We painted our house!!

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After

First Day of Virtual School

 Lisa started 2nd grade, and Stanley started 5th grade. They are doing virtual school to start the year. They both have Chromebooks, and have a schedule for the day that is a mixture of live Zoom calls with their teacher and class along with independent work. They are rocking it so far!

Stanley's Birthday

Stanley turned 11!! We had a great day, despite all the strange circumstances.

When we got up, we went to Dots Donuts. He was very excited to get donuts for breakfast! Stanely got a balloon delivery, and we opened presents. We had a Zoom call with the Scharnak family. Then Stanley built Legos and played video games.

We met Stanley's best friend, Jameson, at a local park. Stanley hasn't seen any friends in person since March, so they had a great time! His friend got him a giant Nerf gun. They rode scooters together, ate cupcakes, and traded Pokemon cards.

Stanley also had a virtual playdate with another close friend, Jarek. They played Roblox together while on a video call. 

Stanley got a surprise visit from his teacher from last year (4th grade), Mrs. Coleman! 

Waterfalls

The kids and I went to see two different waterfalls in the area recently.

One week we went to Beaver Creek Falls. It's about an hour north of us. We took a little road trip and hiked down to the waterfall. It was so pretty and the kids had a great time exploring the water area.

Another week we went to Multnomah Falls. It's a pretty famous waterfall in our area that is about a half hour from our house. It had been a while since the kids had been there, so I wanted them to see it in person. So beautiful.