2021 :: 34/52

 we had cam, chloe and carsyn tuesday thru thursday this week and Al was off all week!! tuesday it rained all day. we had to get up early and get the edge in to the shop before jodi dropped the kids off. the big kids played video games, the girls played with toys downstairs, i made masks, and Al posted ebay stuff. i played carcasonne with the big kids, they played some legos then it was time for lunch. we went to matt & jodi's house for supper; we had cancun and half off margaritas!! it was fun and we stayed until after 8 pm. 

wednesday and thursday i switched vehicles with jodi again and had the van. so we did some garage saling and went to a park. thursday night i had softball at 615 & 715 but we got rained on and eventually the games got called due to lightening in the middle of our 715 game. i went back to mom's house for a bit then drove home. 

friday the 4 of us ran some errands stopped at a couple garage sales then played and got stuff done around here. trevor and i went to liam's birthday party at his house friday night from 530-830 and had fun even though it rained. 

saturday morning mom came down and we ran to a couple garage sales before coming home for lunch. after lunch Al's aunt Debbie and uncle Glen and grandpa peter came over. we visited for a while and thus tova didn't nap. after supper, Al and i drove up to his coworkers house in bloomer for their annual party. it was lots of fun and good to see all the wives that i usually only see at that party, once a year. it rained a bit on us and then we headed home at 10 when the storm was on it's way. 

sunday Al and i got a ton done around the house (Al finally finished the last 2 basement windows!) while mom played with the kids. it was nice out so they played outside a lot. mom left after lunch. after supper, i went over to jodi's to rearrange the basement/daycare area and clean it. it was good to get it done and have a fresh start to the school/daycare year. 

monday Al went back to work. the kids and i went to irvine park and it was gorgeous out!!! we saw the animals, the farm animals which are only there during the summer, played at both parks, and did some little hikes. it was fun! then home for lunch and nap/quiet time. 

princesses

new garage sale lego set

liam's tiger birthday party

rapunzel

irvine park

bob the donkey!

the mom's at liam's birthday party

crystal, vanessa, vanessa, cassie

2021 :: 33/52

 tuesday morning we made our fridge pickles with cucumbers and dill from the farmer's market. my dad came down and we were able to give him his birthday and retirement presents. he played lots of cribbage with trevor, had lunch, played cribbage with me (he skunked both trevor and me), and then headed home. 

wednesday the kids and i met jodi and her kids at a park and then we stopped at some garage sales. then jodi dropped her kids off for an hour, for lunch, before matt came and got them. 

thursday, we had cam, chloe, and carsyn until after lunch. we went to garage sales in jodi's van (she took our car to volleyball) and we stopped at joann fabrics for the kids to all pick out fabric for some new masks for school. 

friday morning, i took all 5 kids to the menomonie animal park where we walked past the animals and walked the little nature path. then we drove back to eau claire and played at a park for a little bit before heading back home for lunch. matt picked the kids up right after lunch again. 

saturday morning, the kids and i went up to mom's house. we played outside a bunch and after bedtime i went to manda and johnny's house to watch the vikings game. 

sunday morning was the woodbury days parade. we parked in my dad's driveway and walked the half block down to the parade route with unc-o, nana, and grandpa neil, and some of tyler's friend's and their kids. the kids had fun and got some candy! then we went back to mom's house for lunch and then headed home. 

monday Al started his week off!! Al had to take grandpa peter for his surgery so the kids and i went to the apple orchard since they had just opened. we had fun! then i had graham from 1230-330 and he played with trevor during quiet time. i prepped supper then worked out at 430. 

"ready for school"

woodbury days parade

apple orchard

2021 :: 32/52

tuesday morning we all packed up and drove up to fawn-doe-rosa. we met jodi, luke and henrik there. we had a good time and it was good weather. we had a picnic lunch there and then headed home.  

wednesday we hung out at home. 

thursday morning we met cassie, liam and elliot at the park by our house to play. after nap, the kids and i went and got our favorite mini donuts from the food truck that was in eau claire, holy donuts. 

friday all 4 of us went garage saling and then after nap, we drove down to the stone barn for pizza with a stop at our favorite thrift sale in durand on the way. the weather was gorgeous, the kids had fun playing and the pizza was delicious! 

saturday we packed up and met manda, johnny, eva and elouise at a beach in hudson. it was a nice little beach on a small, clear lake. we had lunch at the beach, they brought a canopy so we had some shade, i went out on paddleboard while eva rented a kayak and manda rented a paddleboard. then manda and eva rented a peddleboat and took elouise and trevor out on it with them. the kids swam for almost all 6 hours we were there. 

sunday we got things done around here and played outside. 

monday morning the kids and i met jodi and the daycare kids at a park where they played for a bit, had snack and then we went on a little hike. it was fun and gorgeous out! 

porcupines in the tree

petting a woodchuck

he called his cut, and got it...

stone barn

eva, elouise, trevor and tova

kinsley, tova, and carsyn

tova, carsyn, kinsley, evrett, graham, trevor

picnic lunch with luke and henrik