ole schnikees: September 2019

Monday, September 30, 2019

2019 :: 39/52

Monday tova and I walked to Jodi's house and I helped her with her consignment sale stuff while tova played. then home for lunch and nap.

Tuesday tova and I walked with Jodi over to the nutrition club that matt helps out at and got shakes, then we walked to jake & kassie's house and played over there with Kinsley, then we walked home just before lunch.

Al was off Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday after school we spent a lot of time outside; it was gorgeous out. Al grilled and we didn't come in until bath and bed time.

Thursday morning I took my stuff I was selling to the consignment sale drop off, then at nap time I took a large load of donation stuff to the local thrift store, hope gospel. it felt good to get all that stuff out of the house! Thursday night I got to go to the presale at the consignment sale and I found just about everything I was looking for: play shoes and dress shoes in the next size up for trevor, tennis shoes and winter boots in the next size up for tova, a couple of dresses or tova and a couple Christmas presents (toys & books.)

Friday after walking trevor to school, tova and I drove to Jodi's and hopped in her van with the kids and went garage saling and stopped at a park. then Friday night after supper, the kids and I went to jenny's house for a bonfire and s'mores. it was fun! katrina and her boys, hans 6 and Henrik 4 were there too.

Saturday morning the kids and I went to the farmer's market and then the apple orchard. it was a gorgeous, perfect, chilly day! we got to do all the weekend only things that trevor wanted to do at the apple orchard and it was not too busy. we played outside a bunch after nap. that night tova had diarrhea, and ended up puking in bed just as Al was getting home. she puked a second time so we bathed her and then Al sat in the living room chair and slept with her on him until about 6am. she had diarrhea the next day but seemed to feel ok.

sunday late morning the kids and I went to the consignment sale again for the half off day; we found more than I expected and for cheap! trevor picked out a couple books, a star wars playdoh set and a Christmas shirt. I found a couple more dresses for tova and a couple more Christmas gifts. after nap mom stopped on her way back from Illinois and she stayed the night so she could walk trevor to school the next morning.

Monday after walking T to school, mom, tova and I went to the mall.

3 blonde ponytails: Kinsley, Carsyn and tova

at jenny's bonfire

bunny, blankie and bunny slippers

selfie on the wagon ride

treasure map

Monday, September 23, 2019

2019 :: 38/52

Tuesday Tova and Al walked to grandpa peter's house and had lunch there. after school was the back to school night in the playground area where they served supper, introduced some of the teachers, and had tables to sit at. we brought chloe with us since Jodi was at volleyball and cam had soccer. it was hot but fun; we found jake & Kassie & kids, plus their friends who's daughter Brynlee is in trevor's class. then back home for popsicles and playing with chloe until Jodi came to get her.

Wednesday tova and I went to jenny's house to play with klare and get some more apples. it rained so we didn't get to pick more apples but tova and I stopped at the apple orchard and got some.

Thursday after we walked trevor to school, I woke Al up and then headed to the cities. I met Meg at mom's house and drove her to Minneapolis for her work meeting. then I had a couple hours to myself before some of my friends met at mom's house to go to our annual twins game. 6 of us met at mom's at 5 (me, Kris, gibbler, manda, Kunde and Gaylene), took an hour to drive into Minneapolis in the traffic, then we met up with meg, Nancy, kim and Christy. we stood in line for our "love your melon" twins hats and went inside. it was a very hot and humid night but it was fun! we got back to mom's after 1030 and I got back to eau Claire just after midnight.

Friday Al worked 6a-6p so we got to see him after supper and he helped with bedtime. Friday morning I had Carsyn for a couple hours.

Saturday mom came down and all 5 of us went to fall creek to a petting zoo, pumpkin patch place that's small but awesome! it sprinkled on us a little bit and there was hardly anyone there so we stayed for a while. trevor fed the animals, we pet them and there were multiple play areas for the kids. we also got pumpkins and gourds for cheap! it was fun. during nap, mom and I went to a couple garage sales but didn't find much. Saturday night jenny and her 3 girls came over for a bit then Al and I went to one of his coworkers wedding reception. we had fun and I finally got to meet some more of Al's coworkers and wives.

sunday morning we got some stuff done around the house and then just before lunch, grandma DD and grandpa Rick came over. we played, had lunch, went outside, and then it was bath & bedtime.

lunch at grandpa peter's

klare and tova; tiny dancers

me, meg, manda, kunde

squirrel watch

waiting for brother at school

corn pit

playing cards with both his grandma's

Monday, September 16, 2019

2019 :: 37/52

Tova: 18 month stats: she's 26 pounds 85 percentile (Trevor was 23# 8oz 40%), 34 inches long 97% (Trevor was 80%), 70 percentile for head size (Trevor was 95%) In reading the paragraph about what trevor could do at 18 months (from the blog) they are almost identical in what they do and say. :)

I've forgotten to do these comparisons for a while

Monday started Trevor's first full week of kindergarten. Al worked Mon, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and sunday. we loved walking trevor to and from school on Monday and Tuesday; there are lots of people both at drop off and pick up that we know! Trevor loves school! he's met new friends, he's a great helper, and we already love his teacher.

Monday morning after school drop off, tova and I went to jenny's house in Chippewa. it was kinda weird being just jenny, klare, tova and me, but it was fun! the little girls played well together, jenny cut & colored my hair, then we went out front and picked delicious apples right off their trees. we got a whole plastic bag full and tova ate one the whole way home. she's also been obsessed with apples since; she asks for an apple many times a day and carries one around with her almost all the time.

Tuesday was hot out so after school we pulled out the water table and played in it. Tuesday morning tova had her 18 month appt. They tested her for diabetes by pricking her finger (blood sugar there was fine) and then her urine was a little abnormal from a UTI so she was put on antibiotics.

it rained Wednesday so I had to drive trevor and drop him off at the side door where it was super busy with cars dropping off kids. I basically had to just tell him to follow the other kids in and then ask a teacher where his classroom is. I didn't like it but couldn't go in with him and leave tova in the car. after school, Trevor said it was fine he didn't even have to ask for help, just found his classroom right away. Phew! we were able to walk to get him Wednesday after school. we went for wings at hangar 54 then the kids jumped in the puddles when we got home.

Thursday morning trevor woke up at 7 am, when I've been having to wake him up at 730, and said he didn't feel good and couldn't go to school. it was kinda weird of him to say that all in a row. I let him watch a little tv and then forced him to eat some breakfast (he didn't eat much.) then when he stood up after breakfast, he puked. I felt so bad, but 5 days in to kindergarten and we already had our first sick day (I thought we'd make it a little longer..) he just laid around all day, played a couple games with Al, took a 3 hour nap, ate nothing, was warm a couple of times, then after supper he was back to normal, slept great and was fine the next morning/day. so weird!

Friday he was back to school and it was cold out! high of 62.

Saturday morning the kids and I were on the road by 730a to make it up to the cities in time for our ALS walk at 10am in St Paul. we made it to mom's, unpacked quick, got back in the car with mom, and went to the walk at lake phalen. we actually got to park right by the path which was nice with the stroller. we met up with maren, nick, tula, etta, baby leni, and 3 of maren's friends and their families. our group had 5 strollers, 11 kids and 8 adults! it was a beautiful day although it did get a bit hot. then we went back to mom's house for lunch and nap for tova. during nap and trevor's quiet time, I went to visit papa with my dad and brother. then after nap, us 3, mom and tyler went to get ice cream cones and then went to a play ground. we met tyler's childhood best friend ben, his wife cortni and their 2 kids there. back to mom's for dinner and then bedtime. after bedtime, I went to my cousin aryn's house to play ping pong with tyler and my dad came too. it was fun but it was really hot down there and I was exhausted. i got back to mom's about 1030. tova had some diarrhea during the day and was a little fussy. she ended up crying every 10-20 minutes between 12 and 2am so I didn't sleep much.

sunday morning we packed up and headed home. it was the Viking packer game at noon so we got to watch some of it with Al before he had to work at 3. trevor ended up napping a little bit but I woke him up before he slept an hour. after the game was over, we went outside to wash the car and then played in the backyard for a long time. it was gorgeous out, even hot! then in for supper, some play/ tv time, baths, books and bed.

Monday was super hot out. we walked trevor to school, then walked with Jodi and the kids to play outside at her house a bit, then home for a bit, then to aldi, then home to have lunch with dada before tova went down for nap. I ran some errands at nap time then came home and walked to get trevor. once home grandpa peter was here to help Al fix the dryer vent; he also played games with the kids and we had supper.