Let the excessive hand washing and sanitizing begin!
The beach became school.
east beach tacos 👍
Beach dogs.
Gotta keep Lolly cozy.
Skateboarding and losing teeth.
Covid began with lots of happy hours and isolating with all our favorite people.
These two.
No school. No problem.
Covid did make us all play more games.
Dogs loved the pandemic!
everything was canceled except neighborhood happy hours.
These messages began...
The organizing and cleaning at our house was a benefit of being home. Clorox on display 🤓
Lollipop even begs for smoothies.
A staple of the pandemic.
Happy happy!
Don't worry Thatcher, everything will be on an iPad soon and you won't have to worry about writing. 😂
The last time I helped in the classroom.
Still 10K stepping each day!
Forest Gump got Corona and shocked the world....
The beginning of the end of school.
And the beginning of divisive opinions on in-person school vs. remote.
everything cancelled.
The beginning of my disdain for our clown governor. 🤡 Remember when he told everyone to stay home and quarantine but it didn't apply to him. 😹 JACK ASS!
My most photographed subject.
The good ole' days....
It was cheap to fly but everyone was too afraid to go anywhere. Or maybe we weren't allowed to? I can't remember now. 🤔
We took advantage of all the free time. That part was great!
Sam kept up the soccer training solo.
Socializing and schooling through screens.
Most days no one got dressed!
I'm pretty sure this is a "school day" and Thatcher swapped his computer for a slot machine. Hopefully he was smart enough to turn his camera off.
Remote piano lessons.
Favorite decor on 3/17
Spring showers brought rainbows.
A lot of sibling hang-out time made for creativity including these two becoming each other. 🤣
More cleaning/organizing.
"School"
Sleepovers had to be with your sibling.
Daddy bringing home the White Claw!
Going through old bins of clothes—seriously the organizing was on point!
Planning what to bake next.
Short hair and glasses for fun.
We all were cooking more during this time but remember having to go to the grocery store and standing in line outside to get in. 🤪
Ready with her shopping list for me. I would have to prep myself for the pandemic grocery store experience. It was so bizarre.
We all exercised more. Nothing else to do!
Dance lessons remotely.
This didn't last long and Sam eventually quit.
More cleaning/organizing.
Always fun to find these on my phone.
Garage clean-out unearthed this gem. Sam even found the jersey to go with it and put it on! This was her first AYSO team in kindergarten and she's still playing sports with Charlotte ☺️
Ready for dance in her room. This may have been her last class!
More "school".
So true!
Zoom happy hours with friends.
Also true.
On a boat!
New trucks for his board.
Dogs loved the pandemic with everyone home!
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Recess.
Making Shoreline our backyard.
Lolly. ☺️
Remote workouts
Backyard picnics.
Doing activities they never were interested in pre-pandemic.
Playing basketball remotely. 🤓🤔
Allergy attack!
Backyard soccer.
Always finding the sunniest spot.
Sam's desk is never this clean.
I never have anywhere to sleep.
Thatcher's poetry is the best.
Stickers.
Probably not a good idea.
Always dancing!
The ice cream man still visits during the pandemic.
Cleaning just for something to do!
Pandemic Dancing 😂





























































































































































































