Ali the Artist

One of Ali's goals this year was to work on her drawing skills. She checked out some how to draw books (they lay out a picture step by step) and then spent the better part of several days off school drawing. I am truly amazed by the things she can create. 

Hubba Bubba

Eli spent quite a bit of his allowance money on Hubba Bubba gum (he was very clear he wanted that exact kind) and has been working on his bubble blowing skills.

Jake

Eli snapped this picture of Jake and for some reason I love it. He looks so sweet.

Back to Junior High

On February 1, for the first time in 325 days, Ali and Logan got to go back to school!

Ali brought her camera to school to take pictures for the yearbook and caught these two cute photos. They're the only kids at their bus stop right now (last year there were about 15). Maybe there will be more when (if) they stop doing A and B days.

Snow

We've had a couple snowy days this last week and the kids, especially Jake and Eli, have been loving it. Jake and Eli will go out for an hour or so, come in to warm up and dry their snow clothes, and go out again! Jake likes to eat the snow and probably ate his weight in snow while he was out there today.

St George

Jason and Logan took advantage of less than $100 round trip tickets to Las Vegas to go visit Jason's mom in St George. It was a good change of scenery for them and a fun adventure for Logan. He was excited to fly on the plane.

They were both excited for the food places unique to Utah.

And for the 60 degree weather in January!

Jason and Logan both love to hike so they got out and did that a couple of times.

Dinner out!

We thought it would be good for the kids to get a little bit of a break from each other too, and then laughed when they would do daily video chats, and Ali and Logan would chat back and forth on their school's chat feature all day (which is apparently something they frequently do anyway, even when they're doing school in the same room!). See, they do like each other!

They had a great time!

Back to School

For the first time in 312 days Eli and Jake got to go back to school in person! They are currently going twice a week for about 2.5 hours each day, but it's something! Can you tell how excited Jake was and how confident and protective Eli was?

All of our bus stop friends are A day kids (last names in the first half of the alphabet) and all decided to return to in-person learning. It was so fun to see all the kids (and moms)!

Jake finally got to ride the bus: that may have been the best part for him!