Theme dinner

We were surprisingly well prepared for Animal Night.

Not shown: black cat and turtle.

Theme dinner

Fancy dress night, which was also sloppy Joe night.

Drive-by celebrations

We have this down to a science.

Theme dinners

Sports night

Cubs night

Beach night

Anything to keep us all amused.

Bad news

They'd all rather be in school 

Blackwell Woods

Tour de Forest Preserves

Egg hunting

Remote learning PE

The sixth grade is learning to line dance

Social distancing

Out in the woods

Backyard living

Still working on the roof, but this year's fort is one for the ages

COVID days

I'm sure many patients feel reassured by seeing only our eyes.

But the sidewalks are getting friendlier

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