2020 :: 25/52

this week it got hot!! so we weren't outside as much. this will also be a short week's post and then i'll do the week at the lake as it's own post Saturday-saturday.

Al was off monday and tuesday; on monday shane came down as he's traveling in wisconsin for work regularly now. he made a pit stop at our house in between meetings and then we grilled out and he stayed the night. matt, jodi and the kids walked by and so stopped to chat for a while after supper. then after bedtime the adults hung out outside and jodi came back. we stayed up too late and drank heavily but we had fun!

tuesday shane had a couple meetings, then came back to our house, then took off during naptime.

Wednesday and Thursday were hot so I set up the pool in the backyard. we got school lunch. Wednesday night matt, jodi and the kids came over for wings since it'll be a couple weeks before we can have them again. Thursday morning we went garage saling. I packed and prepped for the lake a bunch too.

Friday morning we all drove up to bloomer to meet grandma DD and grandpa Rick at a park to see them before we leave. we also got our favorite pizza and ate in the pavilion there since it started raining on us. then home to pack for the lake.

 uncle shane and trevor in their "glasses"

 Carsyn and tova

 animal craft and bath

 princess dress and dress up high heels from a garage sale

 eagles nests in bloomer

Al picked up a baby cow that fell off a trailer

2020 :: 24/52

The weather this week was gorgeous!! not too hot, very little rain, sunny; we spent a lot of time outside. Al was off Wed & Thurs and worked all weekend. wednesday Al changed the front rotors and brake pads in the edge at grandpa peter's house so the kids and i walked over there for a bit to "help." that night we went over to matt & jodi's house for wing wednesday from hangar 54 (they've changed their wing special and price but they're still delicious!) i got to do some garage saling but haven't found anything great yet. thursday after nap tova woke up with her right eye swollen; she had had fevers the night before so the pediatrician wanted me to bring her in. we got the last appointment of the day at 420 and it was determined to just be a combo of allergies and teething. once we were back Al and trevor joined matt and camdyn on their fishing boat for a boys night. trevor had lots of fun and finally caught some fish this year! jodi, me and the girls went garage saling, picked up supper, and stopped to see sue and rogers' new deck boat. tova ended up not eatinig/not swallowing her supper so once we were home i looked in her mouth (which the doctor didn't do) and her tonsils were super swollen! i called the doctor back the next day and she said tova probably had a cold too which was a better explanation for the swollen eye. but she was feeling better by friday morning already and was done with fevers.

saturday morning mom came down and we went garage saling in chippewa and stopped at irvine park to see the animals. the bison were really close to the fence and there was a baby lemur! saturday night we all went over to matt & jodi's for a grill out; mom came, jodi's parents came and Al came after work. we played outside, played bags and matt's grilling was delicious as usual!

sunday mom headed home at lunch time and i started packing for our week at the lake.

 girl friends on the hammock

 i got 2 peony flowers this year!

 helping dada with the brakes

 irvine park with nana!

2020 :: 23/52

Tuesday was really hot!! we played outside in the front, in the shade for a bit in the morning. Al was off so we spent family playing games and such.

wednesday my dad came down to visit. he played cribbage with me and trevor and had Tova really laughing. he left after lunch. we did our school work in the afternoon.

thursday morning we went hiking and creek wading with jodi and the kids. it was fun! then we drove up to mom's house for lunch and tova's nap. then uncle jimmy, clare, maren and her 3 girls came over for lasagna making for the lake. we also celebrated Leni's first birthday!

friday morning the kids and i headed home early to see Al. it was his weekend off. Friday was trevor's last day of school. he had a video call with his teacher and some classmates at 130 then there was a drive by parade of the teachers at 3 pm so he got to wave to his teacher and the other staff members he knows! he loved it! then we went to get ice cream cones. friday night we had a zoom call with matt, jodi, shane, jodi and derek and sarah so we were up late.

saturday morning bright and early we went over to matt's parents house to hop in the RV with matt, jodi, cam, chloe, carsyn, roger and sue for a drive down the river towards lacrosse. it was a beautiful day. we stopped in ellsworth at the cheese curd factory, stopped in alma for a picnic lunch and a great view, and stopped in nelson wisconsin at The Stone Barn for woodfire pizza in the middle of nowhere and outside. the stone barn turned out to be one of Al's college roommate's house and business. it was good to see matt smith and he was the owner and the one cooking the pizzas. it was delicious and such a cool environment!! then we headed home.

sunday Al took the kids to see grandpa peter so i cleaned. sunday afternoon grandma DD and grandpa Rick came over once they arrived from Arizona. it was so good to see them; we played outside for a bit and had supper.

monday was the hottest day so far so after nap we set up the pool and the kids played in there and with squirt guns. we had to take baths once inside and then had supper, some yahtzee and bed.

 cribbage with grandpa Neil

 happy 1st birthday Leni

 last video call with his teacher and some classmates

 ready for RV day

 opening the yummy wine from the winery

 the stone barn woodfire pizza