Day 6

Day 6 was a great day!  The sun was shining and we were pretty busy!

 Oliver kept up with his Kinex.

 He made mushrooms! lol

 I did some reading!

 Then we all hopped in the car to take a drive to get out of the house and deliver some of the artwork we have made!  Even though we stayed in the car (except to stop at the mailboxes) it was really nice to drive around in the sunshine!  I even put jeans on!

 We did our drops as fast as we could so we could surprise everyone!

 Claire caught my determination lol

Camden and Liam loved their picture!

Grandma and Grandpa loved theirs too!  

 I started a little coloring of my own, which was actually really relaxing!

The days are going by surprisingly quickly.  I am really embracing sleeping in!  We are just trying to stay positive and enjoy the break from our usual crazy schedules.  It is a scary world out there right now but we are doing our best to stay positive and do our part by staying home and staying away from others!

Day 5

Day 5!  Happy Friday!!!

 Claire made us some edible cookie dough!

 Then ate it all before we could try any of it lol!

 Oliver and Mark had some fun with the Kinex for Science time!

 Oliver was pretty proud of his work.

 Claire played some basketball for PE today.

 Even though it was super windy she still hung in there!

 Then she painted some canvas art for art class.

And Nana and Papa finally made it home from Florida.  They drove for two days and said the traffic was nuts but it feels great to have them home safe and sound.  Now they are going to be quarantined for 14 days, so it will be a lot of driveway talks for a while!

Day 4

Yesterday was another busy day over here.  I did leave the house to grab some prescriptions at Rite Aid and drive around for a bit.  And by drive around, I literally mean drive around and around.  It was nice to get out and about for a bit.

 For art we made Sloths!

 We are all enjoying the art projects!

 It was beautiful outside and we all had a nice to time taking a walk after dinner.

 And of course, because we are a competitive family, there was some racing going on.

 Claire made us pudding today so we all enjoyed that little treat after our walk.

Then we wrapped the day up with a little Yahtzee, which I feel counts as math :)

Corona Day 3

Yesterday was another successful day here at Club Komo.  

 Claire practiced some Lacrosse.

 And apparently mastered "The Rainbow" whatever that is.

 Then we all read to our favorite stuffed animal so we could send the pictures to my class.

The we wrapped it all up with a movie night.  Tonight's choice, Toy Story.  We have never seen 3 or 4 so we decided to start from the beginning since we have some time now.

Corona Day 2

Yesterday was our first official day of "homeschool".  While we are working through some kinks, it went pretty well.  

 The dining room in now our official school room!

 For science Oliver got to use his Christmas gift from last year.  He made circuits!

 Claire hasn't been given too much work yet so she did some reviewing of her subjects.

 We all did art class together!

 Claire's leprechaun came out super cute!

 Oliver had fun making his leprechaun!

 Mark didn't make one but he liked showing off mine!

 Overall, we all did great!

Gym class was obviously street hockey.  Claire had a note and didn't have to play hockey.  She opted to run a mile around the block instead!

 We facetimed with Nana and Papa for a bit today!  They are in Florida but they are currently driving home!

I really embrace our reading hour around here!

I went to for a nice long walk after dinner and it felt really good to get out of the house and be in the sunshine.  Honestly it felt nice to feel like it was just any other day, even though I know it is not any other day.  This is a really scary time and I just keep reminding myself to focus on the good around me!

Corona Virus

Right now things are a little crazy in our country (and around the world).  The Corona Virus has pretty much taken over the world and we are all trying to stay healthy and keep it from spreading.  Schools have been closed until April as of right now and we are all encouraged to practice "social distancing" to try to slow down the spread of the virus.  

So far the kids have been trying to keep themselves busy.

 Mark hasn't stopped watching the news!  I am trying to take it in spurts.  Every hour there is something new on and it can get a bit overwhelming.  

 Oliver won't let this stop him from playing hockey!  Even though his hockey tryouts were cancelled !

 Movie nights are a must during this time!

 We stocked up on some books!

And we are trying to make the best out of everything.  

This is all a little stressful and scary but staying positive is a must.  Each day we plan to work on some school work and make the best out of a bad situation and STAY HOME!  I have to focus on the positives.  I am very lucky that I am able to be home with my children right now and not have to worry about my job and I need to keep reminding myself of that!  Each day will be a new adventure!

February Break

We had another wonderful February break.  As much I would love to say that we were overly productive this year, I just can't say that.  We were pretty lazy and it was magical. 

Claire and I watched a ton of shows about serial killers (I am absolutely thrilled that she not only shares my love of this stuff but that she is finally old enough to watch it with me)!

We did squeeze in a bit of skiing.  Although the conditions were terrible and the kids and I pretty much whined the whole time and Mark finally took us home.  

I enjoyed a great dinner to celebrate one of my favorites 50th birthday!

Oliver played some Fortnight.

Claire and Kathleen made "Friendship Bears" lol

We celebrated Greg's birthday.

Oliver had some fun skating with his cousins. 

Normally we squeeze in all kinds of trips to museums and day trips.  But this year the kids were pretty busy with their friends and sports, so it was tough. We did have fun grabbing dinners,  going out to breakfasts, snuggling up to watch movies, and just plain hanging out. It was a great break.  I am already looking forward to the next one!