ole schnikees: 2018

Tova sat up and played for the first time, she tried sweet potatoes but still doesn't care to eat too much via spoon feeding, tried cereal a couple more times too but didn't eat much, first time in the outdoor swing,

Tuesday I got lots of stuff done around the house, and trevor and I played together lots! it was still really hot out so we didn't go outside until after supper. we set up the sprinkler over the garden since we've had no rain for a while, and of course trevor had to run through it! :) tova and I watched him for a bit then we went inside and had their first bath together. they liked it ok but tova's tub took up so much room, soon we'll be able to have her in her little bath seat once she can sit up.

Wednesday Al was off and he and I had dentist appointments in bloomer in the afternoon. during tova's first nap, trevor and I ran to the farmer's market quick for cucumbers and flowers, then we came home and made our fridge pickles. after that, we all packed up in the car and drove to bloomer. I had my appt first at 1 so Al took his kids to his co-worker's house to play (they have little tyler, a year younger than trevor, and McKenzie who is 3 months older than tova but a peanut.) then we switched and Al had his appointment at 2. I took the kids to the elementary school to play, change tova's diaper, and eat the lunch I packed for trevor. then we went back to get Al and drove home.

Thursday it was still hot, we're on a long hot & humid streak and i'm not a fan. we all went garage saling a bit in the morning but didn't find much, then while the kids napped Al and I worked downstairs finally getting the freezer and mini fridge in place, and we ended up cleaning/organizing/vacuuming/sweeping the whole finished side of the basement. the kids came down once they were awake too. it was a great job done!

Friday morning, the kids and I hopped in the car and drove up to maren's house. once there, the kids ate a bit, fed and changed tova, got kids into their swimsuits, and then we went to the waterfall splash pad by their house. it was fun, not too hot or sunny and the kids loved it. then we went back to maren's for lunch, naps for the babies, and then a movie for trevor & tula. once the babies were awake, we packed up and headed to woodbury; we stopped to see my papa at his rehab place. when we got in there, my aunt Debbie, uncle munk, aunt juli, and uncle tom were there. shortly after we got there, my dad came too. we hung out for a bit (they all loved seeing/playing with the kids) until papa was falling asleep in his wheel chair. dad left with us so he could give us some veggies from his garden and so we could go potty and feed tova at his house. then we grabbed some supper for the drive home and hit the Friday rush hour traffic.

Saturday and sunday were spent mostly at home; it was still hot out, Al worked 3p-3a, and we were tired from a busy Friday. Saturday trevor and I made lots of veggies including sweet potato and zucchini baby food (zucchinis from grandpa neil's garden) for tova and delicious zucchini lemon muffins. sunday I cleaned and put things away. Also, on sunday I thought I'd give tova a shot at sitting on her own so I put her in the middle of the boppy pillow and she sat. like it was nothing; she sat for over 5 minutes and played.

Monday Al was off and we got the house ready for having kids the rest of the week. Al mowed the lawn, I got to the grocery store, and we played with dadda.