Nissedalen fun 2021 – 3
Family time with cousins at the lake. The kids always have a great time together! Shecklet #2 also brought his friend for the day – tubing was a highlight as usual.
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Basement painting marathon
I have wanted to repaint the basement bathroom for years. I finally picked a paint color, started the project AND finished it!
Before and after:
The basement walls also needed a fresh coat of paint. I patched holes (a long time ago 😳) and never went back to repaint. I am embarrassed to even say how long my walls have looked polka dotted. But no more! The room feels amazing now!
Before:
After:
The paint color looks different due to the way the light hits the walls, but it is the same color throughout.
Manhattan Visitor
Jake’s aunt from NY is in town this week. She is always so good about reaching out and visiting while she’s in town. She is like me and enjoys catching up with people in smaller groups – so you can have an actual conversation. She wanted to see all of us, and since the boys were at camp all week, we connected with her today.
One other thing she is good at is capturing photos of her time with people. We were able to ask our neighbor to snap a group picture after we got back from our walk around the neighborhood with her. Pretty great group of people here!
Visits before moving
The girls and I spent most of Monday making memories with our friends – making slime, going for a walk, playing at the park. They are moving out of state next month. Jake is helping them by driving with his friend in one of their vehicles. (I can only imagine the conversation that will take place over their two days of travel!) We’ve been given an open invitation to visit them once their house is built and they’re settled and and we plan to do so. They’re moving somewhere warm, so a winter visit sounds pretty irresistible.
We’ve watched these girls grow up – have actually known them since birth – and are going to miss them and their parents so much!
Father’s Day 2021
Celebrating this guy today.
And gathering with family to also celebrate Dave’s birthday. (Missing Aunt Bri – Uncle Jason made a solo ling weekend trip this time.)
Top Golf
While the boys were at their first two frisbee games today, Jake and I attended the 2021 DVA golf fundraiser for the kids’ school.
This year’s format was different from previous years – thanks to covid. However, it was still really fun! We teamed up with our friends Tom and Melissa and met a new couple who happened to be parents of one of Shecklet #3’s classmates.
2021 Nissedalen fun 2021 – 1
Work and play day at the lake. Super hot temps meant the water felt extra refreshing today. Aunt Kristin took the kids tubing, I brought Grandma Lois to pick out flowers and then helped plant them, there was a group effort to blow up the water trampoline, and Jake and the boys helped install a new antenna.
Shecklet #4 asked me to take a few photos of just the two of us.
Blowing up the trampoline.
The Shecklets love their great grandma!
Jake grilled pork chops for us and tenderloin for Grandma Lois & Uncle Steve. His grilling post to FB was pretty funny: “In Nissedalen I like to be even though there is no charcoal. Made a little porkpourri.”
Finished tie dyed shirts
The colors are so much fun! We have extra dye, so I need to find some other ways to use up our supplies.
Update: 6/2/21 – the Shecklets dyed four more shirts last night. Here they are today.
Tie Dye Sunday night
Aunt Larissa always brings the fun. Tonight it was color. Lots of color. Can’t wait to see how everyone’s tie dye shirts turn out!
Belated Fogo de Chao
Jake let someone else do the grilling tonight.
Double belated birthday dinner out tonight to celebrate these two guys.
