Fishing at Farmington Pond

March

March was an insane month. A month like no other I think the world has experienced in these modern days. A new virus had spread throughout China starting in January and though it caused some worry, it didn't affect us until the virus came to the U.S. in March. The Cornoavirus, or Covid-19 spreads rapidly and can be severe for certain populations, mostly the elderly and those with underlying health conditions. Once it came to Utah, it only took a few cases for government leaders to start shutting things down. I'm not gonna lie, when they closed the schools, it was devastating for me. I really tried to keep it together, but the whole situation was so emotional. All of the unknowns of how long it would be (it ended up being very long, things are still crazy in July), if we would get sick, if our loved ones would get sick, what would happen to the economy, etc. were all more than I was prepared to handle. The kids had to do school from home. Barry worked from home. Church was canceled. Sports were canceled. Every event I had to delete off our calendar cut me just a little more each time. Oh, and did I mention the earthquake on March 18th? Just after all this started? Barry had left for work and I woke up to our bed shaking pretty violently just after 7:00 am. I was so confused because I'd never felt anything like it. I just sat there unable to do anything. Later I realized I probably should have gone and made sure the kids were safe, but I was in shock. Barry didn't feel it in the car and the kids mostly slept through it, but I felt anxious for weeks in bed thinking I felt more shaking (there were other aftershocks that I definitely felt). But we were all fine.

So the new normal became not going anywhere, not seeing anyone, and not knowing what the future would hold. Communities came together to try and make things better with car parades and scavenger hunts. Zoom calls happened all the stinkin' time (I was happy when we finally gave our kids' computers back to the school). We did things to stay entertained and I tried to help the kids adjust. I was just so sad for them for different reasons. Quinton missed a lot of fun 6th grade (last elementary year) activities. Sawyer had been doing so well socially in Kindergarten. Miles was actually going to nursery. Clara had just started young women's. Warren had just started primary activities and would be getting baptized soon. It was just hard to not have things play out the way we originally anticipated. I hope our kids look back at the quarantine as a time they can remember as positive. I really tried, but man, it was hard.

So here's the rest of our March pictures. Luckily I got my hair done just before all the salons closed. March had some warm days and some snowy ones. We went on walks and had church at home, including the sacrament. And mostly we just tried to entertain ourselves and stay sane.

Trip to Oakley

We visited Oakley one weekend so Barry could prune his parents' trees. Miles got messy in the car and all the kids stayed busy playing and adventuring. It was nice to have church there, too.

Quinton's Basketball Season

Quinton's doing better and better at sports each year. He had a fun basketball season until it was cut short because of COVID-19. Barry was his coach and the boys won a lot of their games!

Clara's School

Clara did a great job at her school program. She memorized several different things for the Great American Challenge. She also went on a fun field trip to the Museum of Natural History. Here's a picture of her with her friend Morgan there.

Etiquette Dinner

Quinton and Clara had a combined young men/young women activity and were served a fancy dinner.

February

Here's some fun pictures from February. Barry and Warren went on a bowling date. Miles made messes. Barry and I went on a date to Ruth's Diner. And the kids have discovered all the crazy filters on the phone.

School Projects

The kids have been so busy with school. I helped Warren's class with an art project one day painting butterflies. Quinton was Jeff Bezos for the wax museum (I think he dreams of having piles of money someday). I also went to Warren's class for Valentine's Day after watching Quinton do the 6th grad lip sync with his friends. I was shocked to see him all dressed up dancing to "All the Single Ladies!" Quinton also won the school science fair and went to the county one with his gummy bear osmosis experiment. And I'm so proud of Sawyer this year. He's grown a lot in kindergarten. He was the star student and had to tell all about himself. A year ago he would never have been so brave!

Get Air

We love Groupon! It's the only way we can afford to go to trampoline places. The kids are always sad when it's time to go. And very worn out.