2020 After Covid-19

(3/15/2020) Church is cancelled indefinitely! We are blessed to continue with home church lessons and home sacrament meeting!

Church at home is pretty sweet!

(3/17/2020) Ventures to the grocery store left me feeling unsettled when I saw all of the empty shelves! No toilet paper or paper goods! 

No baby supplies!

No chicken!

No canned food!

(3/22/2020) With the kids out of school indefinitely, we had to get creative to entertain ourselves!

Win, lose, or draw!

Love that the kids have had more time together than usual

(3/24/2020) Neighborhoods put on scavenger hunts for the kids - that's our t-rex for dinosaur week

(3/24/2020) Cooking in the kitchen with my cutie pie!

I let each of the older kids pick out and make a dessert for "math" and "science" class

Beau made this delicious smore's pie!

(3/25/2020) My kids' teachers had to transition to teaching online! First grade Zoom meetings were no cake walk!

(3/26/2020) We tried reaching out to Mama Dunlap in creative ways as she recovered from the virus

We Marco Polo'd from the temple grounds singing primary songs!

Love these long-haired, shaggy cuties!

(3/27/2020) Cuties dressing up at home

(3/27/2020) Movie night!

Relaxing at home!

(3/28/2020) Sofia's SECOND birthday ... at home! We called it a "Sofia Fun Day" and did everything she liked!

(3/31/2020) Fun on the trampoline

(4/1/2020) Hannah's dessert pick was a blueberry pie!

It turned out delicious!

Sofia especially loved the pie!

(4/3/2020) Hudson's dessert pick ... dirt and worms!

(4/6/2020) I made masks for our family during conference

(4/7/2020) Mandy and Becca put on an Easter Egg hunt in our front yard!

Notice the sign on our door, warding away neighbor kids as we tried our best to social distance

What a cutie in those overalls and that hat!

I love these brothers!

(4/9/2020) Marco Polo challenge from Auntie Sethrina ... homeschool pictures!

Homeschool 2020

Class Clown

Prom Queen

Valedictorian

Most likely to go on to Harvard

Miss Congeniality

Cheer Queen

Student Body President

Prom King

I love this kid - boy he needs a haircut!

What a dolly

Overworked, underpaid!

So grateful for all my children's REAL school teachers!

(4/12/2020) Easter ... no Sunday services!

My doll face

How long can this kid's hair get??

Legos for my cuties - they needed something extra fun to break up the monotony of being home EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

Easter morning doughnuts!

Mmm!

(4/13/2020) I love how much my kids love one another!

TV time!

(4/14/2020) LEGO WEEK!!! One of the best coronavirus weeks!

(4/15/2020) Delicious garlic bubble bread!

(4/16/2020) A love themed meal (I think we were playing Greek gods and I was Aphrodite)

And on to painting!

What a pretty painting, Sofia!

(4/23/2020) Our coronavirus project ... turning the lower yard into a beautiful oasis!

(4/26/2020) Singing time on Youtube!

(5/4/2020) Progress on the lower yard! 

My mom so graciously watched the kids while we worked on the yard

(5/5/2020) Used the leftover rocks to create a "Friendship Garden"

(5/9/2020) My happy as can be morning buddy

Cutie little strawberry girl!

(5/10/2020) Hudson made me breakfast in bed for Mother's Day!

Look how darling - roses, chocolates, and all!

(5/15/2020) Indulging in Barbies on Hannah's 5th birthday!

Love my children!

We had a teddy bear themed cousin birthday party!

Everyone made their own teddy bear cupcake

We sure love our cousins!

In true Beau form, a Sloth Bear!

A visit from Cora the turtle as Hannah opens her gifts!

Ending her birthday with a bubble bath ...

And a brother sleepover upstairs!

(5/18/2020) Can't get enough of these wild bubbles!!

Beautiful gal!

I can't believe she's going to KINDERGARTEN next month!

(5/19/2020) Masked shopping with the babes!

I love this little poser!

(5/20/2020) Fun at the park climbing the soccer goal (the playgrounds are closed!)

Pooped after a day of fun!

(5/23/2020) Watching Joey ... our inspiration for getting a DOG!!!

My beautiful girl

Little sweetums matching her doll!

 

(5/24/2020) Hiking Travertine Falls

A little trickle

Little hiker

We found a cool spot to have the sacrament!

Love this man of mine!

Celebrating neighbor's birthday Corona-style!

They sent over the cutest balloon, invitation, cupcakes, and drinks to celebrate across the fence!

(5/25/2020) Hiking White Wash

It's so fun to get outside!

My peeps!

Fun rocks to climb!

Beautiful gal!

(5/26/2020) Checking out the Schaap's Goldendoodle puppies!

We instantly fell in love!

(5/28/2020) Sister love!

(5/30/2020) Turning our bathroom into a spa!

(6/2/2020) A goodbye sleepover with Han Joon (he moved in June!)

(6/7/2020) Shauna took our family photos! They turned out so great!

I adore this face!

I could just kiss him!

My little adventurer!

The men in my life!

Brothers and best friends!

What a sweetie!

(6/10/2020) The astroturf that ruined my back!

(6/13/2020) A mom's getaway to Lake Abique and Ojo Caliente Spa!

What fun friends!

(6/15/2020) The best thing to come of coronavirus?? Weekly cousin playdates!!!

(6/17/2020) Reading to my favorite people

(6/19/2020) This guy is the sweetest big brother EVER!

WHEW! Coronavirus has been just the worst and we wish it were all over ... BUT ... when we look on the bright side, there have been many blessings amidst all the craziness. More family time. More sibling time. More cousin time. More Daddy! More family activities - movie nights, hikes, games, reading, cooking together! I'm more involved in my children's education (a good and bad thing! Ha ha!) We've been more deliberate about staying in touch with loved ones - Marco Polos, phone calls, walks, visits, play dates, virtual game nights. We've gotten so many home projects done! Home church is tender and I LOVE it! Less driving around in the car. Less shopping trips. Less distractions. More time at home.