Hello again! With the baby getting ever closer we've decided to try to get out of the house as much as possible while we can. We headed back over to the creek on Monday, and for the first time ever there was someone playing in the spot where we went with cousins a week ago... I wandered down the creek a little farther to see what was beyond the bridge, and there was another great spot just a little farther down. It was a bit harder to get to, as you went down a dirt path and through some trees that were about as tight together as the stroller is wide, but we made it down and had a great time! There was even a cool log in the creek for the girls to sit on!
Rewinding to Sunday, Winry was playing with the T.O.T.S. babies an they all ended up around her plate eating lunch! Looks like they were hungry!
Sunday afternoon Winry was having a hard time so I headed up to her room with her to help her take a nap. She was upset enough that she wasn't going to go down on her own, and I was tired enough I didn't make it out... :) We napped together for a time, and when I woke up I put her in her crib, but she woke up in the process and stood up and started crying "No nap daddy! No nap!!" so we both got up.
Sunday afternoon, the girls got out some balloon crafts that we got from Niki while on family vacation. You may remember the flamingo ones they put together. Well, this time it was toucans! The girls loved making them, and I believe even made them at the end of the family call with Niki!
On Monday during the day, Monica put out a sprinkler on the lawn for the girls to play in. The girls had a lot of fun so I ordered a turtle sprinkler that they played with the next day! It was a little surprising, as the girls typically don't like getting water in their faces, but Brooke was loving it and ran through the sprinklers over and over!
Then Winry and I played this really awesome game where we alternate dropping rocks in a bucket of water. Once you put them all in, Winry takes them all back out and... you do it again!
Brooke also helped Monica wash the car! I guess when you're out running in a sprinkler, you're also ready to wash a car!
Once I got off work Monday, we headed to the creek! Everyone had a great time and we stayed pretty late. Here I am with Winry! Also, this spot had a lot of bugs at it, while the other didn't. We did have bug spray, and after a quick application I think we were all pretty much left alone, so at least they weren't really persistent.
We brought some of the girls toys and Brooke and I made this castle. Here we are posing with it before Winry noticed.
And here's where we put our fort. Right on the bank watching both up and down stream for invaders. Unfortunately when Winry invaded the troops weren't ready, and one step later the strong hold was gone... That's okay though, we were having lots of fun skipping rocks and eating chips too!
Once the castle was down, Brooke started doing... this...? I don't know, but I liked the pictures, and the important part is that we were having fun! Somehow, in spite of the immense fun, we only made it out once last week. I think we'll have to go again this week too, though it was a bit of work.
This past week the girls also got to return to a playground! We picked a really small one in our neighborhood that typically no one goes to. The girls were allowed to play if no one else was there, and after Monica cleaned things off. Brooke was a trooper and helped Winry out as they played.
They had a great time, but apparently 6 months of pandemic was enough for Winry to forget what a slide was! She was also afraid to go down. I'm sure they'll get back into the swing of things soon!
A grass hopper jumped on the window to the office this past week. Jelly was really excited about that. As you can see she would jump up and paw at it and try to get it. However, I tried to get a video and she just sat there. She had jumped up right before, and while taking the video I decided I'd give it a minute max. The video is 1:06 long, and I kid you not, I stopped the video and she jumped back up at it... Anyway, I didn't put in the video because it's not that interesting.
On Thursday, Monica went and picked up the girls new dance shoes for dance classes that start next week! Brooke got new tap shoes, and so I had to bring the "tap board" in so they could dance! And dance they did. They had a superb time.
Friday was family movie night, and once we picked a movie, Jelly decided she wanted to be part of the action and promptly laid down on the DVD case.
On Saturday, I continued to work on various projects around the house. We're working on a new mantel for our fireplace, and we're going to replace the tile as well. Here's a before.
And then Monica and I ripped down the tile. We only needed the top tiles taken off so we could put the new mantel on, and having the mantle in the garage was preventing me from working on other projects because I didn't want to coat it in sawdust, etc. So it was finally time to rip some tile down!
And here's the new mantel up! Just pretend like there's some really nice looking tile below it.
On Saturday I went to Home Depot to get some more supplies for various projects, and one thing I needed was plywood. I took the seats out of the back of the van, and it turns out the van is basically exactly 4 feet by 8 feet! Perfect fit!
I spent the day fixing sprinklers, mowing the lawn, working on Brooke's bed, and more! Needless to say I was ready for bed last night, and this morning I was rather sore! I started feeling better once I got up and going and have been having a lovely Sunday. I'm feeling ready for the week ahead. With both our anniversary, and Monica's birthday it promises to be a busy week, but it's going to be wonderful as well! Have a wonderful week!
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