The world has drastically changed in just the last few days. We had been anticipating a change, both personally and professionally just based on what is going on in China and Italy. However, the change came much quicker than we expected and has completely changed our plans. Spring break is just around the corner and Dad had planned a trip to San Antonio with the girls and the Velas. They were also going to pop in to see Aunt Bibi.
COVID-19 and the mass shelter in place orders have changed all that. The governor just closed all the schools and daycares until the end of this month. Thankfully, all the schools provide laptops to the students so Abigail will continue her lessons through remote zoom meetings and alternative method of instruction plans. We took a trip to the grocery store, which will likely be the last for some time and found that there was no meat, dairy, spaghetti, dry goods, paper goods or water. It was an eye opening experience and we wanted the girls to experience it first hand so they and we will remember how lucky we are to live in the US where food and supplies are normally plentiful. It was a sobering and emotional experience and Jennifer's father has equated it to our generation's WWII. Although the blunt force of this pandemic does not seem as soul crushing as war, it definitely brings a completely different set of challenges that no one could have ever predicted.
Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer
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.
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. 
