Jan 2020
Well as we all know now, 2020 went crazy fairly early in the year.
But even before COVID19 entered our lives, we had some hard times, including a memorial for a classmate and friend who had died tragically the month before.
That was a difficult thing to watch our kids walk through, and the memories kinda fill up early January for me.
I don't love to blog about horrible things, but, I also want this "scrapbook" of our life to be real.
Winter in the Pacific NW is often cold and grey, so we made good use of the garage over the endless cold days by pulling the cars out and letting the kids - and dog- play...
Feb 2020
The boy playing tennis with a strainer...because of course =)
We were a house divided for the Superbowl...
That was a really fun night, and I'm so glad we went!
We found some sunshine one afternoon...
March 2020
Cousin fun while gathering to celebrate Papa's birthday...
The twins had their fourth grade music program...
We had dinner and treats at home, and I did my best to focus on being grateful to be entering the last year of my thirties alongside such cuties =)
Right after my birthday everything shut down and we began quarantine. All sports games and practices were "put on hold", school was put "on extended spring break", and we hunkered down at home...
Fun Dad brought out some mattresses for jumping...
We did our best to get outside and enjoy fresh air whenever we could...
Lots of coloring has occurred...
Legos and Kindles on repeat over here...
Meanwhile, the store shelves looked like this:
The twins turned ten in the end of March.
TEN.
It's crazy.
This was the first year they requested separate birthday parties, and we were on board to make that happen...right up until everything closed up for quarantine. We obviously had to cancel their parties, but we did our best to make the day special at home with our little family.
Tradition dictates I get a picture with my babies the night before they turn another year older.
My last night with nine year olds...
(Brother is clearly a huge fan of this tradition)