Sunday, May 31, 2020

Coronavirus Chronicles: Part 6

During the last 11 weeks, our family has practiced social distancing and worked from home. Our state entered Phase 2 of reopening. Stores, sit-down restaurants, and hair salons have reopened with restrictions.  Gyms, playgrounds, libraries, and churches remain closed. We haven't seen our extended family in nearly 4 months. 

Savannah and I have two more weeks of online learning. This week Savannah is having her drive-through 5th grade graduation, and I am cleaning up my library for the school year. 



After Tal and I put Hadley to bed, she snuck out of her bed, and slept in the sleeping bag in her closet with her blankets and buddies Puppy and Millie.

The girls went camping and had a picnic in their RV (my SUV):

Hadley used her chore money to buy a sparkly Frozen watch. She was so excited to wear a watch like everyone else in our family!

The girls' dolls took a nap in our guest bedroom:

Hadley made a cozy spot in our living room bookcase:

Hadley asked me to curl her hair, which has grown so much during the quarantine!

On Sunday, our family worshiped at an outdoor church service:


This weekend our family went to the state farmers market, where we bought some peaches...

...and an assortment of cookies from The Cookie People. Our favorite cookie flavors were the molasses, caramel and butterscotch, sugar cookie with sprinkles, and root beer!

On May 11, Tal and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary. As an anniversary gift, we bought ourselves a pressure washer. Today Tal and I spent 5 hours pressure washing our front steps, sidewalk, and driveway. It was a time consuming but rewarding process to remove several years of dirt and grime. Our curb appeal has improved! 



Sidewalk Before and After

Front Steps Before and After

Driveway Before and After

While we were pressure washing our driveway, the Kona Ice truck drove down our street. Hadley got a cotton candy sno-cone, while Savannah got a blue raspberry sno-cone:


Monday, May 25, 2020

Memorial Day

On Memorial Day, the girls and I woke up early and took a day trip to Wrightsville Beach. It was cool and cloudy in the morning but warm and sunny in the afternoon. We spent seven hours playing in the waves and sand. Aside from the three of us getting painful sunburns, it was a beautiful and relaxing day.










Sushi for lunch
 
 


 Jellyfish on the beach
 

 

Monday, May 18, 2020

Birthday Walk

Today is my 44th birthday! To celebrate, our family walked 2.4 miles on a local greenway. Then, we picked-up Taco Bell for dinner. For dessert, we ate brownies that Savannah and Hadley had baked for my birthday. I am blessed!




Brownies


Sunday, May 17, 2020

Birthday Hike

Tomorrow is my 44th birthday! Today our family celebrated by hiking 1.6 miles at Eno River State Park. We enjoyed the fresh air, sunshine, and exercise, as well as some quality family time. Also, Savannah and Hadley practiced following the marked trail (Hadley loved being the line leader!), trekking up hills, and climbing over rocks and fallen trees.