April.....

During this time where we really have nowhere to go, I began to find it is very easy to just stay inside and in pajamas every day. I wanted the girls to maintain some sort of normalcy, so we made sure to get dressed in non pajamas EVERY day! To keep me accountable for this, I decided to take a daily "front door picture" and I'm so glad I did!

April 1st

April 2nd

April 3rd

April 4th

April 5th

April 6th

April 7th

April 8th (Happy Birthday Jade)

April 9th

April 10th

April 11th

April 12th (Happy Easter)

April 13th

April 14th

April 15th

April 16th (hat day for spirit week for school)

April 17th (school spirit day)

April 18th

April 19th

April 20th

April 21st

April 22nd

April 23rd

April 24th

April 25th

April 26th

April 27th

April 28th

April 29th

April 30th

Oh what a month it has been! On to May.......

Easter 2020

Easter morning started with a basket full of goodies!

We got dressed up and watched our Easter Worship Service from the couch! I set up an indoor hunt for the girls, with some filled eggs they received in an "at home" bag from church!

Afterward, we enjoyed the nice weather and created an Easter themed chalk drawing.

We wrapped up the day with an outdoor hunt for eggs filled with coins and dollar bills. The girls could literally hunt for the same eggs, over and over and over!

While this wasn't quite the Easter we're used to celebrating, the meaning behind the day is still the same! Happy Resurrection Day, Jesus! He is Risen, Alleluia.

Jade is Eight

Jade was pretty bummed that she wasn't going to be able to celebrate her birthday at school this year. We did our best to make the day special for her, and I think we were successful!

The day started with balloons and donuts!

Lunch was Jade's choice, Culvers!

She opened her gifts from us, and was most excited about her new electric scooter!

Included in her card from Grammy and Grampy were a set of scavenger hunt clues. Jemma and I set them up beforehand and then we Facetimed with Grammy and Grampy while Jade hunted for her gifts! At the end of the hunt she found Junie B Jones books, markers and a new chair for her room! Such a fun idea Grammy & Grampy! :)

Grandma and Grandpa stopped by and got to watch Jade open her gifts from them outside, staying 6 ft away of course. ;) Luckily the weather was gorgeous, so it worked out perfectly! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for making the trip over!

Jade also had a stack of cards and gifts to open from the Baum family! Jade loved reading each of the handmade cards! We also go to Facetime with together, which is always fun!

We wrapped up the day with a Facetime call with Aunty Nancy and Uncle Paul and dessert! Jade's choice of cookie cake, vanilla ice cream and crushed Oreo's were the perfect ending to a great day! 

Thank you so much to all our friends and family for the sweet texts, calls, Facebook messages (that I read to her), cards, visits and gifts! Jade said she had a GREAT day! 

Happy GOLDEN Birthday Jadey Bug!

"Spring Break"

We enjoyed having Nate off for a few days during "Spring Break". The weather was pretty nice a few of the days, so we tried to find things to do outside! 

We walked around Whalon Lake one afternoon for nearly 2 hours, it was a gorgeous day!

We also explored a "new to us" Forest Preserve in Bolingbrook!

We found out during this week that our Shelter in Place order was going to be extended until at least April 30th, meaning more e-learning and more social distancing! :)