ole schnikees: 2019

Tova: starting to say the "gah" sound both "ga" and "goooo" and her lips go way out when she says goooooo, she first said it when grandpa peter was here and it sounded a lot like grandpa, she's standing on her own a lot but won't take any steps, she's really into pulling lots of books off shelves lately, she loves being in her walker and can really get around in it now, she has really cut back on breastfeeding this week and has been eating a ton at meals; I hope we're not almost done nursing,

Monday was martin luther king jr day; trevor didn't have school Monday or Tuesday and Al didn't work either, so we went up to mom's house on Monday. we left after lunch once Al was awake. that night we had supper at mom's house with unc-o and then trevor and I went up to visit mom at her bowling league.

Tuesday morning we went to mall of America with momma, dada, trevor, tova, nana, unc-o, maren, tula, and etta for a little pre-birthday activity for Trevor. it was toddler Tuesday so they had dora and boots characters there (from the dora books we have) and had a craft. that also included an unlimited rides wristband for the kids for very cheap! it's only for little kids and they can only go on the little kid rides, but trevor LOVED it!! he loved getting to decide what to ride on and when. his favorite was the paw patrol play area, but he also was a great driver on the mini bumper cars and he liked the cars that I rode with him, the train that tula, etta and I rode with him, the trucks he got to "drive" both by himself and then again with tula, the carousel and the bounce house.

we also went to the lego store ("a store with just legos!") and had fun looking at all the lego stuff! trevor also brought his Christmas money from grama DD, grandpa Rick and auntie molly that he saved to buy arctic legos. he found the 2 sets he wanted/needed to complete his arctic lego collection; he had just enough money for one and unc-o bought him the other one for his birthday. Al and I got him some new lego guys, 3 of which we got to piece together ourselves. upon checking out we became lego vip's and so got some lego magazines and trading cards. there were also stations for building legos. we then went on a couple more rides before having lunch, going to the candy store (the last thing we needed to do on trevor's mall of America list :]), and then back for a couple more rides before leaving. tova did great, too! she only slept for a half an hour in the stroller from waking up at 715 to leaving moa at 230. we went back to mom's house, packed up and left for eau Claire. tova fell asleep about 10 minutes before we got home and I was able to lay her down once home for a nap.

Wednesday and Thursday Al worked 6p-6a and trevor had school. Tova napped a ton on Wednesday so we just stayed home and did laundry. Thursday morning we woke up to about an inch of snow, so during tova's nap trevor and I went outside to shovel. Thursday started a very cold stretch of weather and the wind was just starting to pick up when we got done shoveling.

Al had off Friday-sunday and it was cold outside so we just stayed in and got things done around the house. Friday morning the kids and I went to Jodi's to play. then I had a doctor's appointment to get my thyroid tested. Saturday morning, I ran to aldi and grandpa peter came over to help fix the toilet. once I was back, trevor, al and gpa peter ran to menards during tova's nap. then they fixed the toilet and al did the next step to do the indoor trim for our new front door. Saturday night, after the kids were in bed, I went out with my menards friends for trina's birthday for a bit. trina got a free, huge Moscow mule for her birthday. it was a good time and good to catch up with those guys (trina, tyler, steph, and tim) and I was home by 10.

sunday morning al got up in time to make us breakfast and then we played all morning. at lunch time I made a lentil soup and chopped and cooked all our veggies before they go bad and so we can eat the easily this week. trevor had swimming lessons at 430 again and we made a ham for supper. the kids liked the ham and the sweet potatoes!! then it was shower/bath night, reading books and bed before matt came over to watch the wrestling pay per view with Al.