May Flowers

This is the first weekend that our state is easing restrictions during the pandemic. We decided to let the girls come to the Home Depot with us to pick out flowers for our front yard. For the last couple weeks anytime one of us goes to a large store we wear face masks, but it was the girls first time to go out to a store since all this began. Dad made them make shift face masks out of bandannas to wear and both of them complained about how hot it made them. After picking up the flowers Abigail and Mom planted them in the front garden, while dad cleared the beds of weeds. Allison had injured herself when she fell while playing with a ball so she stayed inside. 

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Walkabout

We're entering the 7th week of homeschooling/quarantine. Daddy is still doing a great job at homeschooling and for a bit of scenery change on the weekends we take walks around our neighborhood. It's a good time for us to spend time outside the house and get some fresh air. Allison does not enjoy the walks too much because she gets too sweaty! Abigail loves them because she likes to race dad!

Much Love

Moises & Jennifer

Easter 2020

Easter this year was a bit different than past years. There were no visits with family or friends or even an Easter brunch. We spent the weekend coloring Easter eggs. Mom made the mistake of choosing a very intricate "unicorn gel" color kit and quickly regretted how involved and messy it was! The good news was that that they turned out beautifully. The whole weekend was very rainy too, so we ended up staying inside the whole weekend doing various projects. Sunday we had to hide the Easter eggs inside the house because it was so yucky. We'll definitely remember this Easter for many years.

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

At Home Haircuts

Quarantine life requires some adjustments! The salons have been closed for over a month here and mom's hair is just a bit shaggy. Dad kindly offered to provide a bit of a trim. It ended up looking pretty good, next just have to figure out the color! Fortunately, not really seeing anyone at the office, just video conferencing at this point!

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

COVID-19 Interview

Mumzie gave us the idea of interviewing the girls about their view on current world events so they could look back on this video 10 years from now to get an understanding of their feelings during this time of uncertainty. We thought it was a great idea so we sat them down to talk after dinner tonight:

https://www.amazon.com/photos/share/3VnMByPOBJDBs0fLkq9SL18Zozl1tdkAuXyOgoFasy8

PE Time

School has been closed for two weeks now and it was just announced the will remain closed until at least April 20th now. There is going to be a shift in curriculum since the school closure is much longer than the standard AMI packets. Part of the new shift is going to include a required PE report daily to the teacher. The good news is that dad already had the girls doing some physical activity in the afternoons, probably to help his sanity too. Some days they do "real" excercise on mom's bike or with her weights, other days wii works! The girls have also been riding their bikes a lot when weather permits. It's good for them to get out into the sunshine, but we can tell the seclusion from their friends is starting to weigh heavy. It is not as bad for Abigail who can facetime her pals, but Allison's friends don't have access to electronics like the older kids do. We have spent a lot of time facetiming family to help fill in the gaps. 

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Tortilla Making with Dad

The kids are through the first full week of quarantine and Dad survived at home with them! He even took the time to show them how to make one of their favorite foods: Tortillas! He said they were terrific sous chefs and we had great fajita tacos for dinner!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer