Quarantine Update

We have been self quarantining this past week and so far so good! 

None of us are sick and the kids are loving not going to school. 

Also I haven't done any homeschool with them AT ALL #nojudging

This was on Crazy Hair day. They both used hair chalk

Dress like your favorite character from a book day.

Tanner chose the whale from the "Who Would Win?" books

Maddie and Kinley both picked Fancy Nancy

And they both looked super cute!

The gifts I took to a favorite things party my friend was hosting

What the kids did when we got invited to our friend's house for dinner

Might solve a mystery-or rewrite history!

Tanner's 120th day of school project. Trevor's idea, but we all helped!

Screenshot of me reading to Kinley's class for reading day. I read to all 3 of the kid's classes but Kinley's teacher is the only one who took a picture.

Tanner's schoolwork

I took Maddie and Tanner to a Future Chefs class put on by the county parks and recreation department

They loved it!

They made vegetable skewers

Fruit loop donut rainbows

Cookie/oreo/marshmallow sheep

and a few other things. It was super fun!

Maddie's new pjs from Grami

Stocking up on essentials!

I didn't forget the kids

Walking on the Indian Head Rail Trail

Since the kids are home, I am having them help me with the cooking/baking.

Tanner helped me make granola and said he can totally do it on his own from now on.

I have had Maddie and Tanner each read 5 books to Kinley every day

Tanner learning how to start a fire with just a stick and log-unsuccessful so far

What the basement looks like.

The kids won't clean it up because they are apparently still playing with it. They do go down there at least once a day and play with the Legos, so that is something.

Planting flowers with Daddy

It is getting so warm and feels like spring here!

Reading Harry Potter. 

We just finished the first book and have started watching the first movie! It is super fun.

The kids made a leprechaun trap

And made sugar cookies for St. Patrick's Day

Frosting them

The leprechaun did come, but they didn't catch him

Tanner built a Lego Gringotts bank

Making Lemonade

Tanner explaining how the bank works

Although it stinks not being able to go anywhere and the kids can't be in school, we are enjoying sleeping in and relaxing more. The kids are definitely getting their fill of play time and Trevor is enjoying his "commute" from our bed to his desk. 

Exploring Maryland

We are in the thick of school, soccer and life raising awesome kids and loving it!

Happy Valentine's Day to me! 

Trevor bought me these beautiful roses and set up a scavenger hunt for me around the house with clues and a bunch of presents! We also went to a Valentine's Couples Party that was really fun.

Trevor getting ready to go running when it was freezing cold outside. 

Maddie said, "You look like a robber, no offense."

Making our daily trip to Lowe's, picking out building materials for our cased openings

Before picture

Ever since we moved in, I have wanted Trevor to case them and he did last weekend!

After picture!

I love them so much and think they make the house look so much nicer

From the other side

The other one that is between the kitchen and dining room

He did a total of four of them

Trevor and the kids had the day off for President's Day so we went to St. Mary's River State Park

It was really nice and beautiful

The loop around the lake is 7.5 miles but we only did about one mile out and one back.

Maybe when Grandma comes to visit us she could go around a couple times while we feed the ducks!

Hiking on a log

We crossed this huge field as a "shortcut" through the trail

Taking a break and refueling with fruit snacks, hot cheetos, etc. for the way back

Throwing rocks in the lake

Afterwards we went to 5 guys

So delicious

I found about 10 fruit snack bags hidden behind our printer when I cleaned up our desk

The kids have to do some at home science projects for school so we all do them together. 

This is the one where you can stick pencils through a plastic bag filled with water and none leaks out. Worked great!

Saturday after soccer we went to Gilbert Run State Park to check it out.

It is technically closed for the season but there was still lots of fun things to do.

First thing we did was climb the dam, even though there is a big sign saying not to.

Playing at the playground

We got to go over a fun bridge

And go on an awesome zipline!

The kids liked this the most

We went out on the pier and threw rocks and chased ducks

Another beautiful lake!

Throwing rocks

Another science experiment, this one the exploding baggie

Kinley wasn't sure about going on the zipline, but she did great! 

She screamed the whole way on the first time, this was her much calmer second round.

And that is what we have been up to the last few weeks!