April just flew by crazy fast!! Although we are in quarantine & pretty much never leave the house except for a walk or a bike ride here & there, we do enjoy the sunshine & being together. We've done a lot of "virtual school" projects, themed days, game nights, & other fun family things this month.
Sunday afternoon walks through the farmland is our FAVORITE thing to do these days.
Where we live allowed us to watch the 60+ satellites that just got launched into space to appear all at once in the night sky. Night doesn't happen until REALLY late here so we had to stay up pretty late to see it, but we were glad it did. We were able to see them all just after 10pm as the sun was finally setting. It was amazing. It was almost like watching a train of lights in the sky.
We've also started loving our family bike rides through the German countryside. It's a great way to get exercise as a family & it's just fun too. All the kids love it.
Trek was awarded Field Grade Officer of the year for his Squadron, Group, & Wing level for 2019. This is one of the 3 awards he received. Soon, he will be up for the next level once all this craziness ends. I did end up marrying the best of the best. He works hard to get the job done & I'm proud of all he's accomplished in his 19 years in the service so far.
Another favorite pastime right now is playing football, soccer, & ultimate frisbee in the soccer field by our house. (Yes, we live in an AMAZING location that has all sorts of neat things). We're loving all this extra family time.
With Trek being in the Stake Presidency in our church congregation out here, he had the chance to make an uplifting video for our church members to watch. He did it in our happy place (the beautiful yellow rapeseed flowers in the farms). It was such a beautiful backdrop for a video message focusing on finding joy in the small things.
The kids have had a lot of fun art projects, math projects, science projects, & even some hilarious host nation (German) projects. As much as I despise (being honest here) virtual school, there have been some fun activities the kids have loved.
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| Craiger's Art Project |
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| Canyon's House Art |
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| Craiger's Happy House Art |
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| Canyon's Stars & Sun Project |
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| Canyon's Warm & Cool Colors Art Project |
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| Bladen's Optical Illusion Art Project |
I've been baking bread several days a week. There's no bread in the stores here & luckily I have food storage of flour, sugar, yeast, salt, & milk so I can make bread. I make extra large loaves so I only have to bake it every other day.
Canyon is my toothless wonder this month. He lost 3 teeth in April. Now he has the cutest little lisp you've ever heard. What a cutie pie.
I've been doing Young Women "Virtual Mutual" activities every week since we started quarantine. (girls in my church ages 11-13). Once a week we meet over zoom & do a fun 30-40 minute activity together. Taya's favorite was the Lego Master Challenge. They had 30 minutes to build a house for their favorite story book character. They all had fun with that. It's been nice to find ways to keep my kids connected with their friends. It isn't always easy, but we make do.
Bladen has been baking like crazy this month which cracks me up. He all of a sudden loves to bake cakes & cupcakes. He's learning how to frost too & he loves it.
It's been a crazy, but fun month for all of us. We hope all our friends out there are healthy & staying safe during this difficult time. Keep smiling! Keep having adventures & find JOY in the journey.
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