These pictures aren't in order for the week, but here's what our week looked like:
Aaron took the kids camping and fishing. Eleanor went along and she loved it as much as the boys. I love their happy faces and I love that Aaron loves camping and enjoys taking all the kids. Several men from the ward went and they all had a blast. We're already planning a family camping trip and I'll go along next time.
They came home smelling like campfire and had so many stories to share! I missed them while they were gone - like I cried because it was so quiet in the house. I was able to get a lot of errands done and cleaned up the house. I was excited when they got home!!
Earlier in the week, the kids and I went on a little hike. We do all we can to get outside as much as possible, especially before it gets blistering hot here.
Little Miss thinks she's too big for naps. She does an okay job taking quiet time in her bed. She always changes into her Elsa PJs and would wear them all day, every day if we'd let her.
On Wednesday we went to Liberty Oaks to pick up Eli's school supplies. We then picked up some donuts as a celebration of finishing up the school year.
I love these flowers as we walk around the neighborhood. They make me so happy.
Scripture Study: I wanted to capture this moment of Aaron helping Eleanor read for our scripture study. We're doing our best to each have a copy of the Book of Mormon to follow along and taking turns reading a few verses at a time. It's worked out the best this way, I think.
Our zoo has opened up and we had a free pass so we went one afternoon. I was worried when we first arrived because there were so many cars in the parking lot. I haven't even taken the kids to the store yet and we're still having church at home. I said a little prayer in my heart asking if we should just go home. As we walked around to the exhibits, there weren't as many people there as I thought and I felt like everything would be okay. We then entered the Australia area and no one was around. It was peaceful and I loved thinking about my mom's mission to Australia.
We felt so happy being on an adventure together!!
We've been watching "All Round Champion" on BYU TV. It's on Thursday evenings and we've all gotten into it. It's fun to have something to watch together.
On Friday, it was Eli's last official day of school. The teachers drove through the neighborhood again and we got to wave to them all - including the kindergarten teachers that we learned about through a virtual kindergarten roundup we did this week for Austin!! The bus driver drove through the neighborhood one last time to wrap up the school year. We waved and told him to have the best summer. He is excited to have Austin ride the bus in the fall. I was emotional as I thought about this year coming to an end. I've enjoyed homeschooling and I love having the kids at home, but I know that school is good for them too and provides them with opportunities to share their light and testimony.
Church: we've had lots of memorable church meetings together at home. I'll cherish these Sundays forever. We do miss our ward family and we were excited to get a notice this week from the first presidency that church may be opening back up soon.
