1. We made a trip to my brother and sister-in-law's lake house last weekend. Nick, my brother and sister-in-law participated as a team in the Holiday Lake Triatholon. They won first place!
2. While there, Ellie had a first of riding on a boat, driving the boat (with help from Uncle Eric) and going 'tubing' with her cousins. She had a blast and was really sad to leave. I told her that I thought we could probably come back another time. Next time she wants to stay 100 days...
3. Neve had her 1st haircut on Monday! The back of her hair was getting a little long (or parts of it were at least), so it needed a trim. She sat on the chair all by herself and did awesome! My little baby is growing up!
4. I had my first night away from Neve! I am in Montana for a board meeting, leaving Nick to tend to the girls all by himself.
5. 10+ hours later, my closet is officially put together and the fire cleaning tags have been removed from the clothing. What a project!
Friday, June 14, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
Friday, June 7, 2013
5 on Friday
1. I took my exam on Saturday. So glad that is over. We do not find out the results for a few months. I am just not going to think about it.
2. Neve's new word is "ut-oh-ah," which she says in place of ut-oh.
3. Ellie is still not 100% healthy. Nick took her to the Dr. on Monday and the Dr. released her to go back to day-care. Ellie is getting there, but being sick an entire week took a lot out of her and then getting back into the busyness of day-care is a bit much. She was tired and wanted to stay home yesterday.
4. Neve is battling an ear infection. The tubes are working and it is draining, but it still bothers her.
5. My house is starting to get clean and organized again! I worked on our bedroom Monday night, the basement and mudroom on Tuesday night and started the huge task of our closet (think taking tags from the fire off almost all of our clothes) on Wednesday night and Thursday night . I will be glad when everything is organized and back in order. In preparation for the projects, I ordered refills for my label making machine!
2. Neve's new word is "ut-oh-ah," which she says in place of ut-oh.
3. Ellie is still not 100% healthy. Nick took her to the Dr. on Monday and the Dr. released her to go back to day-care. Ellie is getting there, but being sick an entire week took a lot out of her and then getting back into the busyness of day-care is a bit much. She was tired and wanted to stay home yesterday.
4. Neve is battling an ear infection. The tubes are working and it is draining, but it still bothers her.
5. My house is starting to get clean and organized again! I worked on our bedroom Monday night, the basement and mudroom on Tuesday night and started the huge task of our closet (think taking tags from the fire off almost all of our clothes) on Wednesday night and Thursday night . I will be glad when everything is organized and back in order. In preparation for the projects, I ordered refills for my label making machine!
Friday, May 31, 2013
5 on Friday
1. We started the extended weekend off with a quick trip to the Science Center of Iowa Saturday morning. Ellie loved it and cried when it was time to leave. We informed her that we had a pass and could go back again (and again and again).
2. Ellie got sick with the stomach flu on Monday AM (think 1:30 in the middle of the night). It was a long night, long day and another long night. She was still getting sick yesterday and kept saying that she didn't want to stay home. Poor girl!
3. Because of #2, Ellie has watched more TV this week than we ever have.
4. Ellie's day-care class went to the zoo on Wednesday. She was really sad that she was unable to join them. We told her we could go to the zoo lots this summer since we have our zoo pass.
5. Neve's new thing is to say "I" aka "hi." It is so cute and she is pretty proud of herself.
2. Ellie got sick with the stomach flu on Monday AM (think 1:30 in the middle of the night). It was a long night, long day and another long night. She was still getting sick yesterday and kept saying that she didn't want to stay home. Poor girl!
3. Because of #2, Ellie has watched more TV this week than we ever have.
4. Ellie's day-care class went to the zoo on Wednesday. She was really sad that she was unable to join them. We told her we could go to the zoo lots this summer since we have our zoo pass.
5. Neve's new thing is to say "I" aka "hi." It is so cute and she is pretty proud of herself.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
1-year old
This is the one that made our wall. It is amazing how much she has grown in a year. Love her.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Student Interview
In the older classrooms at day-care they have started doing "Student Interviews" each quarter. They give them to the parents at their parent-teacher conferences. Here are Ellie's:
1. We think she meant that she likes to play on the deck (like our covered deck at home). We had just moved back into the house and she was spending a lot of time with her basketball hoop on the deck.
8. The interview was right before Halloween, and she dressed up as a duck for Halloween.
*I love being able to take a picture with my phone and send it to my e-mail account! You may see more and more pictures this way in the future since I am awful about pulling the pictures off the actual camera.
From October 29, 2012
8. The interview was right before Halloween, and she dressed up as a duck for Halloween.
From February 26, 2013
4. I wonder if she is very good at singing 'Baa, Baa (Black Sheep)' since Neve is a big fan of the song and she sings it to Neve.
6. She must not get angry very often if the doesn't know.
From May 15, 2013
4. We are very glad she is 'good at daycare', although we are not sure what that exactly means.
5. We were shocked that going to bed makes her happy! We will have to remind her of that one.
9. Her favorite food of peaches was also a surprise. She likes peaches, but not as much as Mac & Cheese.
I hope you enjoyed Ellie's interviews as much as we did. I love that day-care did this and it will be fun to show Ellie when she is older.
Friday, May 24, 2013
5 on Friday
1. Our garden was built last week! We are so excited for fresh veggies and being able to walk outside and pick green onions for recipes.
2. Saturday I had a practice exam downtown for most of the day. Once I got home from the exam, we made a quick trip to Earl May to pick up plants for the garden and other garden supplies that we forgot to replace after the fire. The girls did great and enjoyed eating popcorn while Nick and I discussed which kind of pepper to buy (we ended up with pretty much all the kinds they sold--- we must like peppers). After the girls went to bed Nick and I each grabbed a beer and planted the garden. It went really quickly and I loved being able to spend time with Nick without the feeling that I needed to be studying (because I had already put in 7 hours that day). Here is what we planted: green onions, carrots, cauliflower (Nick), bush beans, peas, spinach, salad lettuce, zucchini, cucumbers, peppers (8 different plants!) and tomatoes. We may have over planted... we will see. I still need to get some rhubarb from my mother-in-laws farm... that is a must as I LOVE rhubarb.
3. On Sunday Ellie and I ran and bunch of random errands. I had a list of things I needed to do and was not able to do on-line (because I have been doing anything and everything I can on-line the past few months). Ellie was on her best behavior, and a random lady at the mall even came up to us and asked if Ellie was always that well behaved. I smiled and said "Yes, she is." I love it when we recieve compliments on how well behaved our children are! They each have their moments (ex: Neve is not a fan of grocery shopping at Hy-Vee), but for the most part they are very well behaved.
4. Ellie received her visiting letter at day-care, which means that she will start transitioning from the Pinwheel classroom to the Big Wheel classroom. She is very excited. We love the teachers in the Pinwheel classroom, but understand that Ellie developmentally ready for the next level up. We are excited for the teachers in Big Wheel classroom as well, as one of them is the lady that has babysat for Ellie and Neve (and they love).
5. Ellie and Neve both had parent-teacher conferences at day-care this week. I love hearing about how they are doing in 'school' and the cute little stories the teachers have to share. Both girls had awesome conferences and we are so proud of how they are developing.
2. Saturday I had a practice exam downtown for most of the day. Once I got home from the exam, we made a quick trip to Earl May to pick up plants for the garden and other garden supplies that we forgot to replace after the fire. The girls did great and enjoyed eating popcorn while Nick and I discussed which kind of pepper to buy (we ended up with pretty much all the kinds they sold--- we must like peppers). After the girls went to bed Nick and I each grabbed a beer and planted the garden. It went really quickly and I loved being able to spend time with Nick without the feeling that I needed to be studying (because I had already put in 7 hours that day). Here is what we planted: green onions, carrots, cauliflower (Nick), bush beans, peas, spinach, salad lettuce, zucchini, cucumbers, peppers (8 different plants!) and tomatoes. We may have over planted... we will see. I still need to get some rhubarb from my mother-in-laws farm... that is a must as I LOVE rhubarb.
3. On Sunday Ellie and I ran and bunch of random errands. I had a list of things I needed to do and was not able to do on-line (because I have been doing anything and everything I can on-line the past few months). Ellie was on her best behavior, and a random lady at the mall even came up to us and asked if Ellie was always that well behaved. I smiled and said "Yes, she is." I love it when we recieve compliments on how well behaved our children are! They each have their moments (ex: Neve is not a fan of grocery shopping at Hy-Vee), but for the most part they are very well behaved.
4. Ellie received her visiting letter at day-care, which means that she will start transitioning from the Pinwheel classroom to the Big Wheel classroom. She is very excited. We love the teachers in the Pinwheel classroom, but understand that Ellie developmentally ready for the next level up. We are excited for the teachers in Big Wheel classroom as well, as one of them is the lady that has babysat for Ellie and Neve (and they love).
5. Ellie and Neve both had parent-teacher conferences at day-care this week. I love hearing about how they are doing in 'school' and the cute little stories the teachers have to share. Both girls had awesome conferences and we are so proud of how they are developing.
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