What a month this May has been! We finished out school at home, and I kept my office officially closed until May 18th (though we had a rotating schedule of when employees would go in). It has really been a unique time for our family, nation, and world. Ryan and I have said many times that we'll look back on this time and think of it as being one of the best times for our family. We have spent so much time together, and truly enjoying that time. The girls have become best of friends again which we've loved seeing. We've slowed down the pace of life some which has been wonderful. We also recognize that we are healthy, income-stable, sheltering in a loving, safe, comfortable home, and all of our needs are more than met. Not everyone has all of those items, so we are staying grateful and appreciative. The shelter in place order and quarantine bans that we've seen are being lifted, so life is starting to return to a little more normal.
I think we've completely worn Decker out, and he'll be glad if we start getting out a little more!
Blake and Heather Martin hosted a little get-together to celebrate Chip DeWalt's birthday soon after the ban lifted. It was our three families plus Blake's parents at the Martin's home. We were so excited that Ryan's guitar teacher and friend, Mark Miller, came to play a concert for us there. It was a beautiful evening (seriously the weather these last few months has been amazing), so we just gathered in their front lawn, enjoyed some Mexican takeout, and and listened to Mark's great music. This was our first time to be with friends again in a couple of months, and it was wonderful!
The girls have had fun doing each other's hair several times.
I just loved this picture of my sweet Mia. Such joy in this one.
Oh man, Decker is in need of a grooming appointment! He can hardly see when he runs!
Lily found these two house scavenger hunts that we had fun doing around our house one evening. This was a very fun idea.
We've all started a "paint by numbers" set which has been a lot of fun.
It has become our family's summer goal to watch all the Marvel movies in their chronological order (not production order). We started in the evenings during the last week of school. We're about 2 weeks in at this point, and we're already down to Ant Man which is more than halfway. We're all loving this and having fun with these movies.
One evening we went over to the Foxes house to welcome Sarah and Abigail as "Newest Knights." We can't wait to have their family at Stonehaven in Lily and Mia's classes next year. We are very thankful for this family, and we think they'll make a great addition to the school. The girls all had fun playing together, and we enjoyed sitting out in the driveway with Brian and Katherine to catch up. Again, it's just so wonderful to be with friends again.
Mia helped Ryan make bucatini pasta one evening for cacio e pepe.
They made a few hearts out of pasta too to put in with the noodles. It looked great and tasted delicious!
We were thrilled to have Avery and Bella come spend the night last weekend. The girls enjoyed their friends' company and catching up with one another.
Just two cute pictures of Decker because really, isn't it always great to see a cute puppy?
What a wonderful May it has been!
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