Somehow I snuck in my DMV appointment for my Real ID and Kaylee's orthodontist appointment at the beginning of our blog month which was basically the last time it was at all socially acceptable to go anywhere with the kids. Then everything began to be cancelled. All was crossed off the calendar for this month and slowly many months to come as well.
Daddy set up his new home office where he resides on and off the phone working over Microsoft Meets with his co-workers each day. And we all began figuring out day work/school work schedules and how we can make the most of the new situation.
There was a couple weeks of getting connected online with school and continuing education with distant learning before this last week of Spring Break. Mommy still has to go into work 3 days a week, but the girls are doing fantastic getting school work done and even enjoy completing extra work and research on new facts to learn, doing science experiments, etc. during the day while Daddy has to work. They do still love Daddy's attention which makes it hard sometimes, but they understand that he has to work and try their best to make a go of it on their own the days Mommy is at work. The girls have even been dedicated to keep in shape with almost 2 hours a day workouts. Mommy and Daddy have joined them on occasion. We've mixed it up throughout the week to keep fun and entertaining. Usually warm up is on the trampoline, but sometimes it starts with over a mile jog around the neighborhood.
We've also found many ways to stay in touch with friends and family. We've had Zoom calls including one for Christine's Birthday which included people from LB to New York. We've had family chat's with McFarlands, Natals, Marty's, Kyle's, and Poppa. Mommy has set up a weekly call with her High School friends which is great since we are all so busy to make time for each other. The girls have been using Messenger kids, and they each have a google account to use Hangouts with friends and family. They also had fun on their scheduled Google Meets for classes with friends from school.
The girls and Daddy made a sign for Mommy's birthday, and when she got home from work they all made delicious Chocolate Lava cake topped with ice cream for dessert! There was a theme for April Fools Day around the house with plenty of plastic wrap. It was on the stairs, on tops of water bottles, over a screw tray, and even on the toilet : )
In general we have actually all really enjoyed the family time. We have been getting creative which is great. We have done plenty of crafts, Daddy brought home a simulation motor to piece together which has been almost completed, lots of new recipes to cook together, plenty of BBQing, new types of computer/digital art, chalk art, we even bedazzled a hat. Yes we found a never been open Bedazzler which was given to us by Grammy a while back and put it to use.
Other of our main go to's include walks, runs, bike rides, family dance party shenanigans, and plenty of trampoline time. We all just get silly and bounce, lot's of new double bouncing tricks, getting new gymnastics skills and perfecting others, inventing new games that include catching a soccer ball and hoping to not lose it in the drainage ditch. The girls favorite is to get Daddy on the trampoline because he can bounce them the highest! The girls have also definitely upped their game of Kan Jam as well. We've enjoyed all the weather, which is pretty mild but included some rainy days which we always enjoy. And Cienna convinced Mommy that they should learn how to jump off of a roof just in case they needed it someday. So that happened with spotting and professional supervision : )
We found plenty of eggs for Easter. So we did some egg dying and got out baskets for the Easter Bunny and a hunt the next morning. We all got up, and couldn't believe there were over 80 eggs to find. We believe they were all accounted for. Then we had a huge breakfast before preparing the ribs to be smoked all day long. We didn't need to worry about lunch for sure. We also did some dehydrating of fruits and meat to enjoy throughout the week. It was a beautiful day so we spent most of it outside, then watched a movie while eating dinner before bedtime. As the movie ended, Kaylee decided she would show us her tooth that she just pulled out! I think the Tooth Fairy met up with the Easter Bunny that evening.
We noticed that girls get restless in chairs all day doing school work so we got them a couple of ball chairs to sit on. They also played dress up again with Mommy's wedding dress, and we all finally got to do a virtual sleepover with the Marshalls.
Mommy set up a Zoom account to get all the gymnastics team to get to see each others faces and say hello. It went well even having 30 or so girls. Most of them were silent but I still think that they enjoyed seeing each other again. Then later that day the girls invited the Water's sisters to join them in their workout. It went really well and they all worked hard together.
We've even found new joy in bedtime stories again. Though it seems as if there should be more time to get everything done, we seem to fill up the time together and still have plenty of things to get done.
Enjoy the pics:
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