Goodbye Toddler Bed, Hello Big girl Bed

So I was holding out on converting Bella’s Toddler bed into a full size bed. We do have a full size mattress already, but it’s being used by Josh’s brother. So I was hoping to wait until he moved out to then convert Bella’s bed since her bed had a full size headboard.  Well my mom had a friend who was selling her daughter’s twin bed frame and box spring. My mom made many good point as to why I should get it for Bella. The biggest being, we could actually have people spend the night and give them a bed to sleep in. I felt bad that we didn’t have anyone where for anyone to stay once we lost the guest room. Then a few nights before I made up my mind, my poor daughter was hanging half away out of bed because she had all her “sleeping” stuff in bed with her and no room for herself.

Here’s the blog entry about getting her crib Click here

here’s when we turned it into a toddler bed click here

 

look how little she was. Hard to believe she was ready for a toddler bed. She was 2.5 almost on the dot.

It was a bit to get the bed here too. My mom and Aunt thought it would all fit in my aunt’s suv. Well they were wrong. Well Josh had stuff going on, so he wasn’t able to go all the way to my mom’s to get it. So my mom and aunt brought down what they could on Saturday and then Sunday we met them in Madison to get the rest. Then spent the next two hour taking apart the old and getting the new one together. We also had to re-clean Bella’s room since the twin bed was a bit bigger then the toddler bed.

 

She loved it!

These two enjoy playing on it too. There is enough room for both of them and Max love the challenge to climb up it.

Pretending to sleep

her and mimi in matching Pj’s all ready for bed.

The first night was a hit. *knock on wood* she hasn’t fallin out yet.

Sept 22nd: A trip to the Apple Orchard.

We decided to have a family day to the Apple Orchards. We went last year, when we discovered how close they were to us. So naturally when we went I wanted to recreate some pictures that we had done the previous year.

2012  and 2013

This was a pretty steep hill.

Tire horses.. the kids loved them

a sweet moment between father and son

Kickapoo orchard has chalk for the kids.

Max doesn’t know how to read. lol

Corn and sunflower maze

Our lookout wasn’t very helpful since he doesn’t talk

yes we made it out,,,but yes we cut through the corn to do it.

Friday night lights and Saturday Rummage sales

So Friday morning we started the day early with setting up for rummage sale . It was crazy to get everything set up, but we did it, even made a few sales in the process. When max went down for his nap around 10am, my mom said I could head off to a few rummage sales. About the same time Nikki showed up. I asked her if she wanted to go with me. She was all for not having to drive and get in and out of her big truck. I think we only made it to about 6 sales in the 90 mins I had to rummage, but we found some good stuff. Once I got home I was back on rummage sale duty until we closed at 4pm. We quickly got everything back inside the garage. We then headed out for supper to my sister’s.

Once at my sister’s we visitied for a bit before loading up to see Sara Cheer at the football game. I’m bummed I can’t go to more sporting events of my nieces and nephew’s but if I’m in the area and they have an event I try to make it. It’s about the only time I would see them. lol Here I was thinking it was the kids first game, but nope, they have been to a few games when my sister’s family has watched the kids. The kids did pretty good during the game, we only stayed until 1/2 time since it was already past bedtime. It was fun to see Sara cheer.

Saturday morning it was a repeat of setting up for the rummage sale. thankfully not as much work this time. Around max’s morning nap, I was able to take Bella over to Hannah's house, so the girls could play. She had a blast. I wish we were closer. I went out rummaging for a bit with Hannah too. By one the rummage sale was done and time to load up. that took forever. I also had a very tired little boy, he didn’t actually sleep while I was gone and a ready to be back at home little girl. We did stop at Dylan’s birthday party for a wee bit. Bella played with another little girl and Max slept in the car the whole time. The rest of the car ride home was pretty simple. at home it took forever to unload and get back into the swing of being home.

Week of Sept 16th: A short but very busy week

Monday was a fun day of outside fun in the morning. I’ve been trying to switch Max to one nap a day, so taking him outside for two hours  before his nap. Those two hours are normally when he would be napping. When there is nothing going on two naps a day are great, but we are busy bees apparently so he was missing naps which I think is worse.  But it’s an added bonse of spending extra time with daddy. after nap it’s lunch time and Max is ready to go. Only today was a bit different, Max went back out with daddy, while I went to Bella’s school to help out. It was great to help out and see how my child really acts. (Easy distracted and talks way too much)

Our new bull calf, who’s father is Jenkins's who hurt his foot trying to get a heifer and didn’t get to really do much work on the farm.

Out in the pull shed with daddy

Bella during free choice.

Tuesday Max and I dropped off Bella and went to check out a new playgroup.It went well for a bit and then Max was just done. We came home and napped..ok Max napped while I worked around the house.

we got a package from nana and it had cars in it. Max has to put them together.

Wednesday was a busy day. Max and I went to church and then to the library for story time. Only we got there really early so Max was ready to leave early too. So we came home and he went down for a nap. by the time he was awake it was time to go get Bella.

Lunch of nappers… yogurt dipperes and milk on Mommy’s bed.

after we picked up Bella from school, it was home for a snack and a wee bit of play before we headed off to her first gymnastics class. She loved it!! The prove is in the videos.. anyone want to get us a trampoline for Christmas?

 

Sunset on the way home

Thursday was busy. Bella went to school while I worked on cleaning up the house and packing up our car. We were leaveing to go to my mom’s house directly from Bella getting down with School. I was hoping to bet the rush hour traffic in Madison. Didn’t really work that way, but eh whatever.  We got to my mom’s had supper and then my friend Nikki came over. As she got there a big ol’storm hit. It was fun to just hang out with her in the garage and catching up.

Sept 15th/16th Family time

It seems now the weekends are family time. We tried to spend a lot of it outside especially if Josh is busy doing something in the field. Also the kids seem to know it’s the weekend and get along so much better. The separation during the school day seems to mess up how well they get along.  I also tend to take more pictures when my kids are together for some reason.

Bella is getting into games now. Mommy is getting sick of the same game over and over.

outside fun

Willie say hi to henrietta

We went to pick corn stalks for decortations

Yes Max gets dressed in Packer gear on Sundays after church

Yes she is finally riding her bike

He loves our chickens and ducks