Hey there. We're still alive and kicking. We're all together once again after 15 days of being 8,400 miles away from NilsyNils, and we're pretty happy about that. Here's what's been happening:
Halloween:
The Halloween parade was just as thrilling as usual. Nils 3D printed Ava's stormtrooper mask, which she was super excited about. It probably weighs about 3 pounds, so she didn't last too long trick or treating with it.
Aani was Phasma from Star Wars. I don't remember who that is, but it was an easy purchase from the Amazons, so yay for Phasma!
Nils went to India:
India was a long 15 days. Nils was afflicted with the Dehli Belly and sick in bed for 3 days. There were good times as well; he was there for Diwali celebrations, and the people are all really nice. He was able to build a good relationship with his team members there. 2 weeks was too long for him and us, though. He doesn't like Indian food anymore and tried to eat as much American food as possible while there. He still has PTSD from getting sick and thinking about the food that made him so. We did fine back here at home, we just missed him. Also, he was so jet lagged when he got back that he went to bed at like 5 pm every night for a week. So it was kind of like he was gone for 3 weeks. Rough.
Tiny Coke
He shaved his face before he boarded his flight home, because I told him I knew he'd make the right choice about it. :)
We went to 5 Guys the night he got back- no beef in India.
Sickness:
I got a horrid cold while Nils was gone, and tried all of this crap to try to make it go away faster. I ended up with a sinus infection 10 days later that I thought was going to kill me. My head hurt for 5 days, and on day 5 it was so bad I couldn't take it. I went to the doctor and they flushed my ears out with pressurized water, which was really unpleasant. It was all very traumatizing, so I needed to document. Anyway, some antibiotics and a couple of prescription pain meds fixed me up. THANKS FOR NOTHING, BLACK ELDERBERRY.
Rando Life:
Activity Days Recognition Night- the girls each brought a bag with three things that represented them and the good things they do. Aani brought her violin, a book because she reads to her sisters, and a New Era Magazine.
Ava brought her leotard and a Friend Magazine, and a Coke to represent when Nils asks her to "Coke him", which means she runs downstairs to the fridge and grabs a Coke for him.
The kids and I ventured up to OC Tanner to have lunch with Nils the day before Thanksgiving. They have a pretty good cafeteria, and the kiddos got to see Dad's work.
I just felt like taking a picture of our shoes at church. We still sit on the front row. I don't know why, and I don't know that it will ever end.
Anders is tuning my mom's piano 5 notes at a time. It's so out of tune and our ears bleed when it's played.
Thanksgiving:
The kids really wanted to decorate sugar cookies. I had to bow out after a few minutes because of the wheat flour flying all over the place, but they did a fine job and cleaned up pretty well.
French toast on Thanksgiving morning, thanks to Kneaders cinnamon bread. I made the buttermilk syrup and ate a couple spoons of it to make myself feel better, since I don't get to eat good things anymore. Sad life.
Thanksgiving dinner. The night ended pretty crazy, with 2 more families coming for dessert and some shopping. We spent all of our money. It was pretty fun.
It snowed enough for the girls to build a snowman. The poor snowman face planted about 3 minutes after this picture was taken.
Addie Reads in Restaurants:
Here's some proof.
Bring on Christmas, baby!
