Well summer has almost come to a close, so I should start a Fall want to do list
First to move some of the summer things to this list
- Check out a Storytime - at Bellevue Library, Pottery Barn Kids and/or Bookworm Bookstore
- Go to Chick-fil-A to play (when it is not so busy, so she doesn't get run over by older kids)
- try out an open swim and/or open gym times at Kids Body Shop
- try a drop in music class at Musicians in Motion, Baby Maestro, or Kindermusik
- see tornado exhibit film at Durham Museum - thinking of Aug 25th at 2p, Sept 14th at 11am, or Sept 29th at 2pm
- go to the Zoo more
+ go to the apple orchard/store Union Orchard and/or Trees Shrubs and More
- Check out Mahoney State Park, especially indoor playground
- check out Fontenelle Forest
+ go to Arrows to Aerospace festival - Aug 17th
+ got to Iowa State Fair -going Aug 16th (+ check out the Elkhorn, IA Danish Windmill on the way)
- check Bellevue Farmers Market during a fun activity
- maybe check out Omaha Farmers Market
Now onto the the fall list of festivals and events we might want to check out:
+ Beerfest at Shadow Lake Towne Center Aug 24th
- Greek Festival Aug 23-25th
- Nebraska City AppleJack Festival Sept 20 - 22 (if we dont go this weekend, Nebraska City looks fun to visit in the fall anyway with Arbor Day Farm and Kimmel Orchards)
+ Oktoberfest Sept 20 -21st
+ Christmas Tree Lighting at the Durham - day after Thanksgiving- Nov 29th 4-7p
- Christmas in Germany Dec 8th
Baby Ticker
Monday, August 12, 2013
20 mos old
So I got out of the habit of taking a photo on her monthly birthday, but making it 19 mos in a row was pretty good, right?
She is more and more a toddler. She bounces back and forth between happy and upset. Sometimes upset ends with her laying on the floor, not throwing a tantrum exactly, just going limp and laying on the floor. Which if what we want is her to go or do something, does the job until we pick her up. It is so funny to see how so plays by herself verses with a playmate. She stays close to mom at the park but with wondering all over when we go alone, but add a playmate into the mix and she has someone to follow or someone to keep her on one activity longer. Getting harder and harder to follow her around a park so she doesn't fall off things, how long before she is old enough for me to sit on a bench and watch her play?
We went to my high school reunion at the end of July in Indiana, which was an opportunity to visit with my family and a close friend. Went to the Star Wars exhibit at the State Museum with my brothers on their birthday and then out to lunch. Then one of them went with us to the Children's Museum (which if I lived closer I would have an annual pass to, because it was awesome) The morning of the reunion, hung out with my best friend from high school and her little boy at Conner Prairie. Went to a quick Mediterranean lunch (the menu for the reunion was kinda appetizer-y) Nic fell asleep on the 2 minute drive to lunch and had to be woken up and so after getting her to eat something, she got cranky. She loves Mediterranean food like hummus, pitas, couscous, and lamb. Then to the afternoon reunion. Had dinner with one brother and mom after the reunion. My mom hung out with us at the hotel to play with Nic afterward.
With the next little one on the way we are rearranging the house some. Cleaning out the office and combining it with the guest room, so the office can be Nicollette's new toddler room. I have picked out, but still need to purchase the toddler bed, and it will be decorated with vintage Teddy Beddy Bear bedding. It is more pastel and so I am on the look out for things to match the almost seafoamy green, although I have a lot of stuff already including matching wall hangings.
She is more and more a toddler. She bounces back and forth between happy and upset. Sometimes upset ends with her laying on the floor, not throwing a tantrum exactly, just going limp and laying on the floor. Which if what we want is her to go or do something, does the job until we pick her up. It is so funny to see how so plays by herself verses with a playmate. She stays close to mom at the park but with wondering all over when we go alone, but add a playmate into the mix and she has someone to follow or someone to keep her on one activity longer. Getting harder and harder to follow her around a park so she doesn't fall off things, how long before she is old enough for me to sit on a bench and watch her play?
We went to my high school reunion at the end of July in Indiana, which was an opportunity to visit with my family and a close friend. Went to the Star Wars exhibit at the State Museum with my brothers on their birthday and then out to lunch. Then one of them went with us to the Children's Museum (which if I lived closer I would have an annual pass to, because it was awesome) The morning of the reunion, hung out with my best friend from high school and her little boy at Conner Prairie. Went to a quick Mediterranean lunch (the menu for the reunion was kinda appetizer-y) Nic fell asleep on the 2 minute drive to lunch and had to be woken up and so after getting her to eat something, she got cranky. She loves Mediterranean food like hummus, pitas, couscous, and lamb. Then to the afternoon reunion. Had dinner with one brother and mom after the reunion. My mom hung out with us at the hotel to play with Nic afterward.
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| Conner Prairie |
With the next little one on the way we are rearranging the house some. Cleaning out the office and combining it with the guest room, so the office can be Nicollette's new toddler room. I have picked out, but still need to purchase the toddler bed, and it will be decorated with vintage Teddy Beddy Bear bedding. It is more pastel and so I am on the look out for things to match the almost seafoamy green, although I have a lot of stuff already including matching wall hangings.
The baby nursery will stay mostly the same with the turquoise and dot motif. Taking out Nicollette's personal stuff and returning it back to a gender neutral room.
With summer coming to a close looks like I should start a Fall fun list of things to do.
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