April 21, 2020

eleanor is 8

we had a different plan for her birthday that involved ponies in the backyard
but coronavirus made things a little different
she settled on a princess birthday
so i pieced together all our scraps of cardboard and made a castle backdrop
 breakfast in bed
 presents
 she was so excited to use her cotton candy machine
 she is so beautiful
pinata time

 thank goodness for lots of siblings so it still felt like a real party
 eleanor wanted to have a ball and we were happy to put on our fanciest clothes and dance with her




 crowned :)



 musical chairs



 a distant visit from her bff
we celebrated in between general conference and she was sad her friends couldn't come
but she ended up having an amazing day so it was a success 
eleanor is the sweetest girl
we love her so much
she is an angel

march 2020

look whose mohawk is back! he was so cute showing all his friends at school
 doughnuts
animal print day
 we love the library
 sweet big sister reading stories
 out to dinner at grimaldis 
 i took henry on a date while jude was being watched by my neighbor
 noah did a play for drama
 we went on a run
 date for eleanor with michael
 new pictures above the couch that i've taken
 stinker
 dave came back for a judge thing
 lunch date
eleanor working on her anxiety
 such cute boys
 on his way to the neighbor's to be watched
 one last trip before things got shut down
 grocery shopping for the first time after things started shutting down
 date with hazel
 that chicken again

  first day doing homeschool
snack tray
 sweet hazel getting jude ready for bed
 st patrick's day
 michael working from home while i run
 art
 look who was ready to potty train!
 eleanor's dress came in the mail my mom made her
 making progress
 kitty girl
 giving michael a crown while he works
 new bangs
 bike ride
 yoga

 we love hanging at the river

 sleepover
 we gave the island a makeover
 having a spa day

these two freaky friday-ed with each other
 seems safe
 ta da....later i restained the top
 church at home
 also safe...

 family trampoline time
 stocking up during a pandemic for 8 people is no joke
 ready for more projects
 so happy to finally get around to the railings that have made me crazy being two toned forever
 sweet little love
 play dough barbie dress
 michael in the office for a meeting
 so happy he got a candy necklace from his auntie 
 ready for his birthday

 we drove to emmett and had a picnic for his birthday

six years old!!!!
he is the busiest kid and makes me crazy a lot but we also love him
 church at home
eleanor's hiding behind us
 movie time
 these two are such good friends
 a sure sign olive and jude have been playing
 my baby girl
 school at home
 i was sure michael was done with his meeting but instead his boss asked him if someone was sewing
oops