It rained several days this week. One particular day it rained in the morning and then cleared up by the afternoon. It wasn't too hot so we went on a temple walk! I miss being able to attend the temple. The temple grounds were peaceful and full of life with birds, insects and beautiful flowers. It really is a blessing for us to be able to walk to the temple.
This cup made me laugh - this is so me most of the time.
The YW met together for the first time in person since the pandemic hit. We made cards for police officers and had s'mores. It felt like a mini-girls camp.
Our library has books available for pickup and they even threw in some crafts for the kids to do. Here is Austin's cat puppet!
On Saturday, Austin was invited to a birthday party for a girl in his primary class. We haven't been to birthday parties for months and just a few kids from the ward were going so we felt like it was okay to attend. We've still been trying to do our part during this pandemic so we haven't gone to a ton of places. When we arrived at the party, Eli got invited to stay for it too and Eleanor cried the entire walk back home. She wanted to stay! For an hour and a half, it was just Eleanor and me. We had a popsicle together on the porch. Sometimes I forget what it was like to only have one child. It's so quiet!! When the boys arrived home, Eleanor ran and gave them big hugs and said, "Welcome home! I missed you!" It was so sweet.
Our neighbor kids also had a little birthday party in the afternoon and Eleanor was invited this time. She loved being with the big kids!
We also worked on the basement bathroom. I found these decorations and loved the pop of color. I'm excited to work on other rooms in our house!!
Sunday - we worshipped at home as a family. Aaron taught a lesson about repentance and had the boys walk around the house with 25 lb weights - Eleanor's was 10 lbs. Aaron taught about the extra weight we feel when we carry our sins around. He then had the kids set the weights down and walk around the house without them. They were able to walk so much easily. I hope they remember object lessons like this!
We continue to swim most days and sprinkle in school work, reading, practicing the piano and straightening up the house. I signed the boys up for face to face learning, but they are required to wear a mask. A lot of schools are already saying they will go to virtual learning. I don't know what the future holds. I'm nervous about it, but then I feel at peace when I remember that Heavenly Father is in control. I feel more and more grateful that I'm a stay at home mom right now and if school does go completely virtual, our home life won't be too interrupted because I won't be scrambling to find a babysitter because I have to be at a job outside the home.
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