Nelson Family Blog: Minnesota Trick or Treating

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Minnesota Trick or Treating

Another week has flown by, and I'm not sure where it went. Last Saturday, I hosted a baby shower for my co-worker, Sarah. It ended up being a pretty nice party. We had about 8 people show up, and some little kids for Emma and Elliott to play with. It was very nice to see Sarah and her cute little boy, Ethan, and to just visit with everyone. I also got crafty and made a diaper wreath for Ethan, and it turned out pretty well. Everyone stayed and visited until like 8:30 pm, which was fun, but I had some tired kiddos by then. All in all, it was a fun day.

Sunday was a catch up day for everyone. We all took naps, cleaned the house, made some chili, and watched football. It was a great day to just stay home and catch up before starting another crazy week.

The beginning of the week was pretty typical. It involved a lot of working, picking up kids, playing and bathing kids, putting them to bed, and starting all over again. I had Wednesday off this week, and the kids and I had a good day at home. We played in the house for the morning, and then after lunch I took the kids to get their flu shots. They did awesome! Emma didn't cry at all, and she was very proud of her owl bandaid that she got. Elliott cried for about 30 seconds, and then he was over it, and never really fussed or crabbed for the rest of the day.

After shots, we headed out to Grandma Barb's and Grandpa Jim's to play away the afternoon. Emma has been begging all day to go out to their farm, so I decided to go out and let her enjoy the nice day and burn off some energy. Emma had a blast, riding her trike, picking apples, feeding the ducks and chickens, petting kittens, and just running around and being a kid. Elliott had an ok time, he spent most of his time riding in the wagon, or being carried around. He also got to pet some kitties and had a fun afternoon. Emma was very sad to leave and go back home, but I promised we would be back again another day.

Friday was a crazy day. After work, we all headed out to go to my parent's house for the weekend. It ended up being one of the worst trips we have ever taken to Minnesota. It rained the entire way, and by rained I mean it was downpouring so hard, we could hardly see and we had to drive 45 miles per hour for a lot of the trip. On top of that, Elliott cried for at least half the trip, and Emma was having occasional freak outs. It was a long ride and I thought it was never going to end. And then, once we got to my parent's house, I slipped and fell down the four wooden stairs in our font entry way, landing on my elbow and my back. It hurt like a sonofabitch. And was the perfect ending to a shitty day.

On Saturday, John shot engagement pictures for Holly and Jayme Bode, I went wedding dress shopping with Samantha and the rest of the bridesmaids, and Mom and Dad watched the kiddos. After a long afternoon of wedding dress shopping, we took the kids trick or treating around the neighborhood. We stopped at a few placed, and ended up at Tim and Janel's where we ate pizza, and visited with everyone. It was a great evening to see everyone, and the kids really had a good time. Emma dressed up as Doc McStuffins, and Elliott dressed up as a Vikings football player. It was pretty cute!

Today was pretty much a traveling day. We went to church in the morning, then to potluck afterwards. After that, we just chilled in the living room with the Vikings game on in the background. We headed out at about 2:30pm and both kids slept most of the way back home, which was awesome. Now, after some unpacking, cleaning, and putting kids to bed, it's time to relax. Maybe even with a glass of wine. Sounds wonderful :)