August 2020

 FAMILY FUN

Maddy made this cute panda and tiger out of clay (Brooklyn did the colorful ball).

Brooklyn does "Mommy preschool" and is working on writing Bs and her name.

Audrey had fun writing her secrets in invisible ink.

We saw our first Palo Verde beetle. Luckily it was dead and outside!

Brooklyn started letting me do her hair this month. She finally realized that it is nice to have hair out of her face.  Her letting me do her hair was a special occasion deserving of a picture!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US

Jared and I celebrated our 18th Anniversary this month. We didn't feel like we could leave the kids overnight without family close by, so we took a day trip to Wood Canyon Lake and the Mogollon Rim. 

We had fun picnicking, kayaking, and walking around the lake. It felt SO good to get out of the heat and to see all the green trees. 

BROOKLYN'S 1st DAY

I was expecting screaming and tears, but Brooklyn was happy and excited to go to school her first day (I think her "Wheels on the Bus" song obsession helped).

Brooklyn and I spent a long time trying to find the perfect mask for preschool. She fell in love with this cute tiger one because she is "a mommy tiger to Roary."

Brooklyn came off the bus with a big smile. She told me she likes "bus preschool more than mommy preschool."

AUDREY'S FIRST DAY (ONLINE)

Audrey's was super excited about school starting. 

She was thrilled to get her own iPad, but ended up becoming frustrated and bored by the online platform.

Luckily she has an awesome teacher that let us do the bare minimum amount of Zoom so Audrey could spend more time reading and working on in person stuff with me. 

ABBY'S FIRST DAY

Abby's first day at Jefferson Prep went well. She really likes the school, and I think she will be an excellent student.

MADDY'S FIRST DAY

Madeline is doing homeschool again this year. She will be doing math and science on Khan Academy and English, history, and ASL with me, and music with her harp and piano teachers.

 

NATHAN'S FIRST DAY

Nathan is excited to be homeschooling again. He will be doing most of his classes with mom, but he will be part of a homeschool drama class and he will continue taking piano lessons from Maddy. 

CHURCH 

Our Title of Liberty from at home church.

We were excited to attend sacrament meeting for the first time since March. I was impressed that Audrey and Brooklyn were able to keep their masks on for the full 45 minutes, although they did start fighting once, which Jared appropriately observed was "fighting like cats and dogs."