Friend caravan

The twins' beloved and much-missed friends came over in a friend caravan to stand six feet away and sing happy birthday. They chalked cheerful messages on the driveway and then had to leave. 

Just seeing them restored A and Julia. 

Birthday party (lockdown edition)

They were able to have a good time.

Quarantweens

A birthday like no other

Hiking

Any way to pass the time

Salt creek

Tea party

To keep ourselves amused during the lockdown we are having theme days.

Saturday was High Tea at our house.

Too bad we were social distancing, or you could have joined us for finger sandwiches, 2 kinds of eggs, 2 kinds of scones, and a delicious lemon tea cake. 

And tea.

Superdawg

When you can't go out, drive in.

Violating the spirit, if not the law, of the stay-at-home guidelines. 

Saturday with Dad

Life goals

He's not finding e-learning very challenging.

2020 Census selfie!!

We've been counted.

New hobbies

Cleaning out the dishwasher

The day the children reported having leftovers for lunch

Looking at deer at Herrick Lake

Plague doctor

Three kids in a snow flurry

Small appliance war

The toaster has chosen sides

Weekend

By the twilight's last gleaming

Long day

Middle school is hard sometimes

College day at the middle school

Legos

Sometimes when he's quiet he's doing something monkey and sometimes he's creating whole separate worlds just for himself.

Our favorite violist

Sunday morning

Knoch Knolls

With apologies to those of you who just wanted to enjoy the solitude of nature this morning

Musical season again

We await next week's orchestra concert.

Off the bench for Lisle

Somebody's Nana!

Science fair

When he's interested in something, he's all the way interested in it.

Parenting is weird

SuperbOwl Sunday

On the hunt for owls at McDowell.

Hardly saw a speck of wildlife, so John consoled himself with a giant stick.