September Wrap Up

September was overall a nice month.  Not too busy.  So here are the odds and ends for September.

The kids had spirit week and enjoyed some dressing up days.  This was mismatch day.  They wore different shoes and tried not to match.  They did it on their own.  I fixed their hair though.  

Kira really liked having her hair like this.

Of course, Sofie rocked mismatch day without even trying!  She naturally picks clothes that don't match.  Makes me laugh!!

I don't know why I took this pic...but they are cute.  :)

Kira loves unicorns and pink and rainbows right now.

This is how we look for the bus.  Isak is usually ready first so he stands at the window to watch.  Then he yells, "the bus is here!" And everyone frantically runs to open the door, give hugs and race to the bus.

Sister cuddle time.

We made cupcakes one day and the kids enjoyed frosting and decorating them with m&m's.

Just playing with the kids' utensils.

They passed the utensils back and forth, emptying the basket and then filling it back up again.

Hard at work.  Isak earned enough money to buy another lego set.  We purchased this one from Amazon.  Isak said, "I like shopping online because then we don't have to listen to the babies cry in the store."  :)

Just having a little ice cream in the warm evening time.

Kira is so funny.  She stirs her ice cream so it's like soup and then eats it.  She's pretty messy and we laughed because this time she had a goatee like daddy!

All ready for school.  She loves her backpack.  She wants it on whenever the kids are getting ready for school.

Waiting for the school bus one day.

And the big kids just left. Sniff, sniff.  The babies wave and yell, "bye!"

On the field trip day, Nels walked the kids to the bus stop.  Sofie got to join them.  She was thrilled.

Just working on our building skills.  She was so proud of how tall her tower was.

Reading a book "together."

Oh she makes us laugh and drives us crazy at the same time.  Two pair of sunglasses for Sofie girl.  "Cheese!"

Our friends hosted a luau party.  It was super fun and delicious.  We brought grilled pineapple and corn on the cob.  The kids were pretty good.  Noah is wearing Isak's old Hawaiian shirt.  Cute boys.

Here's us girls at the party.

Just an afternoon snack.

Sometimes Noah can be such a sweetie!

Just eating breakfast.  Sometimes I'm in such a rush to get these meals over with that I forget to enjoy them.  Look how cute these two year olds are!

One Sunday.
I just Love this dress.

Showing off how tall he is...

Beep, beep.

Sweet as can be.

Kira is quite the creator.  She made this heart from the train tracks.  I would have never thought of doing that.

Just swinging.

So cute.

Noah is cute too.

And so is Isak.

Another one of Sofie.

Look at that facial expression!

Noah is always making truck/car noises.

Another Sunday.  Girls holding hands to go inside...melts my heart!

And after church, I grabbed these pics.

Noah is finally getting on the swing!!!!  Hooray for Noah!!

And Sofie is still wild on the swing.  I love her new Minnie Mouse dress!

Picture day happened in September too.  Here's our practice smiles...

We got Isak's hair cut that morning so he'd be extra handsome!

And here's how they turned out...💕💕

And that's all the pics for September.
Here's a few things that have been happening in the Nyborg family this past month:

• We took Isak and Kira to Barnes and Nobles and they each bought some books as a reward for finishing their 100 reading lessons.  They were pretty excited.  Isak got a Superhero book and a chapter Magic Treehouse book.  Kira got a set of five Pinkalicious books.
• I finished my first iMovie.  I named it "Picnic at the Park"  and it's 4 minutes and 54 seconds long.  I thought it turned out pretty well for my first one.
• I guess we have dealt with some sickness this month.  Isak was sick with the flu for a day or two.  Kira was sick with a cold that lasted a long time...finally took her to the doctor for it.  And poor Kira has been dealing with constipation and anxiety.  We're working on it.
• I started teaching piano lessons!  I have two students.  They are our neighbor's kids.  So cute.  I love it.
• Our niece Danika received her mission call to Baton Rouge, LA.  She leaves Dec. 19th.  It was so cool to watch her open her letter via Instagram live.  Thankful for technology!!
• I finished A. Lincoln!!  Here's a little about it that I wrote in my journal..."With malice towards no one and charity to all."  Great book, great man.  I'm glad I read it.  I liked learning how he wasn't born great.  He didn't even have ideal circumstances.  But he chose to educate himself continually.  He chose to improve and learn and try and fail and then eventually he succeeded.  In the beginning, he wasn't a good speaker/writer.  He didn't have a natural talent for it.  But he improved and learned and became powerful in writing and speaking.  I liked how he turned to the Bible and God for a source of learning and guidance.  Lincoln and his wife Mary had four sons.  One died at an early age...I think age two or three.  The other son died Lincoln's first year as President around age ten, I think.  Both deaths were difficult.  He cherished his living sons all the more.  He emancipated the slaves and saved the Union.  He wrote letters in anger and did not send them.  He chose to build others up rather than tear them down.  He was known as "Father Abe or Abraham" to soldiers.  He was revered.  He stood for something and followed through, even when it didn't seem "popular."  He did many good things and had a great character. 
• I did some apple paper making projects with the older kids.  
• I played bubbles outside with the babies.  I love doing bubbles with the kids.  I think it's the pure joy on their faces as they see the bubbles and chase after them and pop them.
• We actually did a lot of service this month (a lot for us!)  We had the missionaries over for dinner, I took a meal to a person in the ward who was recovering from back surgery and Nels and Isak cleaned the church.  Isak actually helped with the vacuuming!  Pretty cool.

And that's all for September.  Thanks for reading!! :)

Go Cubs!

We took the big kids to their first Cubs game September 27th.  We had a great babysitter for the night and she took care of Sofie and Noah from 4:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.  We drove to Chicago and had a bit of traffic.  We parked for free and took a free shuttle bus to the game.  We got to the game and ordered food.  $10.50 for two waters!!  $6.75 for a hot dog.  Oh well.  We were hungry.  By the time we sat down to watch the game it was 7:30 p.m. (The game started at 7).  

Here are my boys watching the game and eating hot dogs.  What more could a five year old boy want??

We were on the second to last row of the stands.  Great view- right?

Got one picture with all of us looking at the camera.

Poor Kira was sick.  She had a really bad cough.  But she hung in there and I snuggled her a lot.  Isak loved it!  I enjoyed watching the game too.  And the Cubs even won!  0 to 3 against the Pittsburgh Pirates.  We saw one of those points scored.  We left around 10 p.m.  I loved the actual game, but the getting there and getting home and the expense was not my favorite.  :)

The kids got stickers and here's our tickets and Isak's hat.

Definitely a night to remember.  Go Cubs!

A Morning Date

The big kids had a field trip which meant they got to go to school for a full day.  So Nels and I took advantage of the day and went on a date!  Although we did have two cute tag alongs.  😊  We still had a great time.  We went to our new favorite restaurant Buttermilk and ate a delicious breakfast.

Oh yeah, I forgot...I had a delicious breakfast and Nels got a humongous sandwich...since it was close enough to lunch.

Here's all of the food.  I got the best banana chocolate chip pancakes ever!

Then we went to the library.  The babies enjoyed the special attention.

And it was fun to only have two to focus on for a couple of hours.

Sofie was thrilled to play with her daddy.

And that's all.  The rest of the day was not so great...I went to the dentist for two hours to get my cracked tooth taken care of.  Nels mowed the lawn. And then we recovered and relaxed.

September - Local Outings

September was a nice month.  I took all four kids out a few times this month.  We just did some local things.  It was fun to get out and most of the time the kids were really good!  They are probably good because we don't get out much.  So when we do go, they are just happy to be out!  haha.

We explored Peck Farm Park.  They have a Butterfly House and we were able to visit it before the butterflies were gone for the winter.  It was so awesome and I can't wait to go visit again in the spring.

We saw a lot of Monarch butterflies.

They babies were fascinated by the butterflies.

They gave us a paper with all of the butterflies.  So the older kids tried to match the butterflies to the pictures.  It was fun for them.

There is also a huge silo, four stories tall, with a windy staircase.  So we all climbed up there.   Well, the babies were scared, so I ended up carrying both babies in my arms up and down.  Ouch, my thighs were burning.  Great workout, right?!

Another outing.
Nels came with us on this one.  We went on a Saturday to Island Park near the Fox river.  You can see the river in the background of this pic of Kira swinging.

Girls swinging.

Noah stayed close to his dad.

Sofie ran all over and tried to keep up with the big kids.  It was a cool park with a little zip line and fun playground.

We took a short walk and crossed the foot bridge over the river and came back again.

Strong Isak boy.

Tried to get one with all four...

They make me laugh!

I took Isak and Kira on a couple of bike rides.  They are getting better at riding.  Isak is pretty fast.  Kira is a bit slower and more cautious.

Another visit to Peck Farms Park.  See the silo...

This is what the playground looks like.  Pretty cool huh?!

We took a little walk on the grass path to the pond.  We found some dandelions to blow.

Noah did not want to walk.  I was going to take a pic of him throwing a tantrum, but as soon as the camera came out he started to smile!

Checking out the pond.

And that was the end of our visit...As you can see Noah was very done.

I'm glad we got out and saw our little area more.