2021 :: 24/52

 Tuesday we went up Grandma DD and Grandpa Rick's camp. we made a couple stops on the way up there and during the drive Tova started to not feel well, so much so that she fell asleep in the car which she never does. we stopped to get some tylenol and once that kicked in she was ok. we fished off their dock, had lunch, hung out in the porch, fished some more, trevor swam (tova stuck her legs in), we had ice cream for Grandpa Rick's birthday and then Tova started not feeling well again. i gave her some more tylenol and she slept part of the way home in the car too. once home we had a relaxing night to try to get tova feeling better. 

wednesday tova had a couple of fevers so we didn't do much. we ran a couple errands, ran to a couple garage sales then came home for lunch and nap time. tova took a long nap during which i cleaned and packed for our upcoming week at the lake. (this will be a short blog week post and then i'll do a week at the lake post once we're back.) after nap, we had snack, did our crafts, and had supper. 

Thursday morning i took tova in to our pediatrician and got her tested for covid, strep and uti. she was negative for all. the rest of the day was packing and prepping for the lake. 

2021 :: 23/52

 monday Al was back to work. the kids and ran and bought a pool from grandpa peter's neighbor for a good deal! then we went to jodi's for a water day/slip n slide. 

tuesday the kids and i met cassie, liam and elliott at Altoona beach and had a good time! we'll definitely be going back there! 

wednesday Al was off and he got the boat fixed and we took it out on Lake Altoona. it ran great! we toured the lake then stopped and swam off the boat (the kids' first time jumping off the boat!) we had fun. 

thursday morning we did a little garage saling. then during nap time i had my yearly physical. then i went with jodi to get her tattoos. then home for a quick supper before i went to play sand volleyball with cassie. 

friday Al was back to work for the weekend. the kids and i had another water day at jodi's, prepped for going to the cities for the weekend, doing crafts, and playing. 

saturday morning we headed up to mom's. after naptime, uncle jimmy, claire, maren, nick, tula, etta and leni came over to make lasagna for the lake. it was so good to see them and we had fun. 

sunday morning we went swimming at my cousin aryn's pool with her and her son camden. it was fun and a great morning for it. after naptime, we went to my great uncle gordon's funeral with mom. it was so good to see a lot of family that we haven't seen in a while (my dad's side.) 

monday morning we went to the big park and splash pad in woodbury and met my friend Mona there and her 2 kids Ollie and Lucy who are about the same age as our kids. kids had fun! then we drove home for lunch. 

carsyn and tova

altoona beach

we had a random, sun shower down pour complete with a rainbow in our backyard so Trevor and i played in it!! 

tova, kinsley, carsyn, graham, russell, trevor, vada

swimming with camden

playing with Ollie and Lucy

Liam and Trevor

Clare and me making lasagna

etta doing tova's hair

cousin camden

2021 :: 22/52

 tuesday was my last day of work at jodi's and we had carsyn and russell's birthday party there. it was trevor's second to last day of school. Al and grandpa peter got one of the new basement windows in. 

wednesday Al worked. after breakfast the kids and i loaded up in the car and went to the big park (carson park). it was fun and got hot quick. the library's book bike was there so we got to check out some library books and there was a crafting table. trevor did origami while tova played some more. once home, we played in the backyard including setting up our little plastic pool for the first time this year. i uncovered the boat finally and rinsed down the covers. just before lunch time the kids went in teh pool but only their feet because hose water is cold. during naptime/quiet time, i worked downstairs then the kids had snack. we went outside and swam in the a-little-warmer pool until supper time. Al was late getting home. :(

thursday was trevor's last day of first grade. they had a fun day with outside activities. tova and i garage saled a bit then played at home. after school pickup, my dad came down to drop off some furniture from my papa's house and played a game a cribbage with Trevor before heading out. 

Al was off Friday-Sunday. friday we all went garage saling; there were a TON of sales. theen home for the kids to swim a bit before lunch. trevor made himself a reading chart and he read almost the whole time during quiet time! he's starting with very small chapter books but i bet he'll be moving to bigger ones soon. after quiet time, the kids swam out back in our smaller pool and played out back until supper time. it was SUPER HOT all weekend! 

saturday morning mom came down. we ran to a church sale and a couple garage sales then came home to play outside before it got really hot. during naptime, mom and i worked in the backyard for a bit but it was hot!! after nap/quiet time, the kids tried out our new sprinkler and swam a bit. Al grilled brats and hot dogs for supper; our first grill out. we played some 4 handed cribbage to refresh before the lake. 

sunday morning Al and i got to run to a couple sales by ourselves. grandpa peter came over for a bit. Al got another basement window in and we got the boat in the garage. mom left after lunch. trevor read 3 more chapter books during quiet time and tova slept good. 

balance beam pro at the big park

i walked into the living room to find them like this :)

last day of 1st grade

reading during quiet time