Mommy and Cienna enjoyed reverse engineering a flying crystal ball drone for her science project. We both learned quite a bit and actually fixed her broken toy! We tried to get as much of the project done before heading to our much anticipated trip to Big Bear. We were all set with gear that fit each of us! The drive up was great and then snowfall came that evening. We headed to the mountain for a day of snowboarding that was full of sun, great snow and even ski lifts up and snowboarding down in a full snow storm. We even sat outside to eat lunch in the falling snow! We all loved it even if it was a little cold. The sun came up after a few snowy runs and we completed the day with all smiles! At the cabin we enjoyed walks and even saw a large coyote right outside the bedroom window. I think Porter would have made friends if he had the chance.
Mommy and Daddy both took time to watch Cienna get awards for all A's, all E's, and perfect attendance for her first semester in middle school. The next day we met up with the McFarlands for dinner during their Disneyland adventure. It was great to have a little time to spend with them! We had fun at a Carver family night that week as well before the big gymnastics meet weekend at the Long Beach Open held at the Long Beach Convention Center. The girls did amazing as ever and had fun as usual.
The week before the next weekend which was their very last meet as Level 5 gymnasts, Kaylee's classroom went on a field trip to Rancho Los Cerritos, and Cienna had middle school soccer tryouts (wasn't upset to not make it as she doesn't really have much time in her schedule and only one 6th grader made it anyhow), it was a good experience! Mommy got to have lunch with Kaylee at Carver for read across America day, and Cienna had her first rehearsal for Susical the Musical play that her chorus class has been working really hard to show. Mommy got to help celebrate Minda's birthday before we all headed to San Diego for the Cal State Games gymnastics meet and hang out with the Sklenicka's. MiKayla also came to watch the girls. They were both excited to know they were now Level 6 gymnasts after the meet, and performed amazing. We hung out with Sklenicka's and went to Jackson's soccer game the next day. We finally got around to weeding the garden and prep for some Spring planting.
Unfortunately Kaylee's class didn't get their chance to go to Cienna's school to watch the play as planned due to rain, but Mommy still got to help supervise the kids for their performance for another school the next day.
Then started the cancellations.... of everything. First was Kaylee's talent show that Saturday, then Cienna's school performances for the parents, then all school itself until April 20th. The girls were holding out in denial that gymnastics wouldn't be cancelled. They had practice on Saturday, and a celebratory ice cream party for participating in a YMCA fundraiser, then they even stayed for open gym. Cienna got some of her Optional floor routine choreographed. We then went and got vegetables to plant in the garden the next day, since it was so nice and weed free!
We all went for breakfast on Sunday to figuring we wouldn't be getting many chances in the days to come. We also had a last chance play date at the park for some friends that were visiting from out of state. Then we got the word that gymnastics was cancelled as well.
The first few days without school the girls self regulated all the school work they had been given, or could possibly do. They continue to want to do school work and learn. They also are determined to keep up their gymnastics skills through all this. They are following a workout schedule sent from their head coach, and having fun with whatever equipment that we have available to them. Mommy and Daddy are even braving to join some of the workouts. We also managed a trip to the DMV to get mom her renewed license and Real ID which was a scheduled appointment since late Fall.
Let's see where else this all takes us and how creative we can be!
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