2022 :: 3/52

 Al was off wednesday and thursday. wednesday morning i did some errands to get ready for the baby shower, worked out at noon, and Al and tova hung out at home since it was so cold out! after school, we had dinner with matt, jodi and the kids! we had lots of laughs and were glad they're done with quarantine!!

thursday morning after school drop off, i ran over to cassie's house to pull in her packages since they were in florida and got to use her giant bath tub with my bath bomb & bubbles; it was glorious!! then i worked out at noon and we hung out at home the rest of the night. 

Friday Al was back to work. i cleaned and packed and played with Tova. 

saturday morning the kids and i drove up to mom's house. during naptime, tyler and i went up to auntie polly's house to help set up for the baby shower. then mom brought the kids up when the shower started at 4. it was a good shower with great company, my games were good, the food was good. we got back to mom's and went to bed. 

sunday morning we headed home. trevor had his first swimming lessons at 6pm. 

monday was back to school for trev, work/jodi's for me and tova and Al was home. uncle shane came over during the day and then spent the night here too. 

tuesday i worked at jodi's while Al and Tova went for their dentist appointments. no cavities for either of them but tova does have an infection in her one front tooth that had gotten pushed back up into her gum when she'd fallen previously. so the dentist said he needs to get that out within 2 weeks. 

baby shower attendees doing one of my games

the 2 dads, their surrogate, maren, and tova

the 2 dads and me; brett & kai

the burp cloths i made

a dress for baby like tova loves

2022 :: 2/52

 wednesday Al was back to work, trev school, and tova and i ran some errands. after school we played out back since it was finally nice out (30s). 

thursday after school drop off, tova and i came home and got a few things done, then went to jodi's for vada's birthday party for a bit. then home for grandpa peter to come over to hang with tova while she lunched and i worked out. 

Al was off friday thru sunday. friday trev had school, 

saturday morning i worked out, then we went to the library where the kids got lots of books. then al and tova had lunch at home while trevor and i went to one of his soccer teammates sledding birthday parties near our house. his mom, who was trevor's soccer coach and goes to my gym, posted on instagram that almost all of the attendees for deansen's birthday party had cancelled and so anyone could come up and have a cupcake. so we went, trev had pizza with the kids, we brought a present, they went sledding for a bit then trevor bit his cheek so hard it bled, so we came home. katie did send home some cupcakes for us. then it was nap/quiet time. after that trevor got to play video games and tova got to play on her kindle. matt picked up Al and they went to dinner and then to the hairball concert. jodi ordered the kids and us food so the kids and i went and picked it up and delivered theirs (since they were still on quarantine.) 

sunday morning mom came down until monday (it was martin luther king jr day so she didn't work and trev didn't have school.) it was pretty nice out so after nap we went over to the high school and went sledding. it was a bit windy on top of the hill so we didn't last too long but it was fun! 

monday morning i ran to goodwill and picked up some games and puzzles for jodi and the kids and dropped those off. then we went sledding again at the high school but it was even windier so we didn't last long. then i worked out at noon while mom lunched the kids and got tova down for nap. then mom headed home. 

tuesday morning trevor and i had our dentist appointments in bloomer so we had an early, quick breakfast then headed up there. Al worked and tova chose to come with us instead of going to jodi's house so it was all 3 of us. trevor and i both had no cavities and got a great report! we then did our usual stop at the bloomer bakery for our snack before heading home. 

 

sledding party

snuggle buns

2022 :: 1/52

 wednesday and thursday trev went to school, al, tova and i stayed home since it had snowed overnight and snowed and was windy all day. 

friday Al started his weekend of work. after school drop off, tova and i ran to target to return a duplicate present she got and she picked out a new dolly that she can feed playdoh-like baby food. then we went to the library and got lots of books for her and for brother. after school, we had matt & jodi and kids over for game night and fish fry. Al got home just after 6 and joined us. 

saturday morning, grandpa peter came over to watch kids while i worked out. after nap, the kids and i drove up to mom's house, picked up unc-o & grandpa neil's christmas presents, and went over to grandpa neil's house. we played cribbage, ordered pizza and played some ping pong. then we headed back to mom's house and put kids to bed (mom was up at superior shores for card club.) then dad came over and played fast track and cribbage with me and tyler. 

sunday morning, i woke the kids up, fed them a little breakfast quick, and then we hit the road. i took them down to savage to shane and jodi's house so they could watch them while i went up to maple grove and quilted with my cousins and aunts. we got our quilt done pretty quickly and i got back to pick up the kids shortly after lunch, and got to watch the end of the vikings game with them. then we headed to mom's house, where she was waiting for us, had a snack and hung out for a bit. then we headed home. 

monday Al was off, trev had school, and tova and i went to jodi's for the morning. i worked out at 6 am, and after school trevor had basketball 3 on 3. 

monday and tuesday were REALLY cold. tuesday was school and jodi's again. 

bathing her bunny in her new baby bath tub

trevor finished his lego yoda from unc-o

her new doll she picked out

he came home from school and started reading his library books

jodi teaching tova volleyball skills :)

ping pong at grandpa neil's

playing with luke and henrik

2021 :: 52/52

 wednesday it was super cold out so we stayed inside. we went downstairs to play for the first time in 5 days since we were all positive for covid. i put away and organized a bunch and the kids played. Al found out he could go back to work on thursday which seemed a bit crazy since he was still coughing and tired but it would only be for 1 day then he had the weekend off. the kids and i made the cookies that kassie had dropped off for them to make. 

thursday Al went back to work; he was still coughing and was tired but glad it was only for 1 day before he had the weekend off. late morning the kids and i went to play out back since it was the warmest day of the week. we had fun and then came in to have hot chocolate with the candy cane spoons that were in the goody bag that jodi dropped off for the kids. after nap time we did the crafts that jodi sent. 

friday was the kids and i official release date from quarantine; we were just supposed to mask out in public for the next 5 days (which we've been doing all along anyway.) but we decided to mostly stay home for the weekend anyway to keep our family and friends from getting it just in case. friday was new years eve. so we did some fun activities and snacks and treats and i ran to the grocery store quick and got stuff for supper and some poppers and horns for the kids. we had a sandwich bar for supper and i got the kids ginger ale to drink. they loved the poppers and horns! we were all in bed by 9pm! :) 

saturday was a lounge day. Al ended up getting called in to work so he worked 10a-6p. the kids and i did crafts, played games and played some indoor soccer. 

sunday morning after breakfast we drove up to mom's house to finally have our christmas. we all wore masks to just ensure mom didn't get it. the kids got lots of fun toys and were so excited!! mom made lunch, we played a couple games of fast track, then we headed back home. we watched some of the viking packer game at 720 and had early bed times due to going back to school the next day. 

monday trev went back to school, tova and i didn't go to jodi's, we waited until our unmask day of tuesday, Al took the day off because grandpa peter was having his next surgery so Al could drive him and pick him up. i worked out at noon and was so glad to get back in to the gym. we ended up going out to dinner at the new location for one of our local favorite restaurants with matt, jodi and the kids because they had had a rough day and we really missed each other during our quarantine!! it was fun and not busy and lots of space! it was the first time we had gone out to a restaurant with the kids in over a year. 

tuesday Al worked, trev had school, tova and i went to jodi's. tova was so excited to see her friends again! the kids were kinda crazy since we haven't been able to get outside lately due to the cold temps but it was good to be back. jackie came over and watched the kids while i worked out at 530. 

making the cookie kit that kassie brought over

sled pulls

laser maze

he got his own fast track board!!

she got her guitar strap so she can play easier now

lego yoda!!!