The first 31 days

These first few pictures were from the beginning of March, which was about 2 years ago now and I don't remember what we were doing. 

The beginning of quarantine.  We were at the beach.

Let's say.... doing homework...

Super heroes taking a hydration break

Doodles in a box.

eh, they're probably fine

Beautiful flowers from Aunt Jen to brighten our day

Blowing bubbles next to a quickly shrinking snow mountain

Doodles helping me shop for toddler containment units.  Poodle, golden retriever and now in new toddler size.

Two howling wolves doing crafts.  Nathan used all of our green paint on his caterpillar.

Dancing with Mr. Dave

The first time we left our street.

Playing 'will it float?'

We found a 'bouncy log'

Bounce, bounce

Trying to find climbing trees

Sometimes getting a box of pull-ups in the mail is the highlight of the day

Making chicken stock

Making muffins

Ellybear in a box.

Ice cream!

It was cold and raining, but we went for a bike ride in Zander park to get out of the house

Doodles feeding Puppy

Elly getting the sandbox toys out for the season

We started training for Easter a bit early.

Doodles didn't find my hiding spot for all his eggs very funny.

Bad guy.

Super heroes coming after the bad guy

Super hero flying

Older super hero teaching younger super hero the alphabet 

Another day of training for Easter.

Slowly moving everything in the garage to the front lawn.

Elly reading a story to Puppy

Flying a kite.  After recovering it from the neighbor's roof.

Bubbles

Taking a power nap.

Chubble to trouble

Doodles had to eat a healthy snack before he got a treat, so he ate an ear of corn.

Then and now

Lots of painted rocks showing up in our parks

Three puppy dogs

The driver was having a hard time hearing directions from the rider for some reason

Grandma's scarf doubles as a 'seatbelt'

No more playgrounds 

Playing by the creek

Wall climbing

Planting peas

Planting potatoes 

Doodles and buttered noodles

Playing in the car.  Leading to a dead battery the next day.

Babies sleeping on big bear

Elly doing gymnastics on zoom

Crime scene.

Puppy got to be the puppy in a car.  I was a farmer in a tractor.

Elly at a zoom meeting with her teacher and some of her friends.

Believe it or not, this was doing homework.

On a hike.

Big wheelin' on the bike path in Middleton

Tree house picnic

Egg dying time

When all the eggs were died it was time for some paper towel roll art

Day before Easter dress rehearsal for the big day

Eating some eggs

Easter morning scavenger hunt with clues Elly had to read

Elly finding the first surprise and Puppy gazing hopefully in the direction of his leash, wondering why we're all by the front door and not getting ready for puppy walk.

New sunglasses hidden in the hat and mitten box

Second clue led to the bunk bed for new books

Doodles is more interested in his new dinosaur book as Elly opens a new swing

Next clue led to the bathtub for....

.... hoppity balls

Final clue leads to Nathan's truck garage for baskets with treats.

Computer church.

Trying out the new swing

Twisty swinging 

Egghead and an egg

The main event.  What we've been training for all this time.

Bubble time

Showing Florida grandma and grandpa the dinosaur book and the egg toys

Cheers to grandma and grandpa.  Or maybe a virtual drinking game.  Its day 30.

Booby trap

Big bear manning his post in the window for anyone going on a 'bear hunt' 

My co-worker at work.  He thought it would be funny to keep jiggling and clicking the mouse I didn't know was connected to me lap top as I worked in the other room. 

My co-worker holding up a glove and telling me it's toilet paper

Elly's gym class... doing jumps over a monkey

When everyone works in mommy's office