2021 :: 20/52

 Tuesday Al had a gout follow up appointment in teh morning, trev had school, tova and i went to jodi's house and had a birthday party for 2 of our friends there. after school the kids ran through the sprinkler since it was hot out. 

it rained wednesday and thursday but was still warm so the kids got to play outside and jump in puddles. Thursday was garage saling day. 

friday Al was off; we garage saled for a bit, then cleaned and packed for the weekend. mom came down during naptime and we walked to get trev from school. after school, matt, jodi, al and i packed up with matt's boat and headed to an adults only cabin weekend in hayward. mom stayed at our house with the kids. we had so much fun! we spent most of the time on the boat and it went by so fast. we fished a little bit friday night after we arrived and put the boat in, then went to a restaurant on the lake (4 seasons) that was just down the road and they had a fantastic fish fry! saturday it was cloudy all morning. the boys got up early and went fishing then came and got us about 8. we fished until 11ish when we came in, had lunch, and ran to walmart for a couple of things. then back out fishing and the sky started to clear up. we got some good sun about 4pm. then we went back to 4 seasons for supper and went back out fishing again. we caught our limit of pan fish and some big bass. we got back to the dock after dark and we got really scared by a beaver (we think, we couldn't see it) slapping it's tail right next to us. we played games and had some drinks and snacks. 

sunday morning it was cold! 43 degrees, felt like 36. matt and i drove the boat way over to the boat launch after packing up and we froze! the lake was misting because the water was so much warmer than the air. then we bummed around hayward for a bit, grabbed gas and lunch and headed home. it was a great kid-free weekend but went by way too fast!

monday was back to work for al and i and school for trevor. after school, we did some water play out back and made it inside 2 minutes before it down poured. then after supper we went out and jumped in the puddles before bath time. 

dinner on friday night

saturday late afternoon and evening were gorgeous

it was really cold taking the boat to the landing

these 2; fishing right next to each other watching their bait

we got bass at the same time

monday at jodi's house

carsyn, easton, tova, kinsley

2021 :: 19/52

 monday and tuesday were back to work for Al and me, school for trev, and jodi's for Tova. 

wednesday morning, tova and i went to jodi's house because our friend jenny came there with her daughter Klare, and jenny cut tova's, carsyn's and chloe's hair. then during naptime, trevor and i went out on his friend liam's grandparents pontoon on the river right by our house. it was a gorgeous day and we had fun! then after supper, i went to camdyn's baseball game (trevor didn't want to go.) 

thursday, Al, tova and i went garage saling and found a few good things. after supper, i went to chloe's softball game with jodi and carsyn. 

friday Al was back to work for teh weekend and tova and i ran some errands and hit a few more garage sales but didn't find much. tova's allergies are crazy right now, especially after she wakes up from nap, her eyes are red and swollen, so we didn't spend much time outside. 

saturday morning the kids and i packed up and headed to mom's house. once there, we unloaded, had snack, then mom came with us to my cousin sara's house to meet her 4 month old baby, Elliot. we are smitten with him especially Tova. then back to mom's house for lunch. during tova's nap, trevor and i met jodi, luke and henrik at a playground which was fun but hot! after supper, us 3, mom, and tyler met my cousin aryn and her son camden at a park for a bit and played and threw the frisbee around. then back to mom's for bath and i headed out to shane and jodi's house for a bonfire. 

sunday morning, i dropped off some books for some friends, stopped at dad's house to look at shelves, and then we packed up. we went to my high school friend, amy's new house to play for a bit. amy has 4 kids, 5 and under, including a baby which tova loved. the kids had so much fun playing together and it was nice to chat with amy. then we headed home for nap/quiet time. sunday night was spent prepping veggies for the week and cleaning house and puzzles and dance parties. 

monday was school for trevor, jodi's for tova and i, and errands for Al. 

jenny cutting tova's hair

klare and tova

klare, tova, carsyn

all within 6 months of each other

Liam and Trevor

i found shuffle board at a garage sale

meeting baby Elliot

Luke, Trevor, Henrik

before and after

2021 :: 18/52

 Tuesday was Star Wars day!! trev had school, tova and i went to jodi's and Al stayed home. during naptime, i set up for the garage sale. after school pickup, we all went to our amish greenhouse and we got to see the peacock with his feathers out! we got a bunch of flowers and veggies and herbs, then drove home for supper, baths, and bedtime. 

the rest of the week was garage sale prep and having the garage sale. Al was off Friday-Sunday. we opened the garage sale for a bit thursday night and did pretty well. then jodi, kassie and i ran it all day friday and did good, not as great/busy as we had hoped but we got rid of a lot of stuff! the big kids all walked here after school so it was a bit crazy here friday night, but fun!

saturday morning, kassie and i opened up the garage sale for a couple hours and it was pretty slow. then we packed everything up, took a large load to donate, had naps/quiet time, and then headed out to the stone barn for the first time of the season. it was a little chilly out so it wasn't very busy which was nice. the kids played soccer and we enjoyed the pizza! matt, jodi, their kids, and jake, kassie and their kids joined us. then we were all exhausted! 

sunday was mother's day! we had a slow morning and mom came down (she had just gotten back from florida on saturday.) we got ice cream at olson's and had fun! 

peacock

kinsley, carsyn and tova

meeting the new goats at the stone barn

Tova wouldn't get in the picture

mother's day ice cream