What Elias Has Been Up To

Elias set up a vet clinic and surgery center at G&G’s. The dry erase board was the patient’s charts. 

Rough day for this dog. 



He enjoys stitching any way he can. 

He played a long time with play doh. Not sure what the game was but lots happened. 

On the first nice day he was outside on his bike. He’s been waiting and waiting to ride ever since his cast came off. 

Last Week

I think it’s time for his second trim. 

A love note between brothers. Lewis: orange, Augustine: red. 

We enjoyed the parish bazaar. Spaghetti dinner (I forgot not to eat beef. Levi has a rough week.), games, worked the fishing pond, ate pie, and won two things on silent auction. Gift card to an indoor fun place just in time for winter, and a gift card to our dentist just in time for my 10 fillings and a root canal (thank you, horrible pregnancy last year).

We enjoyed a fun afternoon of Greta, nachos, Toy Story 4, tea, and good conversation. 

Lewis wrote “St. Therese help me to be good. Help Levi to sleep.”

Levi is yapping toys together, clicking his tongue, rocking back and forth, leaning way over to grab toys, toppling over occasionally, and still hating tummy time. 

I tried to transition Levi out of the swaddler but he’s just not ready. 

Lewis built a house and worked on his homework inside. 
Lewis and I tried out the gummy candy lab he got for his birthday. Pretty fun!

Logan and I went on the annual HuskerCatholic Live date. It was a really nice night. I was glad to have some conversations with people I haven’t seen for ages, and reminded of how many great people I’ve had the privilege to know. This year’s program was very well done and dinner was delicious. 

Team Imagination

We’ve been doing a lot of imaginative play the past week. Half the playroom is Legos these days, and the other half is whatever we decide to play.

First it was a fire station. Next, it was this hospital. 

Check in station, waiting room, bunk beds for patients, X-ray room, and ambulance. 



We printed off check in sheets that were fun to fill out for each patient. 



Then we hung their “chart” at the foot of their bed. We had a wheel chair (stroller) too. The boys thought you most of the fun stuff!

The ambulance drivers. Augustine made a cool drawing to hang on the play kitchen, concerting it into an ambulance, complete with the word written backwards. 

Then we moved on to making the area a grocery store and police station. Lots of fun in one week!

Levi’s 6 Month Birthday

My mom has a nice tradition of making a birthday cake at a baby’s six month birthday. She always picks a special toy as well. 



It’s always fun to see what a baby does with a cake when all they know for food is nursing and a few spoons full of baby food. I’m lazy with baby food. What’s the point when a baby is 24lbs? Seems like the milk is working just fine!







I gave him one small taste of the frosting. He definitely liked it. 



He didn’t really like the sensory experience of frosting on his hands. 


Levi LOVES the Oball though! Thanks Grandma Susan!

Happy 34th

The boys and I decided to have fun celebrating Logan’s birthday even if he didn’t care about it. Augustine made him a cool scavenger hunt with a gift at the end. 

Elias gave him multiple gifts and drawings for about three days. 

Elias also helped me make this cool sign, Kathleen surprised him with a crab legs dinner from Red a lobster, his dad took him to lunch, and I surprised him with a cookie cake during bible study on Wednesday. 

Halloween 2019

Lewis is my faithful pumpkin carver. We are usually the two who last until the project is complete. 

Elias liked carving but not touching the guts. 



Everyone was supposed to be Batman...one of the three pulled through. Logan’s mom couldn’t resist the t-shirt, and I agree! Fun!

Elias bailed on batman and trick or treating. He found it very fun to pass out candy to our 10ish trick or treaters. 

It drove him crazy when there wasn’t a steady stream of trick or treaters. He would say “I guess no one else is coming” in his saddest Eeyore voice, and then sit down and say “we just have to wait”.

He killed time waiting by palying Zingo, entertaining Levi, and dressing up as a fireman. 

The sweetest little pumpkin 



They went out for about an hour and came home with full bags of treats!

What Augustine Has Been Up To

Working hard in the backyard! He loves to rake leaves and jump in them. Our tree suddenly dumped all its leaves, but only after it snowed!
The big boys were super disappointed it all melted before school got out. 

Preparing for his saint report coming up next week. He is studying who else...St. Augustine of Hippo.