his head, hushed him gently.
I could feel him trembling so I got up and headed downstairs.
Him...excited -- I finally got the message to take him outside.

Business taken care of.
Now back in the house, going thru the routine.
The day/week kickstarted a couple of hours ahead of time....
...following a typical whirlwind weekend of kid activities.
Here.
There.
Everywhere.

This photo from Saturday morning.
The days blending together in a soupy mix of life.
What day is it?
The body on autopilot.
Recalibrating.
Falling back into rhythm.

...and now time to sit in a quiet house.
The guy on the left snoring alongside my feet.
The guy on the right sawing logs with the rest of the family upstairs.

It won't be long now.
The floorboards will be springing to life soon enough.
Monday morning.
Now 4:30AM.

Here we go...
...but first, an hour to contemplate a cat nap :)