Our world today

I joined some friends for an “active Women’s book club” this year. The idea is to read a book and get together and discuss but also do an activity such as hiking, biking etc. 

Our first meeting was Jan 24th. We ended up doing a 3 mile walk. It was so fun!

Our next meeting was scheduled for March 20th. We had to postpone due to being on lockdown for COVID 19. Since there’s so much uncertainty about this virus and lockdown timelines, we finally settled on doing a Zoom meeting instead...

Not very “active” but great to see everyone anyway. We did set a date for our next meeting and have planned a hike...hopefully our world is back to some sort of normal by then!  Thank goodness for technology!  

Easter

Olivia woke up with bunny ears for Easter!

The kids found their Easter treats right away. 

Emma was excited to see all her goodies. 

They are never too old for this. 

Olivia looks inside. 

Then it was time for the egg hunt. Marcus loves finding the eggs. 

Emma found 14, Marcus found 14. 

Olivia was the winner with 28. 

So far it’s a pretty good Easter!  Happy Easter everyone!

The kids prepared scavenger hunts for each other. This is Emma’s made by Olivia. 

This is Olivia’s made by Emma. 

This is Marcus’s also made by Olivia. So clever!

Spring Cleaning

The kids have been working hard cleaning up the property. 

A little dirt never hurt. 

The property is looking so good!

Marcus helped trim the trees. 

Marc showed the kids how to roast hotdogs!

We even had some visitors.  

Archie is loving having everyone home. 

8th Grade Basketball Pictures

We received the girls middle school 8th grade basketball pictures.  These were taken the very last day before school was closed for 2020 due to COVID-19.  These girls got 3 games in this season...not enough but at least the got some.  They had found out before this was taken that school was cancelled and their season was done.  The plan was to have mad faces...Emma and Lexie didn't quite get the message though.

Marcus’s Cake

Marcus also baked a cake!

He had his vision and got to work. 

He added his personal touches. 

Great job Marcus!

This cake was so delicious!  

Cake Wars

Olivia bakes a cake earlier this week and decided to have a competition with her friends. 

Competitors are Emma/Olivia, Kynlea, Natalie and MacKenzie. The brothers are the judges. 

Since we are socially distancing the girls baked together using FaceTime. Can you see their phone?

Emma made her own fondant from scratch!

She did amazing!

Look at that cake. Designed by Emma and made with Olivia’s help. 

Emma

Olivia 

Natalie did cheesecake 

Kynlea

MacKenzie

I’m so proud...they did so well. 

Marcus rated look 8.5 and taste 9.5. 

What a fun activity!  Hope everyone is surviving COVID 19!  Stay healthy and safe!  

Crazy Times

I was able to get a few 8th grade action shots for basketball. 

Twin to twin. 

This was the 2nd game the girls played.  They got in a total of 3 games...

Then the season was called to an abrupt end. 

Friday it was announced all schools in WA State would close from March 16th to April 27th due to the Coronavirus. The team had one final fun practice and said their goodbyes. 

These ladies will all be freshmen next year...can’t wait to see them play again!

Kynlea’s Birthday

The girls went to Kynlea’s house to help her celebrate turning 14. 

They had a little accident in the sand pits...they flipped the side by side on its side!  They all had seatbelts on and came out ok. 

The next morning we all met for brunch at the Davenport Hotel. Olivia loves how fancy it was. 

Emma thought the food was amazing. 

Marcus has a good time. 

The girls got their own table...so grown up!

We walked around after brunch. 

The girls have never been here before!

They lived the ballroom the most. So fun!