2019 :: 1/52

Tova: walks behind push toys now and walks sideways while holding on to furniture, still loves books and her brother, will crawl away and giggle when I get down on the floor and chase her, has mastered crawling over momma & dada's legs, loves to be outside, started to say "ba" maybe ball?,



a new year is upon us; it came so fast, but i'm glad 2018 is behind us, it was a hard one full of new routines. may 2019 bring us ease and more Al awake time!

Monday was new year's eve and mom came down. Al had to work so it was just mom, the kids and I for new years. while Al was awake, mom and I took trevor ice skating at the school just down the block (they have skates kids can use.) trevor had fun and I skated a bit with him. that night we had a little party which included games, hats, noise makers, a messy popper, and sparkling cider. :) the kids were in bed just a little later than usual and mom and I played some cribbage.

Tuesday was catch up on sleep day.

Wednesday morning we went over to Jodi's to play before school. Al was off this day as well as Thursday so we spent time at home with him. the weather turned warm so I got out for a walk Thursday, Friday and Saturday with the kids! 40 degrees in January is weird but wonderful!

Friday morning we went and played at Jodi's again and while the babies slept, we took the big kids outside to play! Tova was acting a bit off here and there starting on Wednesday and it went through the weekend. I couldn't tell if it was teething or growing or a little cold or what? but she didn't sleep great and cried during her awake times which isn't like her. she was also more clingy to me.

Al worked the whole weekend; his new 3p-3a shift and he said he was glad to only have to worry about his stuff for a change!

Saturday mom came down and after tova woke up from her nap, mom and I took the kids on a walk which included a stop at the church park near us. that night we went out to cancun with matt, Jodi, cam, chloe and Carsyn; it had been a long time since we'd done that but we missed Al! then they came back to our house for a little game and movie night. Jodi and I put the babies to bed while the rest played sequence, then the kids watched movie while the adults play cards against humanity. we definitely had some good laughs and mom won by a mile! once Carsyn was awake, they headed home, and I put trevor to bed. shortly after mom and I went to bed. that night tova woke up at 1 am, Al came home at 330 which I heard, then tova was up from 430a-615a then woke again at 8. so we were tired!

sunday was cooler and windy so we stayed inside. mom left after lunch, I ran to Kassie's house quick once Al was up to buy some 18 month clothes from her/Kinsley then the kids and I just hung out the rest of the night. trevor watched a bit of a movie, we had supper (the kids ate a ton!), baths, books and bed.

hat, noise maker and "bubbly"

Carsyn and Tova

 my walking buddies

 playing on the driveway and in the snow in january

 tova and Carsyn with nana

 tova, chloe, and camdyn

 tova found (and loves) Al's xbox on button

feeding sister applesauce

2018 :: 52/52

Tova: took her first steps behind a walker toy this week and went completely across the room, says trevor now (sounds like ev-a), she loves drinking water out of a sippy cup or cup,




Monday morning we hung out at mom's house with unc-o and waited for Al to get there. He got there about 2ish and then the 4 of us went over to my dad's house for the warnke Christmas. my cousin Aryn has my kids' only cousin on that side, Camden who is 5 weeks older than Tova. it was fun to see the babies together even though they both had ear infections and didn't feel great. then once it was time for tova's nap, Al ran her back to mom's house to lay her down (it's 3 miles away.) I went back to mom's every 3 hours to feed Tova but mom kept her there the rest of the night. we played lots of ping pong, even trevor got to play lots with auntie lynne. we played a couple tournaments and tyler and I won one. we brought Trevor back to mom's about 9pm, put him to bed, and then went back to dad's for some catch phrase in which we laughed a ton!

Tuesday was Christmas and we just relaxed at mom's in our pj's all day (which was much needed!) we all took a nap, opened presents (favs were trevor's huge arctic legos he wanted from unc-o and Tova's train from nana and Al and I got fancy yeti coffee mugs.) we had monkey bread for breakfast, ham and potatoes for supper, and the adults played games once the kids were in bed (Trevor didn't fall asleep til 11pm....)

Wednesday morning we packed up and drove home. then we opened stockings from santa, tova napped, opened some presents, unpacked, cleaned and played. (Al had this whole week off, Monday to sunday)

Thursday we had our Christmas with grandpa peter; he made a turkey and we made the sides. we did lunch. auntie althea and tad and liam were supposed to come but the roads were crappy since we had lots of rain and then snow, and liam had an ear infection. it was good food and the kids got to open the last of their presents from us, auntie althea and grandpa peter got trevor a bigger fishing pole and a tackle box. trevor loved it and fished down our stairs for a while. then when tova went down for nap, grandpa peter headed out and we watched trevor's new movie from unc-o, "the incredibles 2." the rest of the night was spent playing with new toys.

Friday after tova's first nap, we all went to shopko. trevor and al worked on trevor's big arctic lego set from unc-o. then at 5 we all went over to matt & Jodi's house for our Christmas with them. we had supper, exchanged gifts, laughed and then headed home for bed time.

trevor developed a cough on Thursday that came and went the rest of the weekend but he had no other symptoms.

Saturday we just played around the house: had a tea party with the kids new tea set, tova even drank water out of the mini cup, colored the cardboard castle trevor got, lego-d, circuited, etc. it was cold and windy.

sunday was more of the same; I did run to target for some essentials, but we just tried to enjoy our last day of Al's week off.

 looking at a picture of my grama in the dress she made for me :)

 Tova 9 months, Camden 10 months

 playing ping pong with auntie lynne

 stockings

 hot cocoa after shoveling

 new, bigger fishing pole and tackle box

 lots of arctic legos

 color-able cardboard castle

 tea time

her hair is just about in her eyes, 

so cute pigtails are a must :)

2018 :: 51/52

Tuesday morning the kids and I went to pick up tova's water table she's buying with her Christmas money from grama DD and grandpa rick. after that we stopped at the children's museum for a short visit. we got to see the new fire truck portion! then after trevor got on the bus, I went to trevor's school for his 2nd stay & play event. since Al ended up having to go in early, Jackie next door came and sat with Tova (who napped the whole time.) we listened to some stories and then played in his room.

Al had Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday morning we went and played at Jodi's house for a bit. after school we let trevor and tova open 2 presents from auntie molly. trevor got a book and a circuit maker set, and tova got 2 books, one musical which she loved! trevor played with his circuit maker for long amounts of time every day; first thing in the morning, after school, etc.

Thursday I got to volunteer in trevor's class again (I do this every other Thursday when Al is off) and it was pajama day at their school. it was fun, then we went home to tova and dada and played the rest of the night.

the kids both had runny noses this week and my thumb/wrist tendinitis acted up again.

Friday morning while we were eating breakfast, unc-o showed up to play! Tova ended up only napping 20 minutes and crying lots and being pretty clingy to me, so I ended up taking her in after lunch. she had a left ear infection, fluid in both ears, and a viral cold. unc-o left about 2, Al left for work at 420, so the kids and I had some fun once tova was up from her long afternoon nap. we played bouncing balls, had supper, made chocolate covered pretzels, then did a steam room in the bathroom (to help their noses) while playing in a water bucket with trevor's ocean friends animals. then pjs, some puzzles and books, and bed.

Saturday mom came down. sunday morning, mom rode with the kids and I up to her house so that Al could drive her car up on Monday after he woke up. once there we unpacked, got tova a nap, and then after lunch we headed to my cousin maren's house for the nesset Christmas. we had fun, the kids got some presents, we played some games (mom and I skunked tyler and uncle jimmy in cribbage twice!), we ate good food, tova took a nap, and then we headed back to mom's house.

Elvis our elf taking a marshmallow bath

working on his circuit toy from auntie molly

 her new smile :)

 her new water table she got with her money from grama DD and grandpa Rick

 Etta and Tova playing

Nesset Christmas Cousins 2018

Tova, Ruby, Ryan, Charlotte, Etta, Tula, Trevor