quarantine week 9

The kids had a dentist appointment scheduled for Wednesday.  Lucky for us phase 1 of reopening started in time for them to keep their appointment.  I had to wear a mask but they didn't.  You know, because they were getting their teeth cleaned.

They both checked out great at the dentist.  We always get a treat after the dentist because the "vitamins" they put on their teeth are so yucky.  Today it just so happened that the Kona Ice truck was scheduled to be in our neighborhood after their visit.  Win Win!

Nana came over for dinner Wednesday night and we had s'mores for dessert.

We tried fudge stripe cookies instead of graham crackers and Hershey bars and they were a big hit.

The church bus doubled as an ice cream truck for the day and we got an ice cream and cousin delivery!

What a fun idea and a great treat.

They even had ice cream truck music playing.

Emmy enjoyed her weekly zoom call outside this week. 

The weather this week has been amazing so we've tried to soak it all in.

Restaurant patios opened on Friday and we were kidless for a few hours so we went to a favorite spot late afternoon (in hopes of them not being busy) for a drink and snack.  It was so nice to be out listening to music and relaxing at a restaurant again!

We picked up a huge piece of cake and headed home to enjoy it on the deck before the kids got home.

We have two more weeks of learning from home and hopefully more places will open for us to visit in our new found free time!

We saw the ice cream truck out tonight while we were riding bikes so we raced home because it's rare to see the truck in our neighborhood.  The kids thought it was a great way to end the weekend.

mothers day

This may have been the best Mother's Day to date! 

Nothing like starting the day with a mimosa in bed!

When I came down for breakfast I was greeted with some fun gifts!  I had asked for peony plants for Mother's Day.  We found some last week that were young and had already bloomed for the season, but we're hoping to enjoy them next year.  Jason was able to cut a few from our neighbor's yard for me to enjoy now!  I also got the wine cork holder I had been wanting.  I loved Bryce's card with me and the Swiffer.  

I requested chocolate Kodiak cakes with whip cream and strawberries for breakfast!

We're enjoying the slower Sunday mornings during quarantine.  After watching church from home, we headed to Jason's parents' house for lunch.

After lunch we came home and spent the afternoon outside.  Emmy and I can't wait for nail salons to open, but until then, I'm perfecting the art.  Well at least trying!

My mom wanted steaks for dinner so she brought the food and we cooked!  It was so yummy!

We made homemade peach ice cream for dessert.  Yum!  It was a day full of my favorite things; food, family and relaxation!

quarantine week 8

This week was teacher appreciation week.  

We delivered a special gift to Emmy's teacher on Monday.

We visited Bryce's teacher on Wednesday.

Emmy lost a tooth this week!

One of Emmy's friends had a Zoom painting birthday party.  The mom dropped off all the painting supplies along with a cupcake and some party favors.  It was so fun!

We visited Maymont (a local park) and had a great time.

Jason is teaching Bryce the grass cutting ropes.  Not pictured is Emmy running the blower.  Soon enough Jason will only have to do the trim!

Bryce was working on a rock project for science and had the magnifying glasses out to examine them closer.  This turned into making fire!

At least one of them was practicing some safety!

This week found me a little burned out with learning from home.  I'm hoping after a weekend to recharge we can finish out the school year strong.  

a real campout

Last night's camping experience was preparation for the real campout tonight!

The kids have been planning a campout at Chase and Taylor's for a while.

This canoe trip was much better than the one at home last night, ha!

Bryce is here for the fishing.

And the frog giggin'.

They had a game night before splitting up into their own tents.

These kiddos are still making fun memories during quarantine!

quarantine week 7

Emmy and I started a measurement unit on Monday and the first thing she asked to measure was a fruit by the foot.  It's three feet long by they way!

Bryce has become a master of a variety of rubiks cubes during quarantine.

The kids have not been inside a store since mid March.  Bryce is an internet shopper and has occasionally bought some things during quarantine.  Emmy tried her hand at internet shopping the other night and decided she wanted a cabbage patch kid doll.  They happened to have the doll she wanted in stock at Target so we did a pick up and she was so excited to have something new after being at home for so long.

We've had unseasonably cool and wet weather this spring.  The weather was forecasted to be nice on Wednesday so we took the day off from homeschool and headed to Farmville to ride bikes.

We had heard about the High Bridge Trail and wanted to check it out.

We rode almost 12 miles on the day.  Downtown Farmville was a nice halfway point to stop for a break.  

The trail was flat with little elevation change so it was great for the kids.

The bridge was so fun to ride over with great views.

We ended up in downtown right around lunch time so we found a fun restaurant and ordered carry out.  Bryce did his daily zoom call with his class while we waited for our food.

Jason and I split a yummy burger and a beer.  We're getting really used to alcohol to go during quarantine.  

My team at school had a zoom happy hour this week.  It was so good to see my colleagues.  Hopefully more will attend next week.

Thursday was very rainy, but the skies cleared in the evening so the kids were able to ride bikes.  They're favorite thing is to ride through the puddles.  Look at those cute water splashed faces!

We stepped up our happy hour game with some spicy pepper jelly on Friday night.  It was so good.

The kids made up a fishing game in the driveway and Jason made it even more real by getting the canoe out for them to play in.

The kids had planned a camp"in" tonight so we invited Nana over for s'mores on the fire to make it feel more like camping.

It was a little chilly last night so I was perfectly fine with an indoor campout instead of a real outdoor campout!

They played games and had the best time.  Bentley even spent the night with them!  We're making such fun memories during quarantine.