Spring break

Spring break....something we have always looked forward to, but this year is met with a little trepidation.  Last year at this time, we sent Preston off to Florida on a spring break band trip, helped Madison and Andrew move, watched as a weird new virus invaded the country and subsequently closed the schools, activities, and changed life as we knew it.  Two weeks to flatten the curve has turned into a year long nightmare of regulations, cancellations, new normal, masks, death counts, infection data, politization of public health, and currently some promise on the vaccine front.   It wasn’t all bad.  The cancellations made for a lot of family time.  We have done projects, crafted together, learned some new things, caught up on all sorts of movies and books that we had been putting off until we were less busy.   I will admit that although sometimes inconvenient, I rather enjoyed the family time.  The kids are hopeful that this spring break will end with them going back to school though.  We have been pretty lucky, with just a few weeks of going remote when basketball teams got exposed or numbers got too high, we have been able to mostly be in school.  Enter spring break. I was actually craving the break.  We have no real plans because, well covid is still a thing.  We have a few projects we are doing.  We have a few small plans, and a couple of special dinners we are making.  It will be good to rest up so we can get through the crazy spring season that is coming.   

Friday was the first day off.   Madison, Mallory and Evie went to Wanego with GG to get some princess pictures done of Evelyn.  They turned out amazing. I can’t wait to see the rest!   They also ran over and had lunch with Cameron in Manhattan.  Evelyn asks me at least once a week to FaceTime Uncle Cameron. Which is why this picture makes me laugh so much!  She loves Uncle Cameron, so why does she look like sitting on his lap will give her cooties?  

Hoping for a nice, quiet, fun break with my people.  Fingers crossed.