COVID Week 7

This week Mali and Brinnly finished their final confirmation exam!  They also had their interview with our pastor and we finalized the plans for their confirmation.  

 This week we took advantage of the one day of amazing weather and took our first family bike ride!  It took HOURS to prep for it--getting the correct helmets for everyone, adjusting seats, installing a bike rack, packing supplies, etc.  But it was worth it! We got in six miles--and the big girls fit in a few more.

 We have been cooking and baking a ton!  Mali made her godmother's recipe for Chocolate Chess cake. It was wonderful!

 The kids had fun picking flowers outside.

 The EGL kids got to come in to school with me one day this week and help film a virtual tour. It was so bittersweet to see them in their (otherwise empty) classrooms!

COVID Week 6

This week the twins attempted to "relax:

We decluttered and rearranged the basement and love it!  Right away we had a dinner and movie night down there.  The kids asked to do church there the next morning!

 Carrigan got a new haircut!  (From her dad!)

The weather is still really cold! We manage to get regular walks and runs in and the kids spend hours a day on the trampoline.

Distance learning continues for all of the kids.  Here's an example of one of the weekly packets for the twins.  They also have a very sweet PreK Zoom meeting each morning.

COVID Week 5--Easter

He is Risen!  He is Risen Indeed!

We did our best to celebrate Holy Week and Easter together at home.  There were so many things we missed, namely going to church and also being with all of the rest of our family.  (And celebrating the March and April family birthdays that we also do over Easter weekend!)  But we kept a few traditions in place.  Jonathan helped the kids decorate eggs and they turned out beautifully! While they did that, I prepped a quiche to have for breakfast the next morning. The Easter bunny, aka Grandma Deni gifted us with a new blender so we've been having lots and lots of smoothies. The kids loving coming up with new recipes!

On Easter morning we dressed up for our church's online service, and then later did an outdoor Easter egg hunt.  We hid the kids' baskets inside too for a little scavenger hunt.  Our neighbors were by themselves for the whole week (the husband is still traveling for work) so we invited them to join us for a social distance picnic outside.  Our menu was ham, cheesy potatoes, asparagus, pineapple, green bean casserole, cupcakes with fondant frosting, and coconut pie.  And lots of Easter candy!