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Monday, March 20, 2017

2017 :: 11/52

Monday thru Wednesday of this week we nannied Eva and Elouise. Monday I had all 3 kids and then tues & Wed had to get Eva to and from school then just El and T during the day. it went by so fast! Monday it had snowed so we hung out inside until just before lunch when we went outside for a bit to shovel. it was sunny but cold so we didn't stay out long. Elouise napped, trevor tried and eva had quiet time. that night at mom's house trevor wet the bed in the middle of the night for the first time.

Tuesday we dropped Eva off at school at 9 then went to the savage indoor sports center and met Maren and Tula there. they had 3 bouncy houses that Trevor and Elouise went back and forth between the whole time. then back to manda's for nap (although T didn't nap again). then we picked up eva from school.

Wednesday after dropping off Eva at school, we met kris and colton at the mcdonald's playland and had lunch there. then back to manda's for nap when T actually napped and so did El! I had to wake him up to go get eva from school. once manda was home from work, we had dinner at mom's house then drove home to see Al and sleep in our own beds. Al was off Wed-Sunday this week!

Thursday morning T and I went to Jodi's to play until lunch while Al ran to the grocery store. during nap I ran some errands and packed for our weekend at the waterpark with matt, Jodi, cam and chloe!

Friday (St Patrick's Day) was more prep and packing for the weekend, lunch, a movie and then we left for warrens Wisconsin (a little over an hour away) at about 2. we rented out a cabin/villa that we shared with the neighb's and then Jodi's parents for Saturday night too. we stopped at the gas station, then not even 5 minutes into the drive and trevor fell asleep!!! he slept the whole way! we checked in and then found our cabin; it was huge!! it had a garage and tons of space and beds. we got unpacked, helped the neighb's unpack and got settled in a bit as the waterpark didn't open until 5. we fed the kids a little bit then got ready and drove to the waterpark; it wasn't too far from our cabin, maybe a block or so but too cold to walk. we had a blast at the waterpark, ordered food from the restaurant for supper, went back to change, the boys picked up supper and we ate. kids watched a movie then went to bed, and al, matt, Jodi, & I stayed up for a couple hours playing cards.

Saturday morning we had breakfast and relaxed a bit waiting for Jodi's parents, nana Debbie & papa dan-o as well as Kassie and Kade to get there. K & K just stayed for the day. once they got there we fed the kids a little lunch and headed out to the water park. the waterpark had a kids area for littler kids (trevor's age) which had 3 different levels/sizes of water slides (by the end of the weekend trevor was doing all of them by himself; where'd my baby go?), then had a 3-4 foot deep pool with basketball hoops in it, it had a wave pool that created waves every 15 minutes and that connected to the lazy river. it then had 2 big body water slides and 2 big tube water slides. we loved the tube slides! I went down many times with Jodi and matt and once with Camdyn. they also had 2 hot tubs, one of which had half of it outside (so cool!). we did all if many times!

we were back to the cabin by 130 Saturday afternoon to watch the badger basketball game while the kids watched a movie. I didn't sleep well so I was super tired and out of it and trevor was tired too. so after the badger game at about 4ish, everyone but us 3 went back to the water park. trevor ended up napping while I got some rest too. then they all came back and went to dinner at the attached restaurant; Al went with them but I was full and felt like T and I still needed some down time, so we had dinner at the cabin and watched a movie. we just hung out for a bit once everyone was back (Kass and Kade headed home) and then all went to bed by 1030.

sunday morning we had breakfast and some down time; Jodi's parents left and we slowly got packed up and cleaned up. then we went to check out and to the water park. trevor and chloe went down the 2 biggest slides in the kids area about 100 times! :) we finished in the outdoor hot tub then showered in the locker rooms before heading out to drive home. we stopped at foster, about 15 minutes from home, to have pizza for lunch with the neighb's. then home for a nap for T and Al while Jodi and I ran to our favorite store, the shed quick. it was a great, although exhausting weekend with great friends! lots of laughs!

sunday night was just movie night so we could rest and relax. then Monday morning our insurance inspector finally came to look at our roof but we won't know the results until later this week. Trevor and I went to Jodi's house to play outside with the kids for a bit then home for nap.




 he learned how to play some new games from E & E

 leprechaun crafts
 he's obsessed with guns lately, thank goodness he doesn't care if they don't have darts/don't actually shoot anything.









 learned a new game: war


 after our first time at the water park
 Chloe doing some yoga with me





the kids loved running down the long hallways that we had to go down to get from the parking ramp to the waterpark.






Sunday, March 12, 2017

2017 :: 10/52



this week Al had class Monday-Friday 8-4ish. Monday night, I went over and watched the Bachelor with Jodi. Tuesday morning we went and played at Jodi's house in the morning and just hung out at home at night. Wednesday trevor stayed in his pajama's all day and we had a relaxed, stay at home day. he took almost a 3 hour nap.

Wednesday night, our babysitter Sam came over at 6 to watch Trevor while Al and I went and picked up matt and Jodi for a little double date. We went to Fuji again to use our birthday gift cards we got, and while it didn't take as long as it did on our birthdays, it did take a while. after dinner, we ran to infinity beverages again for a drink quick before heading home to relieve the babysitters and get our kids to bed.

Thursday morning we ran to aldi quick then went to Jodi's house to play. trevor ate lunch there again, home for potty, books, and nap, and T was out pretty quickly again and took a good nap. Friday morning was the same, I got bored quickly at home (we need nicer weather soon!) so we went to Jodi's house then home for nap and Al had a half day for class so he was home.

Saturday morning was our last swimming lessons and since Al was off, he came along too. trevor did great, we got his head under water multiple times, willingly. then home for pancakes, bathing, playing and then we all took a nap. after nap, we went to dinner at Altoona family restaurant and then back home where the boys played downstairs while I packed for nana's house. we're nannying eva and elouise next week Monday-Wednesday. Saturday was daylight savings so we lost an hour of sleep.

sunday morning we got up, had breakfast, packed the car and drove up to nana's house.


 i'm batman

 like father, like son
 it was super windy Tuesday into Wednesday afternoon,
so windy we lost shingles on the garage roof...

 picking up sticks from the big winds we had


 still have a little snow

 graphing at Jodi's house (MATH!!)
 crazy bed head
still tired after nap, laying with dada

Monday, March 6, 2017

2017 :: 9/52

it was cold again this week and we got a little bit more snow. Al had Wednesday and Thursday off, and he worked 11a-730p Monday and Tuesday.

Monday morning Trevor and I ran errands until lunch and nap time. Tuesday morning we went and played at Jodi's house and Tuesday night we went over there for supper, too.

Wednesday I got the bar room/my sewing room painted finally while trevor and dadda shoveled snow, played and then played outside again after nap. Thursday morning we all ran to aldi and then to the mall to play at the play place there. trevor was not being a very good listener and was playing too rough with the little kids (seriously, 3 is gonna be a rough year if it's like this all year!) so we had to leave pretty early. we came back home and had lunch and nap.

Friday morning trevor and I went to Jodi's house for a dr seuss themed birthday party for Amaya. it was a good party even though there was a lot of crying from the 3 year olds or soon to be 3 year olds (trevor included!!). then Friday night we went to dinner and the university gymnastics meet with the neighb's.

Saturday morning we had swimming lessons where it was even colder than usual, we had a dull substitute teacher, and there were only 5 kids in the class (we started with 22). then home for bath, some outside time, early lunch and nap (Trevor actually fell asleep right away) so that he could be up by 230 for Amaya's birthday party at the children's museum. it was a good party with our friends. after some down time at home, we went to the neighb's house for a later dinner.

sunday morning, we did crafts, cleaning and played outside in the snow before most of it melted. then nap and back outside to ride his bike.

Monday morning we got up bright and early, as did Al since he has class 8-5 m-f this next week. we drove up to the cities, stopped at mom's to potty and drop some things off, then down to the zoo to meet Jodi, Lukey and baby Henrik. the boys had fun at the zoo, running around and seeing the animals. they didn't want to go in the big sand boxes but they were tired by the time we left. we grabbed lunch, stopped at mom's to potty again, and drove back to ec for nap.



plenty of room on matt's lap :)




they made a snow fort










 gymnastics meet
 children's museum party
 trevor was the first at the table eating and the last to leave the table eating. :)