This year looked much different than any other year because of COVID. Our district, like many others, is starting of with Remote Learning. We are all glad to be back in a routine and it’s nice that school doesn’t start until 9am each day! I know the girls are very thankful for that!
Even though they are home all day, the girls still got ready for school and we took pictures. I’m ready to help as needed, so, I put myself in a few pictures too!
(more…)Ashley turned 11 right after they got back from California. We celebrated as a family on her birthday, and then she had a sleepover with 2 friends the next weekend. They had so much fun camping out in the backyard and playing outside and in the garage.
(more…)The girls were going out of their minds with everything closed and canceled, so we decided to send them down to visit Grandma, Grandpa, Austin and Alyssa.
They first week they were there, they enjoyed being around the house and doing things locally. The second week they went on a vacation to a beach house in Carpinteria. They had a blast! Carpinteria is such a fun place to vacation.
While the girls were gone for 2 weeks, Tom and I went to Whidbey Island for 3 days and then enjoyed being home in a quiet house for the rest of the time.
(more…)The girls have been visiting Mom and Dad in CA for 2 weeks. Tom and I have been enjoying a quiet home and have been able to spend a lot of time together. We’ve done a few projects around the house and watched a bunch of Marvel movies together!
This past weekend, we had booked a 3 bedroom house in Langley and had planned to spend the weekend on Whidbey Island as a family. Since the girls were gone, the trip ended up just being Tom and I. Because of that, we were able to explore the island a little differently and found a few fun new places! We had such a wonderful time together!
I think the most interesting thing that we realized on this trip, is that on the island, there are so many different types of terrain. The houses and feel of one area change as you drive to a different area. That made exploring so much fun. We had placed pinned on goggle maps to go to, but often we saw something interesting and turned off and explored more.
(more…)It’s not how we planned to celebrate our 25th anniversary, but it was still lovely. The girls are down in CA with grandparents, so we have the house to ourselves for 2 weeks. 🙂 On our actual anniversary, we went out to the Lake Wilderness Arboretum and walked around there in the morning. We had a relaxing day around the house. Then we went to the Salish Lodge and had dinner at The Dining Room. We also watched our wedding video in the evening. 🙂
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