Living History Farms
Last weekend...
*Grandma Roberta came up to babysit while we went to the ISU-Nebraska game. Nice day, but another not-so-good turnout. The kids had fun with Grandma, making cookies, and playing outside...and she brought us more apples!
*Sunday we met the Cases and my mom and Clark at Champps for lunch...we have been doing really good on not eating out, so that was a nice treat. We even had our own little private room. Afterwards, we headed home to rest before going to Living History Farms for their trick-or-treating. Lots of fun! Each building had a business passing out candy and then there were horse-drawn wagon rides, marshmallow roasting, storytelling, and ice cream bars at the end. It was fun to see all of the kids dressed up in their costumes, lots of cute ones, and not many duplicates which was surprising. It was nice because it wasn't tons of candy, just enough. Brecken was so cute, by the end she was saying "cheese" like all the other kids whenever we took her picture.
The kids love to see their grandparents, so it was a pretty good weekend getting to see 3 of them!
A Chicago Bears football player, a Jack-O-Lantern, Hannah Montana, and a Monkey
This weekend I actually got out of the house and it wasn't for football! My friend Amy was in town so I met her and two of her friends to do some shopping and then out to dinner at Trostel's Dish. The waiter suggested we order 2-3 items per person...we did 2 and had way too much food, but it was delicious! Jim went to the game Saturday night and tailgated with Matt and Eric. He had a good time and I'm pretty glad I wasn't there...to witness another loss! Can you tell I'm a little burnt out on football? It's also getting a little chilly for me...I guess you could call me a fair weather fan for a couple of reasons! I'm really surprised that Cade has been okay with not going to the games. When we tell him that we're going, he usually says that he wants to go, but then is always fine when he doesn't get to. He usually prefers the alternative, like hanging out with Grandma or playing outside with friends.
*Grandma Roberta came up to babysit while we went to the ISU-Nebraska game. Nice day, but another not-so-good turnout. The kids had fun with Grandma, making cookies, and playing outside...and she brought us more apples!
*Sunday we met the Cases and my mom and Clark at Champps for lunch...we have been doing really good on not eating out, so that was a nice treat. We even had our own little private room. Afterwards, we headed home to rest before going to Living History Farms for their trick-or-treating. Lots of fun! Each building had a business passing out candy and then there were horse-drawn wagon rides, marshmallow roasting, storytelling, and ice cream bars at the end. It was fun to see all of the kids dressed up in their costumes, lots of cute ones, and not many duplicates which was surprising. It was nice because it wasn't tons of candy, just enough. Brecken was so cute, by the end she was saying "cheese" like all the other kids whenever we took her picture.
The kids love to see their grandparents, so it was a pretty good weekend getting to see 3 of them!
A Chicago Bears football player, a Jack-O-Lantern, Hannah Montana, and a Monkey
This weekend I actually got out of the house and it wasn't for football! My friend Amy was in town so I met her and two of her friends to do some shopping and then out to dinner at Trostel's Dish. The waiter suggested we order 2-3 items per person...we did 2 and had way too much food, but it was delicious! Jim went to the game Saturday night and tailgated with Matt and Eric. He had a good time and I'm pretty glad I wasn't there...to witness another loss! Can you tell I'm a little burnt out on football? It's also getting a little chilly for me...I guess you could call me a fair weather fan for a couple of reasons! I'm really surprised that Cade has been okay with not going to the games. When we tell him that we're going, he usually says that he wants to go, but then is always fine when he doesn't get to. He usually prefers the alternative, like hanging out with Grandma or playing outside with friends.Other random happenings:
*Brecken has mastered going up and down the 4 stairs between our family room and kitchen. Of course this happens right after I just purchase two new gates because I was tired of being on edge all the time.
*Cade's behavior has been getting better and he loves getting his reward stickers. Although sometimes he doesn't even remember them, so that to me is a good sign as well. He is doing awesome with using the bathroom and it really has been amazing to see him wanting to dress himself every day. This has also led to him being more opinionated on what he wears...he hates wearing jeans now because he can't zip and button them himself after using the bathroom. Another frustrating thing about dressing him is that he is right in between a 2T and 3T...he really needs to hit a growth spurt soon! This morning he was so proud of himself because he slept in his bed all night and wore underwear all night...he stays dry 90% of the time, but we still have him wear a pull-up.
posted by Erin at
12:58 PM
1 Comments:
Ah, the "no jeans" stage. It's a matter of finding the right pants. Eli went through a stage where he only wore elastic waist pants and it was good because he was able to go to the restroom by himself. The downside is that you run the risk of your kid becoming "sweat pants boy" and we all know that isn't good! Since turning 4 Eli has mastered snapping and zipping jeans so just let poor Cader wear some elastic for a while.
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