I can't believe we've been sheltering in place for, I haven't even counted, weeks now. We have definitely settled into a new normal routine. The girls are ROCKING on-line learning. They get started right after breakfast and we are usually done with school and piano practice between 11-12. We really miss our friends and awesome teachers, but the extra free time is nice. Our school has been doing virtual spirit days each week. We don't participate every day, but it's fun to do at least a few a week.
crazy hair day
super hero day
Disney character
Disney character
Sundays still feel REALLY weird, but our church is doing an AWESOME job of providing lots of ways for us to worship and stay connected. Each week the kids ministry has links to the Bible story, teaching lesson, and worship songs. Our adult Sunday School class meets together on Zoom to catch up and share prayer requests. Then we stream the service each week. Thankful we serve a God we can worship anywhere and any time.
We did a few fun Easter things this year. The girls made some fun crafts and our church paired us with other members of our congregation and had us drive by their house parade style. It was really fun and nice to get out of the house.
We met my mom and sister for a social distance walk and photo shoot one weekend. It was nice to see them in person and not just on a screen. We didn't get close since my dad is still going to work as an essential employee. The girls were asked to be flower girls in a friends wedding in May. It was forced to be a family only occasion, but I really wanted to get a few pictures of the girls in their beautiful dresses for bride.
Typically May is a crazy busy month with school ending and end of year performances and such. It felt really weird this year that we just stayed at home. The girls were able to do a virtual piano recital and their kids choir did a virtual performance as well. We had a social distancing picnic with my family for Mother's Day. It was REALLY good to see each other in person even though we didn't get close.
I'll close this post with last day of school pictures. Like everything else this day felt very anti-climactic. Proud of the girls for how hard they worked during virtual learning and very thankful for their teachers all the hard work they did to keep the kids engaged.
