March Events

Here are some activities that our family did prior to the COVID-19 quarantine. These photos, of us surrounded by so many people, now seem a little strange. We definitely took our many social interactions for granted. We are excited to return to times like this again-- and prayerfully soon!

Family Fest

Our school always kicks off Lutheran Schools Week in March with this carnival-like event. Our kids love it! Jaden and Cody spent a LONG time at the cake walk and (after many, many, many rounds) won some heavily-frosted cupcakes. Adley enjoyed the petting zoo and the sucker tree. All three kids stood in line for the face painting. It was a professional outfit this year-- and a quite impressive one at that! What a fun day!

Grandparents' Day

Another big component of Lutheran Schools' Week is Grandparents' Day. Jaden and Cody were honored to have both sets of grandparents join them for this special occasion. My parents and Jason's parents split their time between both boys' rooms. 

The boys could choose which activities they wanted to do with each set of grandparents. They played games, did word search puzzles, made a Venn Diagram comparing the grandchild and the grandparent, decorated cookies, and even went on a tour of the school--led by the boys. Jaden and Cody had a wonderful morning. It helps that they have some pretty special grandparents!

Extra Grandparent Time

In addition to the big events like Adley's birthday party, Grandparent's Day, and other large family dinners, we enjoyed seeing Grandpa and Grandma during some quieter downtime at our home. Here is Grandpa, helping Adley with her puzzles.

We didn't get a lot of photos of Grandpa and Grandma during this particular visit to Texas, because they were extra busy--- buying a new home! We are thrilled that they have decided to move here and look forward to spending more regular time with them in the near future.

One day early this month, my parents graciously agreed to watch Adley for a day while I taught some make-up piano lessons. Adley had a marvelous time with Grammy and Papa and didn't miss her mommy one bit! She loved learning how to use their apple corer/peeler/slicer to help make an apple pie.

Grammy and Papa fed Adley lunch and spoiled her with one of her favorite desserts-- ice cream sandwiches. Papa had bought them just for her!!

Frisbee Golf

One weekend day, we planned an outdoor event with our Connect Group from church. Unfortunately only one other family ended up attending, but we still enjoyed our frisbee golf date with the Honeck crew. The entire sport of frisbee golf was new to everyone except for Jason and me. We all had our fair share of frisbees go way off course-- including several in ponds and gullies that we really had to climb around to retrieve. It was a fun time though. This particular course was designed and installed by a local Boy Scout for his Eagle Scout project. Pretty impressive!

Mrs. Boldt's Birthday

Also at the beginning of March, Cody's teacher celebrated a birthday. I coordinated a classroom party so that Cody's class could show their appreciation to her. We played a few games like "How Well Do You Know Your Teacher?," a funny over-the-head drawing game, and team charades. Other moms helped out by bringing in decorations, party hats, and a yummy cookie cake.

We surprised Mrs. Boldt with a framed word cloud picture, made up of adjectives that the class had brainstormed to describe their teacher. The kids also brought in homemade cards for her. We are thankful for Cody's wonderful teacher this year and enjoyed the chance to celebrate her!