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In July 2020, we went to Sacramento for a week! Nearly everything that we did had something to do with WATER. Activities included: camping at Lake Tahoe, kayaking, swimming in pools and rivers and lakes, holding church by the river, tubing on the American River, dinner cruise on the Sacramento River, and horse back riding… Continue reading Sacramento 2020

So July was awhile ago! But I need to get this in the books! We had a lot of summer fun in mid-July. This post covers July 5-July 20, 2020. We took grandma and grandpa to the zoo! All four boys went golfing and did really well. We had a piano party with grandma and… Continue reading Mid-Summer Fun

  Our celebrations for Independence Day 2020 were very different than what we’re used to. This is my favorite holiday along with Easter, and I try to go big each year, so it took a lot of stretching for me to find ways to make the week special with so many Covid limitations. We ended… Continue reading 4th of July

Tanner turned 9 on June 28, 2020. He had an adventure packed birthday, and was lucky enough to have some family guests join in all the fun. His day began at the camp site with our family of four and Uncle Matt and Aunt Johanna. We enjoyed a yummy breakfast and played around the camp… Continue reading Tanner, the 9 year old!

June was our one year mark of living in San Diego! The Jacaranda trees were in full blume to remind us of the weekend we moved here! Boarding up for BLM protests after George Floyd was murdered. I created some STEM activities for the boys. Family clay art We were very proud of our art.… Continue reading June Photo Journal

 Dallin turned 7 years old on Monday, May 18, 2020. With about 8 weeks into shutdowns and Pandemic life, we had to be really creative about celebrating a birthday. Fortunately, we were able to have a great Minecraft birthday for Dallin! That morning during his school zoom meeting, his teacher and class sang happy birthday… Continue reading Dallin's 7th Birthday

It’s hard to remember what we were doing in May. The time all blurred together as Pandemic Life settled in to Weeks 8-11.  I think most of our May involved staying home and getting on each other’s nerves. My memory has four days that stand out:  May 1 – First day of mask mandate in… Continue reading What Were May Days?

During the last two weeks of April, we found ourselves in a new phase of Quarantine: Getting Creative. This was week 4, 5, & 6 of the shutdowns. (We were such newbies then, thinking that this would all be over soon!)  I’m a bit surprised to look back and see that we got so many… Continue reading Getting Creative in Quarantine

It was our first Easter in San Diego, and we took extra care to try making it one of the best, despite all the shutdowns and restrictions with Covid-19. It was challenging, and we experienced a few more setbacks, but we were successful in making it a joyful time for our family. Alleluia! During the… Continue reading Easter 2020

Most of the shutdowns had occurred, and now it was time to figure out what to do next. This post covers life from March 23 – April 2nd ish??  No school, no church, and no work. No zoo, no museums, no restaurants. No parties or play dates. No sports leagues to play in or watch.… Continue reading Figuring out Quarantine