Highlights of 2019 + a touch of 2020

2019 was a big year. In no particular order, we finished our house renovation (documented in a previous post), my mom moved from Richmond to Maryland (very bittersweet), Owen lost his front teeth (but there were "shark teeth" right behind them so that he barely ever had a space there), Amelia lost a tooth too (and another one soon after), Amelia danced in couple recitals, Jacob graduated elementary school (and had to describe himself in 6 words), Uncle David & Drew came to visit (we saw the soon to be World Series champion Nationals play!), Aunt Jamie and family came to visit (we saw the sites), we went on lots of fun summer adventures (to be documented in future posts), Sam graduated high school and went off to college (UVA), there was the first day of pre-k, 4th and 6th grade, we had a grand celebration filled with hope to welcome 2020 with the Schwartzes (good riddance 2020), Mike and I went to Key West with friends (take me back!!), all five of us got a glimpse of what we might look like when this pandemic is over (not really, but it was fun to see what we might look like when we're old-er), and other fun and exciting stuff.  

Aunt Jamie, Uncle Jared, Heath, Laila, Olivia & Barkley came to visit little old us!

"Camping"

One of our last walks around UofR lake

A visit with Bill, Graham and Charlotte

Our last day at 7700 Hampshire Road

Jacob pitching

Owen FINALLY lost his front teeth!

Amelia's dance recital

Elementary school clap out!

Nana and Papa came to help celebrate Jacob's elementary school graduation. 

Jacob in his own 6 words

Amelia with her 3s class teachers, Mrs. Biggs and Mrs. Mac & Cheese

Last day of school - 2018-19

Uncle David and Drew's visit

Amelia's and her best buddy Cambria

Amelia hiked the whole Billy Goat trail - 4 miles!

Sam headed off to college!!!

Outfits ready for the first day of school!

First day of school 2019-20

Owen 4th grade, Amelia pre-k, Jacob 6th grade

Short trip to Allentown for Gabriel's bat mizvah

Halloween - Owen the garden gnome, Amelia the baby shark (in a nod to the World Series Champion Nationals!), and Jacob was attempting to camouflage with the dark (?).

Firepits and Schwartzes

Girls' trip to Lake Gaston 

(Sanchia, Amy, Jean, Jen, Danielle, Stacey, & Shannon)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 2020 is going to be AMAZING!!!!

We got to explore the World Series Champion Nationals' park in the off season

Key West forevs with Laura, Mike & Molly, Matt

Amelia's winter dance

And then, just for fun...

I guess one day we'll see how accurate this was. Yikes. 

Quarantine 2020: A lot of pictures

Just a little insight into how we're living our best life during a global pandemic:

Day 1 - Longest hopscotch in the world

Amelia making her daily schedule.

School Days

People in neighborhoods put rainbows on their doors for kids to count on walks.

Amelia made forts like this every...single...day.  

A friend's first half marathon race was canceled so she ran it on her own. We cheered her on at the end, six feet apart. A bit awkward but nice to have a reason to see other people.

Jacob teaching PE

Visiting with friends virtually.

 

Recreating a work of art (er, photograph) challenge.

We put in a new patio and spent all spring trying to grow grass. 

Bad timing to grow grass according to the children.

Easter Bunny is probably the reason the virus spread so much.

Quarantine sleepovers - only Jacob and Owen were invited.

Spa Day

Amelia learned to ride her two wheel bike!! 

Then I got her a bike that attaches to mine for really long bike rides, now she never wants to bike on her own. Oops.

Preschool Graduation car parade!  

LAST DAY of the strangest school year ever (I hope), 2019-20!!!!

ROSIE, our pandemic puppy that is really Aunt Nancy's, but we babysit sometimes!!!!

The POOL finally opened, yahoo! 

Amelia jumped off the diving board and after practicing most of the summer, Jacob did a flip!

Celebrating Memaw's quarantine birthday - the place where she lives lifted their extreme quarantine rules just in time for her birthday!!! 

Playgrounds eventually opened too.

And that is a sampling of our average daily life in a pandemic...so far. 

March 13 - August 15, 2020.