2016 :: 16/52

Wednesday was pretty nice out; once Al got up I got some spring cleaning stuff done and then T and I went outside with the kiddos and played until lunch. after nap we played outside again until supper. Thursday and Friday were similar with some garage sales mixed in there. although Friday night Jenny and her 2 girls Kali & Kourtlyn brought pizza over and we played outside & ate pizza. it was lots of fun! Trevor was very dirty from planting our flower seeds, and being outside from after nap until 730p (and from eating pizza). bath and bed time for both of us; T is still waking occasionally crying and wakes up in the morning and cries. :( i'm ready for my happy waker again. i'm not a fan of Al's shift... we barely see him and don't get to do anything with him during the work week. it's going to be a long summer but thankfully we can play outside lots!

Saturday morning we went garage saling with Jodi and the kids for a bit, then played outside, had lunch and nap. after nap we went for our daily walk (3rd day in a row), had supper and went to the predator football game with the neighb's, matt's family, and jenny & her girls. Trevor did way better this game than last season!

sunday mom came down for the day. we went shopping in the morning and played after nap; it rained all day. then T and I went to the neighb's for supper and s'mores (T did not like the sticky marshmallow on his hands, we need to work on getting his hands dirty and being ok with it).

Easton pushing Trevor (these 2 are about 2 months apart & get along some of the time) :)

 making tulips for auntie diane

 rarely get sleeping pictures of him, but he was out for this nap when I tried everything to wake him "naturally": opened door, turned of noise machine, opened curtain, put away dishes

 we've been taking lots of walks this week

 planting our flower seeds

playing with dirt 

 chair we found at a garage sale! from ikea originally

 banana eating lips

first predators football game of the season with lots of our friends 

 he clapped and danced a bunch :)

 



 puzzles with nana

 he loves this toy; every time he pulls it out I know I have at least 10 minutes to get something done

 throwing his big giraffe around and laughing with nana

ipad with chloe 

 riding Camdyn :)

 s'mores

2016 :: 15/52 :: superior shores

the weather finally warmed up this week! all the way up to the 70s! we spent a lot of time outside during the week, as well as garage saling in the mornings. and Al spent a lot of time working; his Monday-Wednesday he worked 12 hour shifts. they did the sergeant shift pick, and he got the crappy shift 11a-730p he works all day and no time for us to do anything on the days he works. plus he barely sees trevor and isn't here for lunch or dinner or any of putting Trevor down to sleep. it'll be an adjustment; thank goodness it's nice weather season so we can get outside and thank goodness for the neighb's (for however little time we have left living next to them...)

Friday morning I was able to run to my favorite consignment sale here in eau Claire in the morning and Al stayed with Trevor before Al had to work at 11.

Saturday Trevor and I drove up to the cities for the day. I had softball practice, then one of mom's friends was having a no sale garage sale since they're downsizing, and then we stopped by my cousin Kai's 30th birthday party for a bit after nap before heading back to eau Claire (it was Al's birthday!). that night, once Trevor was in bed, we sat on the neighb's patio with them and had drinks and cupcakes. we stayed up until midnight!... :)

sunday we headed to superior shores for 3 days! we finally used the free stay at the condo up there that mom's friend Lou gave us for our wedding! mom came up sunday-Monday night, too! it was a great little getaway although the weather wasn't great: 40 degrees and rainy/cloudy/windy the whole time (while it was 80 degrees in eau Claire). sunday we left after lunch and Trevor took a nap on the drive. we went right to my grama's house in silver bay (half an hour north of superior shores) and met my mom there. we stayed until they had supper, then we stopped by the falls in beaver bay but it was super cold, so then we went to dinner in beaver bay. after dinner we checked in to superior shores, unpacked a bit, and loved our view! Trevor, Nana and Al went swimming (I forgot my suit) while I took a bath in the huge Jacuzzi tub! then it was time for bed.

Monday was cold again, but we went down to the beach after breakfast to pick rocks, but it was way too cold with the wind off the lake. so Trevor played at their play area and we walked around the resort a bit. then we drove to find some hiking places but it started raining and rained all the way until after nap. we stopped at a couple buildings then headed back for lunch at rustic inn and nap time. after nap, mom left and it had stopped raining, so T, Al and I went to search out a hiking place again and found we could use some of the trails at gooseberry falls without having to pay. we practically had the place to ourselves. we saw the upper, middle, and lower falls (so much water!) and even saw a wood chuck and 2 deer. we had dinner in our room and then just lounged looking out at lake superior until bedtime. Tuesday morning we saw the sun over the lake for a bit, had breakfast, then went swimming (I borrowed mom's suit). we got showered, packed up and headed out. we stopped in Duluth for lunch and then Trevor napped on the ride home.

inspecting momma's tulips :)

 he can blow bubbles on his own!

 learning to use the scooter; he does full lunges :)

 

 picnic with friends for lunch

 picnic at nana's for supper

 birthday drinks and cupcakes on the patio with the neighb's

playing catch with G.G. 

 nana, T and Al at beaver bay

 one side of the view from our room

 the beach right outside our room

 birthday cupcakes

 gooseberry falls hiking

woodchuck 

 deer "whoa, dada"

 quite the supper view from our room!

 playing scrabble in the sunrise over lake superior