tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32414260627367700942024-03-18T16:49:06.253-07:00jess and the gangJessica G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02069529074063718149noreply@blogger.comBlogger2022125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241426062736770094.post-90587834373646084612022-03-15T13:35:00.007-07:002022-03-15T13:47:00.015-07:00Callum lost his first tooth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hi, it's me Jess...is anyone out there? Yeah, it's been a while. I actually thought I was completely done with this ole blog of mine. I wasn't planning on giving it up. It just happened. It was no longer a priority. Then Callum lost his first tooth at school last week and it seemed like too good of a story not to document. And by too good, I mean a story that wouldn't have made sense two plus years ago. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6qxtl5SG8hcmLW9m3JQLk0fKp3DWgeva0feczZ5D6bbJbL__UfSwNjwmG2C0xcXFa71JeITm4hYzH8c7bjAcd_ONgwVSUfvMaVKYxCrV2XhGcbLJZlT1maj_8RxYj-bYnj95f5Q1dtdQ9-BWVED971Sh7NpN0lwL1vZpIXMPZExcofa5e_nZWb8nT=s6240" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="6240" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6qxtl5SG8hcmLW9m3JQLk0fKp3DWgeva0feczZ5D6bbJbL__UfSwNjwmG2C0xcXFa71JeITm4hYzH8c7bjAcd_ONgwVSUfvMaVKYxCrV2XhGcbLJZlT1maj_8RxYj-bYnj95f5Q1dtdQ9-BWVED971Sh7NpN0lwL1vZpIXMPZExcofa5e_nZWb8nT=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We only discovered Callum had a loose tooth two days before it fell out. And it didn't even seem that loose. But he was in prep this past Thursday, dancing to Just Dance (high quality education over here) when the tooth came out and his mask caught it. HIS MASK...haha! He pulled it out and kept it safely in his hand until he got back to class and gave it to his teacher. She got one of those coveted tooth necklaces for him and put it safely in there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN5-YrXS6vPY2eH-8WnRTByBp8BK1G3qbbadxzNf-kcobQ-JNfFNa1slTMNoU8eMDAqAsNhXxh4-2ayVAMgUyTowl42swoEzwItKOnVr5iXq5upfTjfiGF4tUXzHPaOmbk5RemTe3AlPUXjDK_un1Y80T0iSiYiLPW1cQvZCLyh2wk45PWV8HVT3aL=s2798" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1857" data-original-width="2798" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhN5-YrXS6vPY2eH-8WnRTByBp8BK1G3qbbadxzNf-kcobQ-JNfFNa1slTMNoU8eMDAqAsNhXxh4-2ayVAMgUyTowl42swoEzwItKOnVr5iXq5upfTjfiGF4tUXzHPaOmbk5RemTe3AlPUXjDK_un1Y80T0iSiYiLPW1cQvZCLyh2wk45PWV8HVT3aL=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fast forward to after school. Callum is usually the first kid out. Thursday, he was not. In fact, the teacher approached me before he did and said, "Did you get my message?" I thought for sure something happened. Turns out she sent me a picture of his toothless mouth, but I didn't check my messages. And Callum was late coming out because he was grabbing his tooth necklace off the teacher's desk to wear outside. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUfNM8sQHJKF74rLShfSK8j2kUf2b06p20pDSlQP746DpmolG2fQ0zTz_BKOy-RaXrF-EhTAgl4vkYNs3XKi-iHjAQArrEQyeDduThJDxakFMFI7r8GUv7KYOOhX4B5U-7IIF2n3QnhZBfJgwsb5dCt-BzW1JbH-NPLK7Diy8dPwkOSyTaR1kyMZYf=s6240" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="6240" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUfNM8sQHJKF74rLShfSK8j2kUf2b06p20pDSlQP746DpmolG2fQ0zTz_BKOy-RaXrF-EhTAgl4vkYNs3XKi-iHjAQArrEQyeDduThJDxakFMFI7r8GUv7KYOOhX4B5U-7IIF2n3QnhZBfJgwsb5dCt-BzW1JbH-NPLK7Diy8dPwkOSyTaR1kyMZYf=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqHb0iWzDvi0ogWkZGMlLNvqNdASHp35P09ihZZRR_QXt8jxSUdTAtWMYUYhQxbsqjWyP0yCY0DijWjAf9ZzO8NnbBlBVRqrlBlUDc58g0efxzTcu85G-5mzEM3eZeKOP1lJjW4Yve5558nUzzT8fzfDtT8LEmvz0Ii8NiKqIqvAc21hRw6A3fYn9-=s6240" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="6240" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqHb0iWzDvi0ogWkZGMlLNvqNdASHp35P09ihZZRR_QXt8jxSUdTAtWMYUYhQxbsqjWyP0yCY0DijWjAf9ZzO8NnbBlBVRqrlBlUDc58g0efxzTcu85G-5mzEM3eZeKOP1lJjW4Yve5558nUzzT8fzfDtT8LEmvz0Ii8NiKqIqvAc21hRw6A3fYn9-=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrCqtTX1nl1OmhUUfX7EcuDvAlugiPsQNx9usoBDu2Ht0mWHiOv1brt2VZ0AemGx2tZ3ztQXdfvc4P1MMcFcwKhjnWHtxmCGWiFIA6qBlTkydRgEpTZLIRQmtiyHIsiWJ_X44OykpougNyJzl2SqzHv4yx2-MGBWGtsUIK38B1etqZvliC3YR5e2-I=s6240" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="6240" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrCqtTX1nl1OmhUUfX7EcuDvAlugiPsQNx9usoBDu2Ht0mWHiOv1brt2VZ0AemGx2tZ3ztQXdfvc4P1MMcFcwKhjnWHtxmCGWiFIA6qBlTkydRgEpTZLIRQmtiyHIsiWJ_X44OykpougNyJzl2SqzHv4yx2-MGBWGtsUIK38B1etqZvliC3YR5e2-I=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The tooth fairy came that night. Callum requested the tooth fairy not take his tooth, so she so graciously left it, along with a note and a dollar. The problem is, the next morning a certain three year old got ahold of the tooth and lost it. It's gone. Oops. At least the memories and pictures are there, right?</div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguP6KCbx-2wmBqc6aZjdbPdvGSzHc09zJKZCczu-FSrKx2F8ddBYxuw6N2h0PEYn8379dXQCTjrIeXScAl_LFqSQpy3aqx1sppEYxZmh9ILVupx1GjYAKwVANIjSbiptPsoQ191lKNPriu/s1600/signature.png" /><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">you can also find me on:</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3763145/life-as-i-know-it" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">bloglovin</a> // <a href="http://instagram.com/jessgrim" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">instagram</a> // <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/jessicagrim/" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">pinterest </a></div></div>Jessica G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02069529074063718149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241426062736770094.post-7352551911216009802020-09-11T09:38:00.002-07:002020-09-11T09:40:16.229-07:00Callum's First Day of Pre-K<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6dxsJYcHQFJbvc9XPbhkhXeIzK5A2DQCt2Z580_Wzat2htAc_yrcJodbroL2nnaKzfBQ6kAYFmDjgFb2sPQMny_ICIS9Mr7vXLIOE4PfILIAjZrx5Vwwjj__TZYVltIDpmhCFZHeQkg/s2000/Callum+prek.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="2000" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6dxsJYcHQFJbvc9XPbhkhXeIzK5A2DQCt2Z580_Wzat2htAc_yrcJodbroL2nnaKzfBQ6kAYFmDjgFb2sPQMny_ICIS9Mr7vXLIOE4PfILIAjZrx5Vwwjj__TZYVltIDpmhCFZHeQkg/w781-h460/Callum+prek.jpg" width="781" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One thing the rona has taught me is I can feel all the feelings, even conflicting ones, and still make decisions. I'm nervous about the virus and I would consider us more cautious than many around us. I didn't want Connor and Isla going back to school because of so much exposure. But I felt comfortable with Callum going back to preschool. There were many reasons for this, mainly being they had to cut class sizes and the classes at preschool can't co-mingle. Him being exposed to 15 kids felt much different than Connor having 35 kids in his class...which is INSIDE a school building. Callum's class door is outside, so no walking through halls with other people. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was excited for Callum to go back to school. I think this whole pandemic has been hardest on him. He doesn't understand why he doesn't get to play with other kids. But, he wasn't excited about going back. He kept saying he wanted to go back to his 3 year old class and not a new class. I was nervous dropping him off on his first day, as he was very quiet and reserved which isn't like him. And recently, he acted like that when I took him to the dentist. He was so nervous that he ended up vomiting all over at the dentist. I was afraid of a replay of that happening at school. THANKFULLY, my fears were unfounded. And by day two, he ran into his class all excited for show and tell. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let's talk about what Callum wants to be when he grows up, haha! This kid is full of personality and obviously doesn't want to be put in a box and labeled with what he wants to be when he grows up. He has never once given me a serious answer to this. It will be interesting to see if that eventually changes over time. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqq8cV_7oq2l-F-nwojbbxSZQuyQ96a5HcGbdTqMhxvWnKbrbJavhh7vUkmrmR7hGHtj8UqmPvrxN2R0TGnkIruLcYix6WJd9Kqp71K_1b7taTOElhEO3PscbE72M0WNmWKfmOR_f20SM/s2048/IMG_9523.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqq8cV_7oq2l-F-nwojbbxSZQuyQ96a5HcGbdTqMhxvWnKbrbJavhh7vUkmrmR7hGHtj8UqmPvrxN2R0TGnkIruLcYix6WJd9Kqp71K_1b7taTOElhEO3PscbE72M0WNmWKfmOR_f20SM/w781-h520/IMG_9523.jpeg" width="781" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDzXYXSY2tu22IZ7_uTOTOoXZ_8utBsb-s5Ek8Ilv5uVCXkF2gID-ytZEDfXLZVXeVsTaUNnE7y84leYlhy5Inx2G7qPNnyPD1syZatdwbM-38KofBMEP6CltLUFbU_HzD_DB3d2DysM/s2048/IMG_9529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDzXYXSY2tu22IZ7_uTOTOoXZ_8utBsb-s5Ek8Ilv5uVCXkF2gID-ytZEDfXLZVXeVsTaUNnE7y84leYlhy5Inx2G7qPNnyPD1syZatdwbM-38KofBMEP6CltLUFbU_HzD_DB3d2DysM/w520-h781/IMG_9529.jpeg" width="520" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">^^ This is a classic Callum pose. He doesn't like to pose serious/smiling and would much rather be silly. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhnNkKvnvY4GZpPlJQcxX5mlMkngOv0gmK1IiHDhSCi0qF0wY8-AFCcCsisF6yK_FMMXEz8KPQTQYWpoFiQLNSu-oBJTq_Ie6RRxQ7hMJ6M7BdgpuaHivO7C5CUkOg-dwPTRCVp0E6d8/s2048/IMG_9525.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikhnNkKvnvY4GZpPlJQcxX5mlMkngOv0gmK1IiHDhSCi0qF0wY8-AFCcCsisF6yK_FMMXEz8KPQTQYWpoFiQLNSu-oBJTq_Ie6RRxQ7hMJ6M7BdgpuaHivO7C5CUkOg-dwPTRCVp0E6d8/w781-h520/IMG_9525.jpeg" width="781" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPvmuyll8lPh9_tijQa8Jmfn50LsPZ5I-whU6mPB3rm6UKGWu1veMQvq77gDQXlD4y7n27BZdv6T1zno_9_HY5wj9mimxVHFlKYMrdlONtzwAiUPuO3pmwVJ7-zphifnUJZMcb2k22eQ/s2048/IMG_9578.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPvmuyll8lPh9_tijQa8Jmfn50LsPZ5I-whU6mPB3rm6UKGWu1veMQvq77gDQXlD4y7n27BZdv6T1zno_9_HY5wj9mimxVHFlKYMrdlONtzwAiUPuO3pmwVJ7-zphifnUJZMcb2k22eQ/w520-h781/IMG_9578.jpeg" width="520" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguP6KCbx-2wmBqc6aZjdbPdvGSzHc09zJKZCczu-FSrKx2F8ddBYxuw6N2h0PEYn8379dXQCTjrIeXScAl_LFqSQpy3aqx1sppEYxZmh9ILVupx1GjYAKwVANIjSbiptPsoQ191lKNPriu/s1600/signature.png" /><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">you can also find me on:</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3763145/life-as-i-know-it" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">bloglovin</a> // <a href="http://instagram.com/jessgrim" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">instagram</a> // <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/jessicagrim/" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">pinterest </a></div></div>Jessica G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02069529074063718149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241426062736770094.post-7495033803872134602020-09-08T11:02:00.005-07:002020-09-08T11:05:13.886-07:00Bucket Lists and Biking the Bay Bridge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_ZnJSHVuOPmkSruUa1Hirt3UQdCIm1GZBdSkam-PFjIBMI8LcREJkBPBqt2bjbH0csTOHj6aCeGOYynpWrzb5V_ZaEJwxs8LaHRAGlR1g06p1grr4_VbxsqQ1cf-wHDrG9Ei_WJG720/s2048/IMG_9279.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_ZnJSHVuOPmkSruUa1Hirt3UQdCIm1GZBdSkam-PFjIBMI8LcREJkBPBqt2bjbH0csTOHj6aCeGOYynpWrzb5V_ZaEJwxs8LaHRAGlR1g06p1grr4_VbxsqQ1cf-wHDrG9Ei_WJG720/w781-h520/IMG_9279.jpeg" width="781" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Years ago I made a bucket list of things I would like to do and biking the bay bridge from Oakland to Treasure Island was on it. Alas, we had never done it. We found ourselves with a kid free day on Saturday and decided to do just that. We parked at the Cal Trans parking lot at 210 Burma Rd. From there it is just half a mile to the start of the bridge, so each way from our car to the end of the bridge was 3 miles. I was nervous about biking up the bridge. After all, the whole way is up and that looks like quite the incline. Well, I am happy to say that "<i>slow and steady wins the race</i>". I may have biked it as fast a a guy ran it, but I managed to do it without stopping and without wearing myself out. I was proud! If we do it again, which I would totally be up for, I think I would pack a picnic lunch and eat it at the end where you have a beautiful view of the bridge. Going down was where the true fun was. It felt fun to go fast and feel the wind. It also felt so freeing. So, so freeing. I loved that feeling. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8T3rywnnteNyQ2FjHz_VzR2RmBrLpl2Kgm4KCcu12cBN6UeEK5HhOT2vlvQDAonGBWoMn1ft37fhqTQh2isMaJMJgMPfF95iYiE8iDrn_U1DaJEwRkDckR9J2KgRyNv_Ep2AHYfA990I/s2048/IMG_9239.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8T3rywnnteNyQ2FjHz_VzR2RmBrLpl2Kgm4KCcu12cBN6UeEK5HhOT2vlvQDAonGBWoMn1ft37fhqTQh2isMaJMJgMPfF95iYiE8iDrn_U1DaJEwRkDckR9J2KgRyNv_Ep2AHYfA990I/w781-h520/IMG_9239.jpeg" width="781" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQiKZen2ZctfHuj16lsDui8v6gmykxLC9xfDJBEHkpnlqRb0INy4SGVk7n_DIwLFKBDAqqJX6ewhhLRTKFSfqa1c7gfZ0lS4S11nZ3BhQ7fgU0ptjhsxuEKZ2QGdWaOQtf5zJl0ScWIc/s2048/IMG_9246.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQiKZen2ZctfHuj16lsDui8v6gmykxLC9xfDJBEHkpnlqRb0INy4SGVk7n_DIwLFKBDAqqJX6ewhhLRTKFSfqa1c7gfZ0lS4S11nZ3BhQ7fgU0ptjhsxuEKZ2QGdWaOQtf5zJl0ScWIc/w781-h520/IMG_9246.jpeg" width="781" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpVQm8k5dzpzfvRJ83PUxBwpHZvDR0xjgycXQvFRRlVE9CV-IxE8qo_58XqgiS1XCsJTj6P_ss0slxxYFJGyswtSG1mNOXRbvZgvPmxJQckLAjyRLgstmPcn9T1vDbM9kyB358ssJ4KQ/s2048/IMG_9261.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpVQm8k5dzpzfvRJ83PUxBwpHZvDR0xjgycXQvFRRlVE9CV-IxE8qo_58XqgiS1XCsJTj6P_ss0slxxYFJGyswtSG1mNOXRbvZgvPmxJQckLAjyRLgstmPcn9T1vDbM9kyB358ssJ4KQ/w520-h781/IMG_9261.jpeg" width="520" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_EygGSuB2FW-XvJOMDwZCG5CXL5XzzJ-DQBai_lSItxGfHqA1p8it7Kbal1EiB5HXhOgOYeHYdWV7UQfC6j17GroamVnyjP-mPHhxO5KwEW3dlAmlFYZ8L5R-hXMj5TxeAcBihzeqz8/s2048/IMG_9266.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_EygGSuB2FW-XvJOMDwZCG5CXL5XzzJ-DQBai_lSItxGfHqA1p8it7Kbal1EiB5HXhOgOYeHYdWV7UQfC6j17GroamVnyjP-mPHhxO5KwEW3dlAmlFYZ8L5R-hXMj5TxeAcBihzeqz8/w781-h520/IMG_9266.jpeg" width="781" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0S52pC2Gm9XtMdQkmFy4PKqg7T7OXOERENth2XD26Sc90Z0GGE7ck3EXS9HoZeBlz1PsiIneEu6kZw5iH_CTFvIU2I4MUxly7u0XWZRhsdFfDR7wAogDoXEESnVC4dG8QbtFgfBpLnmI/s2048/IMG_9275.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0S52pC2Gm9XtMdQkmFy4PKqg7T7OXOERENth2XD26Sc90Z0GGE7ck3EXS9HoZeBlz1PsiIneEu6kZw5iH_CTFvIU2I4MUxly7u0XWZRhsdFfDR7wAogDoXEESnVC4dG8QbtFgfBpLnmI/w781-h520/IMG_9275.jpeg" width="781" /></a></div><br /><div>After doing this, I decided to look up the bucket list I made years ago. There are a couple things on the list we have done and a couple that made Ian and I chuckle. For instance, I put take the kids to Sea World. We have gone to San Diego twice and I didn't feel the need to go there. But apparently when I wrote this list I did. We are still talking about Australia. Ian says Willa has to be a bit older, as toddlers on a long plane ride are no fun. But we are planning for maybe in 2.5 years. I would love to take one of the kids to NYC, as a special trip and walk the High Line. As for snorkeling, I think Willa and Callum need to be a bit older to do a real snorkeling expedition. Now to just not be lazy and go watch a sunrise one of these days...I am not exactly a morning person. </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "century gothic", trebuchet, arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><strike>Walk/bike across the Bay Bridge</strike></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "century gothic", trebuchet, arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Go kaiking</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "century gothic", trebuchet, arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Walk on the High Line in NYC</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "century gothic", trebuchet, arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Ride in a helicopter</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "century gothic", trebuchet, arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><strike>Visit Treasure Island</strike></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "century gothic", trebuchet, arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Go to North Carolina</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "century gothic", trebuchet, arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Take the kids to Sea World</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "century gothic", trebuchet, arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Go to Australia</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "century gothic", trebuchet, arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Take the kids snorkeling</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "century gothic", trebuchet, arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Watch a sunrise</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "century gothic", trebuchet, arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Stay on a boat in Amsterdam</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "century gothic", trebuchet, arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><strike>Take the kids on the Durango-Silverton Railroad</strike></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: georgia, "century gothic", trebuchet, arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Visit New England in the fall</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Let me tell you a funny story about the train in Durango, CO. We didn't end up riding it because it was a several hour journey and we didn't think the kids were up for it. But we parked along the track to take the kids to smash pennies...something I did with this very same train as a child many times. So, imagine this moment. I drag all of us to the train track to smash pennies. I have told the kids how cool it is. We lay the pennies out and step back. I get the kids set up to wave at the train. About when the train was even with the kids, it started honking its horn. The kids freaked. Isla ran and tripped over Connor. Both were on the ground, trying to get as far away as possible, as quick as possible. Ian said the train conductor was laughing. I am sure the passengers thought we were horrible parents. Thankfully, the kids quickly got over it and were excited to search for their smashed pennies. </div><div><br /></div><div>I wish this was my only parenting fail like this, alas it was not. Connor still talks about him and I digging up a crab on the beach in Hawaii and it jumping at us, sending him and I running away screaming. I digress. The good news is, I don't think taking your children on the bay bridge would cause any trauma! Well, maybe some complaining riding the slope up. Haha!</div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguP6KCbx-2wmBqc6aZjdbPdvGSzHc09zJKZCczu-FSrKx2F8ddBYxuw6N2h0PEYn8379dXQCTjrIeXScAl_LFqSQpy3aqx1sppEYxZmh9ILVupx1GjYAKwVANIjSbiptPsoQ191lKNPriu/s1600/signature.png" /><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">you can also find me on:</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3763145/life-as-i-know-it" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">bloglovin</a> // <a href="http://instagram.com/jessgrim" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">instagram</a> // <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/jessicagrim/" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">pinterest </a></div></div>Jessica G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02069529074063718149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241426062736770094.post-55890534910866990362020-09-02T14:00:00.003-07:002020-09-02T14:00:40.309-07:00Connor and his Polaroid camera<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizC3CFGJZh2I60ld1-gE-NuRsWEHnH_8Yg8626671dJBmrx3Y05BaEBwsACkjQ_FwGnIseFh_6ufeP5f0rL7spDEPqTDOAFoOrvUHwuyyL7OSzqIY8Qt8y2kgBqCBecBp02lBznW2FmTc/s2048/IMG_9091.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizC3CFGJZh2I60ld1-gE-NuRsWEHnH_8Yg8626671dJBmrx3Y05BaEBwsACkjQ_FwGnIseFh_6ufeP5f0rL7spDEPqTDOAFoOrvUHwuyyL7OSzqIY8Qt8y2kgBqCBecBp02lBznW2FmTc/s640/IMG_9091.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Recently Connor has taken an interest in vintage electronics. It started with old computers and has now moved on (or to include) to cameras. A couple weeks ago he got his hands on an old Polaroid camera and some film and was pretty darn stoked about it. He wanted to instantly put that film to use, so the first picture he took was of Willa and I on the front porch. He wasn't stoked about the quality, but then said "<i>It makes it look like an old picture like others I have seen.</i>" So lack of quality equals old photo, haha! He took a couple more photos around the house before getting to take the camera to <a href="http://www.jessandthegang.com/2020/08/yosemite.html">Yosemite with us</a>. He was very excited about this. And honestly, it's cute how serious he is about the camera. He doesn't trust the neck strap, fearing it will break. He won't let others hold the camera. He took several photos at Yosemite, which are pictured below. Slowly he is learning about exposure, as that's about the only thing you can control on the camera and the photos constantly turn out overexposed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWnFDvPfl1MDEvlJBlkOCryQol_kWnEUswQx7ZdMmHJM-yfoqQG05ZQs8oukGMmuTLSN_j_pow9jB4IYbOlb91-QTGCIqzDmm6GGZKejI6DL52OrGRdSe_pLS09uZwUTLrtsA6BydTAs/s2048/IMG_9087.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpWnFDvPfl1MDEvlJBlkOCryQol_kWnEUswQx7ZdMmHJM-yfoqQG05ZQs8oukGMmuTLSN_j_pow9jB4IYbOlb91-QTGCIqzDmm6GGZKejI6DL52OrGRdSe_pLS09uZwUTLrtsA6BydTAs/s640/IMG_9087.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEims2Bw5RATuXsj5F3yZhkzsyo7u6m7H-B7okEFWKJSuUglIsfamn2NsDXklCPzqKrVQcT1esBXJWKwxaLDb5-MwxwR3ontRgyNlWJE3q5rNJa7HwU96chK4CEWgCpXnqMd3l7q_lrO1qg/s2048/IMG_9168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEims2Bw5RATuXsj5F3yZhkzsyo7u6m7H-B7okEFWKJSuUglIsfamn2NsDXklCPzqKrVQcT1esBXJWKwxaLDb5-MwxwR3ontRgyNlWJE3q5rNJa7HwU96chK4CEWgCpXnqMd3l7q_lrO1qg/s640/IMG_9168.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJXDzj_F1gBhJR-WJl_3coXq5xII4Y5wtnAW7NchH62VHnviJr3fLYUbs0hJNDWe3jFIn2HiKbv7sbvoZuNSV2DlvHNjxcH-bzXmZaHUCN76GAym64A2wfnWKeFz0uiCtxfc_NYtmMZA/s2048/IMG_8865.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJXDzj_F1gBhJR-WJl_3coXq5xII4Y5wtnAW7NchH62VHnviJr3fLYUbs0hJNDWe3jFIn2HiKbv7sbvoZuNSV2DlvHNjxcH-bzXmZaHUCN76GAym64A2wfnWKeFz0uiCtxfc_NYtmMZA/s640/IMG_8865.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">^^ Right after taking his first photo</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj535k5RcoemdRe7CPnEHUpQt8fHg6YqrhfIRIEekV5c2WU3AbqoEDd0EP67qvp0zQ4S2Ql-cOiA7UgBLi5ynEDkjRyA1Er1aO-M6P16jOHUip2oI6mO07_oIJub9pZNhw8l6xuHNVLqNM/s2048/IMG_8876.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj535k5RcoemdRe7CPnEHUpQt8fHg6YqrhfIRIEekV5c2WU3AbqoEDd0EP67qvp0zQ4S2Ql-cOiA7UgBLi5ynEDkjRyA1Er1aO-M6P16jOHUip2oI6mO07_oIJub9pZNhw8l6xuHNVLqNM/s640/IMG_8876.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Some things I want to remember about Connor and this camera are how he took a picture of our mailman, then made the mailman pay him for the photo. He also dressed up in a wig and everything and went to our neighbor's house claiming to be with the census and needing to take a photo. This kid is full of personality and imagination, I tell you! It's fun watching the kids get older and seeing their interest in various things grow. Watching them try things out for the first time and experiment with them. And Connor, well, he is just one of my favorites! </div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguP6KCbx-2wmBqc6aZjdbPdvGSzHc09zJKZCczu-FSrKx2F8ddBYxuw6N2h0PEYn8379dXQCTjrIeXScAl_LFqSQpy3aqx1sppEYxZmh9ILVupx1GjYAKwVANIjSbiptPsoQ191lKNPriu/s1600/signature.png" /><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">You can also find me on:</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3763145/life-as-i-know-it" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">bloglovin</a> // <a href="http://instagram.com/jessgrim" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">instagram</a> // <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/jessicagrim/" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">pinterest</a></div></div>Jessica G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02069529074063718149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241426062736770094.post-67914079176195182522020-08-28T12:53:00.003-07:002020-08-28T12:57:27.008-07:00Yosemite<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6zMejq9NLTmL4kLlAy_pzk2K7Aw5UUQJ-pecc0dxRgayyu8Tg7fuRq4IOXfGg4dsXUN_wkPA_H0_2Kei8t__arWlIqK5ZP4_hGoGW9WwBfFz1EO1tfCVP2Rg6c4OmqHJalY_gjvzbEE/s2048/IMG_8957.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6zMejq9NLTmL4kLlAy_pzk2K7Aw5UUQJ-pecc0dxRgayyu8Tg7fuRq4IOXfGg4dsXUN_wkPA_H0_2Kei8t__arWlIqK5ZP4_hGoGW9WwBfFz1EO1tfCVP2Rg6c4OmqHJalY_gjvzbEE/s640/IMG_8957.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went to Yosemite yesterday. Ian booked the reservation two months ago, as that is now how you have to go. I felt funny calling the school to tell them the kids would be absent from distance learning, but it was totally worth it. Because of the reservation system, and maybe because it was a weekday?, Yosemite was practically empty. Which was SO nice. I also think we have gotten better over the years about day trips and they have become much more enjoyable. We have gotten better about our expectations of what we can accomplish in a day. We have also gotten better about packing and expecting our needs ahead of time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We brought chairs, a mat, the kids swimming stuff and enough food to feed us all day. We set up shop at the rivers edge and I was so happy to watch the kids play and use their imaginations. That type of thing makes my heart soar. And Willa wasn't a fan of the cold water or rocks (we aren't sure which), so stayed out of the water. That made it so much easier on us. The three older ones played in the water for a couple hours, while Ian, Willa and I chilled. I couldn't have asked for a better or easier time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We then changed the kids, packed up and headed toward Yosemite Village in search of ice cream. Again, there was literally no one around. We got the kids some jr ranger booklets, got some ice cream and set up shop on a picnic table in the shade. The kids did the booklet activities while eating ice cream. Once done, we headed to the ranger station so they could officially become jr rangers and get their patches. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then we set off in search of a good view of half dome. We found one, parked and explored a bit. Even saw someone painting the view of half done. Then we drove around a bit before leaving. On our way out of the park, we got to see a bear that was maybe 30 yards off the road. All the cars were stopped just watching. It was a little guy and felt a bit surreal seeing it walk around. Of course, I also wondered where mama bear was and if she would be mad at the cars watching her baby! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a great trip. One that left us wanting to go back. Though I told Ian that we are getting spoiled going to the national parks without crowds during covid. I don't think we would normally have the same enjoyable and serene experiences we have been having. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HvZ9gIyxiudaDla7rW23mC5Qr9cPLmWPw7bxDlfeyyeqG3TScfPC_rxXuJCVib6arHvAkKJUEMbRJcFlYfhYGnFkay7cWLQUGqtfhDk-WiDo4hCVxE_y_T8cpHqvxG20hrAemteumHE/s2048/IMG_8974.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HvZ9gIyxiudaDla7rW23mC5Qr9cPLmWPw7bxDlfeyyeqG3TScfPC_rxXuJCVib6arHvAkKJUEMbRJcFlYfhYGnFkay7cWLQUGqtfhDk-WiDo4hCVxE_y_T8cpHqvxG20hrAemteumHE/s640/IMG_8974.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNp4-GdvMfv8Eikjl7a86RUox3tluAKsVyA-JFF-VkaPzWaDeyKdJDOtPrrq1Hm7V8WCKDx-hAeaUuj342_qIRxF4gRT5qGYYRyK3AAKb2rzT5y6NQL2wylrRT5CsDh_SgNiOdKzecL4A/s2048/IMG_8998.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">^^ we've gotten pretty dang good at the self timer photos in the past month or so!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyLCV3w2Tbq2Bphncb_R1hyphenhyphenpWaVKrNbehs4mmdop_AazGt1144glZNzUgQWgAjMtwPmd3yOAm6O-cTkLy8USvYfzwunV_9ZejO8YBiJiliJ52tOXrnr1oAJZ9axP-UVNUDICrn_PMl5g/s2048/IMG_9139.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyLCV3w2Tbq2Bphncb_R1hyphenhyphenpWaVKrNbehs4mmdop_AazGt1144glZNzUgQWgAjMtwPmd3yOAm6O-cTkLy8USvYfzwunV_9ZejO8YBiJiliJ52tOXrnr1oAJZ9axP-UVNUDICrn_PMl5g/s640/IMG_9139.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fl6u-F1ON0OMMcmA9mRwKFa8rNgDIUT9de84gquH3YZTqwUTM45mzF2-RuxUViN9yCa4EUKmoXCToAvS2RSKtYUPvXX5Ipe4RpR15BA_eWFa0_YuMpUzNYUao0X7dKO8FbhO3WRPBWQ/s2048/IMG_9142.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fl6u-F1ON0OMMcmA9mRwKFa8rNgDIUT9de84gquH3YZTqwUTM45mzF2-RuxUViN9yCa4EUKmoXCToAvS2RSKtYUPvXX5Ipe4RpR15BA_eWFa0_YuMpUzNYUao0X7dKO8FbhO3WRPBWQ/s640/IMG_9142.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I also don't want to forget the new experience of doing back to school night from my phone while driving home! We lost service halfway through Isla's teacher's presentation, but I was able to watch all of Connor's. Such a funny experience it would have been from home, but it made it all the more so from the car.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguP6KCbx-2wmBqc6aZjdbPdvGSzHc09zJKZCczu-FSrKx2F8ddBYxuw6N2h0PEYn8379dXQCTjrIeXScAl_LFqSQpy3aqx1sppEYxZmh9ILVupx1GjYAKwVANIjSbiptPsoQ191lKNPriu/s1600/signature.png" /><div><br /></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">You can also find me on:</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3763145/life-as-i-know-it" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">bloglovin</a> // <a href="http://instagram.com/jessgrim" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">instagram</a> // <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/jessicagrim/" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">pinterest</a></div></div>Jessica G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02069529074063718149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241426062736770094.post-32699037277650744302020-08-24T10:25:00.000-07:002020-08-24T10:25:00.620-07:00Willa {18 months}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib60x5yGcDnu0CJcXcaN_P4U6SEx5yuq_e2FSvpAU0jaY838cMPTfcMrHDQoat-huiJ-mLKLZw3wDzYS5IRrpJX_vMEFRMr_GvkG7mEJXjmDYBEucKOgGqp_klbpWaVhYT88KDrHqX31I/s2048/IMG_8824.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib60x5yGcDnu0CJcXcaN_P4U6SEx5yuq_e2FSvpAU0jaY838cMPTfcMrHDQoat-huiJ-mLKLZw3wDzYS5IRrpJX_vMEFRMr_GvkG7mEJXjmDYBEucKOgGqp_klbpWaVhYT88KDrHqX31I/s640/IMG_8824.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Likes:</b> her mom, "reading" (looking at) books, unrolling the toilet paper roll, grabbing at anything she knows she shouldn't have, her toy phone, water - be it in the bath, sink, hose, pool or water table</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Dislikes:</b> teething, people taking toys away from her</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Toddlers are equal parts adorable and exhausting. Willa is learning and changing constantly these days. She is also into EVERYTHING. And the lack of impulse control keeps her pulling down every towel and hanging piece of clothing she sees. She loves climbing up on the table, which leaving nothing on it is key. She loves finding keys and pressing the remote buttons. She also loves any small toy left where she can swipe it - from shopkins to the lite brite pegs to game pieces. And she is quick to spot anything left out too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Willa now says several words on the daily. This includes - hide, this, ball, thank you, trash, dog, teeth, keys and shoes. She also says several people's names, including - dad, mom, Jess (she stands at the bottom of the stairs and yells my name!), Isla, Connor, Papa and Riley. I may be skipping some words, as she is picking up new ones daily. She likes to make sure we know she knows the word. For instance, she points at the keys and yells "keys" several times a day. And she picks up something that needs to be thrown away, says "trash" takes it to the trash can, throws it away and then says "thank you". I have started working with Willa on her body parts and she knows where her head, eyes, ears, teeth and fingers are. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Willa currently has 12 teeth with more on the way. The 13th one is close to breaking through. She went to the dentist for the first time this summer. The dentist said her teeth look great. I don't know Willa's actual height and weight, but she is wearing 12-18 month clothing and size 4 diapers. Some 18-24 month works with room to grow, but some is still just too big to wear. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The biggest change for Willa lately (or more for me!), is Willa now sleeps in her own bed. We took the <a href="http://www.jessandthegang.com/2020/08/willas-big-girl-bed.html" target="_blank">side off her crib</a> a couple weeks ago and it has been a game changer. It is so nice to have my room back and my evenings back. She doesn't even wake when I talk Isla in there to bed. Now to get her sleeping through the night! Depending on when Willa wakes for the day, she takes one to two naps a day. It is generally one and I prefer it to be one, as then it is one long one, rather than two shorter ones. Depending on what is going on in the house, she sleeps either in the carrier on my back or in her bed. I say depending, as it really depends on if I have the time to sit and nurse her to sleep or not. With the kids back in distance learning, sometimes having that time when Willa is tired can be a bit dicy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Willa has taken to carrying things around and I am here for it. Usually it is her baby doll or stuffed unicorn. It's so stinking cute. And with her doll, she has tried brushing the hair after I brush Isla's hair. And she squeezes both of them like she is hugging them. It is pretty much the cutest thing ever. Like it really is. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Though it's hard to believe it has been 18 months since Willa arrived, her birth seems like such a long time ago. And that first year is already starting to feel foggy in my memory. Time and a child's growth is such a crazy thing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSauyMNiWD6vCJ5vL6a2frtMKd-fW6MZDjpTGDphfGVAImBMDKVjQyv62_LNy_kgNubNMVAvgtiGzyv4RzfrwwJ6ndccwRSMty6t1qCIrI9JLOdgNll7dSzRLPquyK5SqVQt2XtX9E90/s2048/IMG_8734.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRSauyMNiWD6vCJ5vL6a2frtMKd-fW6MZDjpTGDphfGVAImBMDKVjQyv62_LNy_kgNubNMVAvgtiGzyv4RzfrwwJ6ndccwRSMty6t1qCIrI9JLOdgNll7dSzRLPquyK5SqVQt2XtX9E90/s640/IMG_8734.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxK3jkIq56VW-aITCnb4XUYNQQEUeJlQcn8KSLJMn_zRpaEHATwlUdxWHldkQzq_1aQEFKIQkj9DMAfHinE9qjJyQT8Dbe3A2-N1JY5L6B_CRo6KTWudRdJkJByMb9BsBphaD3wN9va50/s2048/IMG_8760.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxK3jkIq56VW-aITCnb4XUYNQQEUeJlQcn8KSLJMn_zRpaEHATwlUdxWHldkQzq_1aQEFKIQkj9DMAfHinE9qjJyQT8Dbe3A2-N1JY5L6B_CRo6KTWudRdJkJByMb9BsBphaD3wN9va50/s640/IMG_8760.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQtapVek8aQUtX1VIlj8VxNT_o4JdGPYrXo5ICUNqqHfKkRbNkJZa63bo2apLSUi9Z6MghPAfh2I44JGrsGmpHN0pCfB3PkcBR0w9BKAeyfPqwCY9Mw_PMzgbS6jcdVOtSDVgVdBoan0/s2048/IMG_8794.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQtapVek8aQUtX1VIlj8VxNT_o4JdGPYrXo5ICUNqqHfKkRbNkJZa63bo2apLSUi9Z6MghPAfh2I44JGrsGmpHN0pCfB3PkcBR0w9BKAeyfPqwCY9Mw_PMzgbS6jcdVOtSDVgVdBoan0/s640/IMG_8794.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5fAHb1qEj2AMxqwTGnOr17jJJVq6lIpOPhOGISljNZMV5ZBeo-iIZAs7ZkiNOUHFRhtnqergxcT0G3n_QOq_FC2UzuK876u5-HGpyMyUKBHOfvDM6TGOvZcRoI1KPe7VXdYeL7KSbZc/s2048/IMG_8814.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5fAHb1qEj2AMxqwTGnOr17jJJVq6lIpOPhOGISljNZMV5ZBeo-iIZAs7ZkiNOUHFRhtnqergxcT0G3n_QOq_FC2UzuK876u5-HGpyMyUKBHOfvDM6TGOvZcRoI1KPe7VXdYeL7KSbZc/s640/IMG_8814.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Century Gothic", Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">Just for fun, <a href="http://www.jessandthegang.com/2011/05/18-months.html" style="color: #6fb4c8; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Connor</a>, <a href="http://www.jessandthegang.com/2013/04/isla-18-months.html" style="color: #6fb4c8; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Isla</a> and <a href="http://www.jessandthegang.com/2017/06/callum-1-year-6-months.html" target="_blank">Callum</a> at the same age. Callum and Willa had the same amount of teeth at this age, Connor and Willa had many more. </i></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguP6KCbx-2wmBqc6aZjdbPdvGSzHc09zJKZCczu-FSrKx2F8ddBYxuw6N2h0PEYn8379dXQCTjrIeXScAl_LFqSQpy3aqx1sppEYxZmh9ILVupx1GjYAKwVANIjSbiptPsoQ191lKNPriu/s1600/signature.png" /><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">You can also find me on:</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3763145/life-as-i-know-it" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">bloglovin</a> // <a href="http://instagram.com/jessgrim" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">instagram</a> // <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/jessicagrim/" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">pinterest</a></div></div>Jessica G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02069529074063718149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241426062736770094.post-85544599734226831072020-08-20T10:08:00.000-07:002020-08-20T10:08:40.032-07:00Willa's Big Girl Bed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-cyUEEf4GWoUk_a4rNnjEBZLvzDXR7NiRr8WBy29COxI1RuFO2JyTfCqW4QSNoKKwvW6_ST7u80KOWBXkW9F-gopqz96bmK5CEAcYCGlec1JWZFl11Q7akNwIr3y5MSh9gpJk_qrBEY/s2048/IMG_8298.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-cyUEEf4GWoUk_a4rNnjEBZLvzDXR7NiRr8WBy29COxI1RuFO2JyTfCqW4QSNoKKwvW6_ST7u80KOWBXkW9F-gopqz96bmK5CEAcYCGlec1JWZFl11Q7akNwIr3y5MSh9gpJk_qrBEY/s640/IMG_8298.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It sounds a bit dramatic calling it a big girl bed when really it's just a crib with the side off! None-the-less, it's a change. A big one at that. One that I usually wait as loooong as possible to make. I've even put kids in sleep sacks to keep them from being able to crawl out of their cribs. But, as having more children has taught me, everything doesn't work the same for each child. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Willa has been fully sleeping in our bed for months. I would like to say something like, "I don't know how that happened." Except that, well, I do. For the last long while, Willa has nursed to sleep at night. And she started waking and throwing a fit every time I would lower her into her crib. I'm not a fan of cry it out, so I started nursing her in our bed and laying her in the middle with pillows around her. And it worked. Except that she would sometimes wake when I would try to watch my iPad in there at night and she always woke when Ian came to bed. Something needed to change. So, we took the side off her crib. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It has been magic. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She has gone to bed in her bed every night since. Naps too. It's been a game changer. I still nurse her to sleep in the rocking chair in her room, then set her in her bed. She tends to sleep until around 1am before coming into our room. The first couple nights she woke and cried. Then she figured out she could get off her bed. The next couple nights, she cried as she walked to our room. Now, she just straight up gets out of bed without crying and comes to our room, my side of the bed, and if I don't hear her, yells so I can pull her up into our bed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's nice to have our evenings back. It's nice to have our room back. This change that I have always dreaded with the other kids has been a game changer and one I am so glad we did early. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOwUln08TNTZlrj7juSFofzN29SyqAvtOT2vJx5i9WRRuJXwOjuwMjsF1qlYbxBFcZSNQy8N6ykg6MT9vjzBScYm4weuWRc6xFG7OZzRAMHX7MA6jsvANJOO8k5F8vVRG10AJxMMrcws/s2048/IMG_8280.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOwUln08TNTZlrj7juSFofzN29SyqAvtOT2vJx5i9WRRuJXwOjuwMjsF1qlYbxBFcZSNQy8N6ykg6MT9vjzBScYm4weuWRc6xFG7OZzRAMHX7MA6jsvANJOO8k5F8vVRG10AJxMMrcws/s640/IMG_8280.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">^^ Her first nap in the new set up...which obviously had to be documented! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8Z9o-QIeG1wCU4cW4mEvFGb-teFETdTrytb6vWogK255YNNZDubj1Z8wJI6hQFFonGb2rxQwoYCYTbnbwoK7z6Clq3eNuEBoRC9USjZ5Vin4VKcBOrhuYLahgOe9u16i4Y3dzc_l4_w/s2048/IMG_8282.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8Z9o-QIeG1wCU4cW4mEvFGb-teFETdTrytb6vWogK255YNNZDubj1Z8wJI6hQFFonGb2rxQwoYCYTbnbwoK7z6Clq3eNuEBoRC9USjZ5Vin4VKcBOrhuYLahgOe9u16i4Y3dzc_l4_w/s640/IMG_8282.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgia0p4B6KolyWczxeeRg85COCD9rXNfugDuVkS4LyULyXv70dC_k0Lj0srmgym6xgGCtMbl6kZsCbj1iAqi-xhz-mdQWwHB3P7uKW_zpslmLPiNMyP6KtIST1AASggy8jlsepF-N3wjso/s2048/IMG_8290.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgia0p4B6KolyWczxeeRg85COCD9rXNfugDuVkS4LyULyXv70dC_k0Lj0srmgym6xgGCtMbl6kZsCbj1iAqi-xhz-mdQWwHB3P7uKW_zpslmLPiNMyP6KtIST1AASggy8jlsepF-N3wjso/s640/IMG_8290.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">^^ Riley, my parents dog, was visiting, so had to get in on the action.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguP6KCbx-2wmBqc6aZjdbPdvGSzHc09zJKZCczu-FSrKx2F8ddBYxuw6N2h0PEYn8379dXQCTjrIeXScAl_LFqSQpy3aqx1sppEYxZmh9ILVupx1GjYAKwVANIjSbiptPsoQ191lKNPriu/s1600/signature.png" /><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">You can also find me on:</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3763145/life-as-i-know-it" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">bloglovin</a> // <a href="http://instagram.com/jessgrim" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">instagram</a> // <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/jessicagrim/" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">pinterest </a></div></div>Jessica G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02069529074063718149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241426062736770094.post-38536726131974247952020-08-19T14:17:00.001-07:002020-08-19T14:17:53.611-07:00First Day of School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMW0sMT4yGkyo4J5CdIytPC_bpb4HJUUpxtqHthskN5iXNAAMfztROuw_spaT-cbX8L2bZcikuuWLRy31WXoFeRouOzoZUoQxLaftzbD4vBlxjzJwUcNo4r0U33jNAq82W4Gw4z7SxJ0/s2000/both+kids+first+day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMW0sMT4yGkyo4J5CdIytPC_bpb4HJUUpxtqHthskN5iXNAAMfztROuw_spaT-cbX8L2bZcikuuWLRy31WXoFeRouOzoZUoQxLaftzbD4vBlxjzJwUcNo4r0U33jNAq82W4Gw4z7SxJ0/s640/both+kids+first+day.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was sort of dreading school starting. I have gotten so used to not setting an alarm and sort of doing whatever we want...around the house. I know a lot of people aren't pleased about distance learning, but I was happy when the school announced it. I felt nervous sending the kids back, especially with there not seeming to be any practices in place for keeping the kids healthy and quarantining if anyone got sick. Anyway, a few days before school started, the school district released a schedule that had me worried. They basically wanted the kids to sit at their computers from 8:30-2:30 everyday. That had me worried. But Ian told me to give it a month and see what happens. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsuH_o-J7zCQKrUx28pYzGlYFnGQT0qrU1E6s91SP4ygR16rpT97UJYduBiZ3by2mlnAuapE6Jl1WStpZzo24Bzyay6d9RhyphenhyphengKSb9XN4EWtIUAUv9egb0ahd3Xxg71CIGjGOtMFM5mS8/s2000/Connor+-+fifth+grade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsuH_o-J7zCQKrUx28pYzGlYFnGQT0qrU1E6s91SP4ygR16rpT97UJYduBiZ3by2mlnAuapE6Jl1WStpZzo24Bzyay6d9RhyphenhyphengKSb9XN4EWtIUAUv9egb0ahd3Xxg71CIGjGOtMFM5mS8/s640/Connor+-+fifth+grade.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first day of school got off to a rocky start. I couldn't get Connor logged on to the school program. It turns out it was overwhelmed by so many people trying to log on at the same time. Then, the first day of school video kept freezing. I gave up on that, bypassed the school's website and logged Connor in directly to the program and got him "into" class. Funnily enough, they later told us not to bypass the school website, but it worked, so I still consider it a win. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzKTlYfrZkZxOUJpPI0I2zg4Ijn6JRHjcRRJnicM-Rk2iCJtYIQ337ibIeh4TUag3CbrtFXwwhWMNq0gPM2rVuNywmI9O84mMlNP3j48a2_upqFPzm953wp2roiybUALoGdMFN8dXruw/s2000/Isla+third+grade.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzKTlYfrZkZxOUJpPI0I2zg4Ijn6JRHjcRRJnicM-Rk2iCJtYIQ337ibIeh4TUag3CbrtFXwwhWMNq0gPM2rVuNywmI9O84mMlNP3j48a2_upqFPzm953wp2roiybUALoGdMFN8dXruw/s640/Isla+third+grade.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had logged Isla into class a half an hour early, so she didn't have any problems. After the rocky start to the day, things went pretty well. Both kids have break and lunch at the same time. They also finish for the day around the same time, 1pm, then start "independent work" which really is just a fancy name for homework, haha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Besides Isla missing playing with her friends, I actually think distance learning is going well. It involves way less of me than it did in the spring. Now, my time is spent keeping Callum and Willa quiet and out of the way! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At this point, it is anyone's guess as to when school will actually go back to in person. But I am happy with how things are going at home. It is going way better and smoother than I expected. </div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguP6KCbx-2wmBqc6aZjdbPdvGSzHc09zJKZCczu-FSrKx2F8ddBYxuw6N2h0PEYn8379dXQCTjrIeXScAl_LFqSQpy3aqx1sppEYxZmh9ILVupx1GjYAKwVANIjSbiptPsoQ191lKNPriu/s1600/signature.png" /><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">You can also find me on:</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3763145/life-as-i-know-it" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">bloglovin</a> // <a href="http://instagram.com/jessgrim" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">instagram</a> // <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/jessicagrim/" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">pinterest </a></div></div>Jessica G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02069529074063718149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241426062736770094.post-67912725910690807162020-08-17T09:02:00.001-07:002020-08-17T09:02:08.003-07:00Bodie State Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWHufS9MCVq64DbMUyXBP5GHRq_PLBEDXyXAQGzAWr-E-22oylWTg46Hf515wLVvTsFaV97whuszAVTBKpewyg-87lo3Gubx6JV2ErhC1-7IdyASBvMX-pxzqq21phIFN0DZiklEd9sA/s2048/IMG_8173.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWHufS9MCVq64DbMUyXBP5GHRq_PLBEDXyXAQGzAWr-E-22oylWTg46Hf515wLVvTsFaV97whuszAVTBKpewyg-87lo3Gubx6JV2ErhC1-7IdyASBvMX-pxzqq21phIFN0DZiklEd9sA/s640/IMG_8173.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is another one of those stops that was made because it's in the middle of nowhere and one wonders when they will find themselves in this particular part of nowhere again. Bodie State Park is a ghost town that was abandoned mostly intact. What remains is actually only 5% of what was originally there. It was a town created because of gold mining. It is 12 miles off the highway and the last 3 miles aren't paved. Not paved! The park worker said it is to get you in the spirit of 100+ years ago, haha! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was actually pretty neat to look around. The schoolhouse, which stopped operating in the 1940's, still remains pretty full inside. Most of the buildings were not. For instance, the post office had some cubbies and things inside, but was mostly empty. Connor was excited to show us the site of a murder...actually marked for people to visit. Callum picked up a stick off the ground and played with it for a while, before getting in trouble by a park worker for it being an "artifact". That one cracked me up. He got it off the middle of the road. Sometimes I wonder why workers at places have to be like that. It just makes kids not want to go when they can't even play with dang sticks on the ground. To each his own, I guess. It was still a neat place to visit and wander around. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQt8PtUoOwY9WDZZSdYbJdf2RuMhv7JGCwqGjSYNCdSiCXodesc0MlWFkw_e1O70VGzAYGKxNdRxxiT4bGSKMbTC3_r1xd19PoOCe3XKAeQx2TgsDMdeM2XleHTgX1khzckaUNZLkh904/s2048/IMG_8186.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQt8PtUoOwY9WDZZSdYbJdf2RuMhv7JGCwqGjSYNCdSiCXodesc0MlWFkw_e1O70VGzAYGKxNdRxxiT4bGSKMbTC3_r1xd19PoOCe3XKAeQx2TgsDMdeM2XleHTgX1khzckaUNZLkh904/s640/IMG_8186.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00EfsBTxKhDJbUQhOLgx2xZ6JbHpCjK8U6UnCmFqKc403qKIGfqAxzDlOxJv-PtN2TBlmfWXWLMqI3cU5KvsI2VCZ-SqwXZBRvddoo9zBBVQb_TqzrxuO0-VqJc6CkdBKmtjEIPpXIkI/s2048/IMG_8189.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">^^ Callum holding said stick...and in the picture below, he is playing with it in the dirt.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-U6_Eawkk3OdcdtHK_gq_umjT1ClhSadmhy6YrMXCGPUC3_Ftx8wKzsdls1ZIvh6D2fbhHQ5oykbDeJo1uiOlVmGKew3wgKEB1zXrTWMpPuChcZtyxdWDwCiu4pep3xVTLInXJzYMFE/s2048/IMG_8241.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-U6_Eawkk3OdcdtHK_gq_umjT1ClhSadmhy6YrMXCGPUC3_Ftx8wKzsdls1ZIvh6D2fbhHQ5oykbDeJo1uiOlVmGKew3wgKEB1zXrTWMpPuChcZtyxdWDwCiu4pep3xVTLInXJzYMFE/s640/IMG_8241.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2HleDTzBD4DUkRmTlOKU86pTRo7lLPfHDOsFu_0TFbe6xPbcez-32WyWK8zq_4e_ETrU2XrujTt1fO-VTD2BaHobReAXXWN0VjhR8WaNstxPrClxyieOJwqFgM2oloa0o6W5nHvjAWc/s2048/IMG_8243.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2HleDTzBD4DUkRmTlOKU86pTRo7lLPfHDOsFu_0TFbe6xPbcez-32WyWK8zq_4e_ETrU2XrujTt1fO-VTD2BaHobReAXXWN0VjhR8WaNstxPrClxyieOJwqFgM2oloa0o6W5nHvjAWc/s640/IMG_8243.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">^^ The mine that cost more than the amount of gold that was found and what appears to be the reason the town was abandoned. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmsIOcjMi2_UYNF7CMVuGNf22CZJQU1WDhqnKwhf4H6piF67LcD5JHWmAXB2Vg6GQVg4rK6cedPl5bMNbvH9nJP7n2XLPvKYO-jZsn1gSnFCToRDr8mGaxcGAu0NfXndmug36DzmOLIU/s2048/IMG_8251.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmsIOcjMi2_UYNF7CMVuGNf22CZJQU1WDhqnKwhf4H6piF67LcD5JHWmAXB2Vg6GQVg4rK6cedPl5bMNbvH9nJP7n2XLPvKYO-jZsn1gSnFCToRDr8mGaxcGAu0NfXndmug36DzmOLIU/s640/IMG_8251.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">^^ The site of a murder. I'm assuming only one ever happened in the town, given it was marked. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTvpae8i8xr9it9HuyQsB7Nguyeajciy2GODjM0kAWcvZJnFvAAYwcfHfKY3XWaDkNq-i5tap1xCBsDuJlAnTvoUNftrPzhbTz4dO3UbKul-opjlPYvkPfLW79PRXwfZVFwuF1LRxkSQ/s2048/IMG_8254.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTvpae8i8xr9it9HuyQsB7Nguyeajciy2GODjM0kAWcvZJnFvAAYwcfHfKY3XWaDkNq-i5tap1xCBsDuJlAnTvoUNftrPzhbTz4dO3UbKul-opjlPYvkPfLW79PRXwfZVFwuF1LRxkSQ/s640/IMG_8254.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We went here on our last day of driving home from vacation. So, that's the end of our road trip. <span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Century Gothic", Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">In case you missed my other road trip posts - we stopped at the </span><a href="http://www.jessandthegang.com/2020/08/bonneville-salt-flats.html" style="color: #6fb4c8; font-family: Georgia, "Century Gothic", Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Bonneville Salt Flats</a>, <span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Century Gothic", Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">stayed in </span><a href="http://www.jessandthegang.com/2020/08/park-city.html" style="color: #6fb4c8; font-family: Georgia, "Century Gothic", Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Park City</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, "Century Gothic", Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> for a week and stopped at <a href="http://www.jessandthegang.com/2020/08/zion-national-park.html">Zion National Park</a> for two days. <br /></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguP6KCbx-2wmBqc6aZjdbPdvGSzHc09zJKZCczu-FSrKx2F8ddBYxuw6N2h0PEYn8379dXQCTjrIeXScAl_LFqSQpy3aqx1sppEYxZmh9ILVupx1GjYAKwVANIjSbiptPsoQ191lKNPriu/s1600/signature.png" /></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">You can also find me on:</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3763145/life-as-i-know-it" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">bloglovin</a> // <a href="http://instagram.com/jessgrim" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">instagram</a> // <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/jessicagrim/" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">pinterest </a></div></div>Jessica G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02069529074063718149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241426062736770094.post-79169862651948192082020-08-11T13:09:00.001-07:002020-08-11T13:13:28.202-07:00Zion National Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1X8e-a-m4Ye6P1u-CgPP912h2hzgQLVV4ojRMLjxO5pq42WgVZHus8Undw9aO94cn8WiLAh9aHjfZCy6DRFknPG7WsmjpSLUsl09aGucQr4Tg_ykp-gA2jyInZWLZfyH7o3L9Qdhr9o4/s2048/IMG_7716.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1X8e-a-m4Ye6P1u-CgPP912h2hzgQLVV4ojRMLjxO5pq42WgVZHus8Undw9aO94cn8WiLAh9aHjfZCy6DRFknPG7WsmjpSLUsl09aGucQr4Tg_ykp-gA2jyInZWLZfyH7o3L9Qdhr9o4/s640/IMG_7716.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our original plan for this summer was to utilize Connor's fourth grade national parks pass and do a road trip hitting up several national parks. Alas, covid changed things. But, we did decide to go to Zion National Park on our "way" home...it was a couple hours out of the way. But the thing is, when you are on a road trip, you wonder if you will ever be back there, so stopping is always a good idea. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ian planned ahead and booked us shuttle tickets at Zion. Part of it is only accessible via the shuttle. Well, you can bike it too, but that wouldn't be happening! The shuttles are severely limited in capacity because of covid. We chose a "hike" that apparently is the most popular one in the park. I struggle even calling it a hike because it is completely paved and really only had one small spot with even an incline. Maybe calling it a walk would be more appropriate. It was a hot day at Zion, over 100 degrees. Thankfully we got there early, around 9am. Also the hike-walk was mostly shaded, making it bearable. But, there is no air in the shuttle and it is about a 40 minute ride each direction. I'm pretty sure that's what did the kids in! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After the hike, we were going to stop at another shuttle stop, but after waiting for the shuttle, then riding on the shuttle a bit, the kids were grumpy. So, we went back to near our car and had a picnic lunch. Then we grabbed ice cream to cool off and drove the road through Zion. I was taken by the unique landscape and how it changes as you drive through the park...it's only like an 11 mile drive or something. But this made me decide I wanted to come back later. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, after dinner, we headed back into the park. The sun wasn't high in the air anymore, the temps had cooled off a bit. We drove until we found a good place to park and get out and play. We spent two hours throwing rocks, climbing logs and just enjoying ourselves. This was definitely my favorite part of the day. It made it totally worth keeping the kids up past bedtime. In fact, they were in great moods, enjoying themselves so much. And driving out of the park just as it was getting dark was rather fun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_W1wnbZaqji08KbVSwB72obap-IjOM_zp3205fb_NZfm0-uc1fbw2Om2xoT-1nMO9WYec1HgzaLSQGJtqIsTgvLkMP8z-VNvGTu4UjRKtbzIYTxiKBEvs12HWI1rGNtdtbq9lV5cqHQ/s2048/IMG_7658.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_W1wnbZaqji08KbVSwB72obap-IjOM_zp3205fb_NZfm0-uc1fbw2Om2xoT-1nMO9WYec1HgzaLSQGJtqIsTgvLkMP8z-VNvGTu4UjRKtbzIYTxiKBEvs12HWI1rGNtdtbq9lV5cqHQ/s640/IMG_7658.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYVXH6jdKLx18pkuy0jy-GcaKmgnquNF1Sf6ad2SY_OiQI69oxN9qcr-HtzwR3gFjPdN9dCelHl67ITaEz9072QeKcRhHlu_xvMSVsGW0LfGysQ1ht5l34-bRTne_PoBscjh2fdv6heI/s2048/IMG_7728.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These next pictures are from when we went back into the park in the evening. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJjqMIeCMAR-KcmNS3_6ldBAv1tvgIyJVzMPNCNjvAEYb-9wd_uoNWQEEV3zBc5HFXulj_2EGraF5HQMEDZhClG4VnyVXPWoe4jUKv6DsCXLM_cxbRvWT2S5hcK2W0ImRgGCNTuAMM8c/s2048/IMG_7839.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJjqMIeCMAR-KcmNS3_6ldBAv1tvgIyJVzMPNCNjvAEYb-9wd_uoNWQEEV3zBc5HFXulj_2EGraF5HQMEDZhClG4VnyVXPWoe4jUKv6DsCXLM_cxbRvWT2S5hcK2W0ImRgGCNTuAMM8c/s640/IMG_7839.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjvnC5gQ1Jhg0tBun_fHc8f42CEjNQugolRAQE_RB0yHqNN_d8fKG_qp0i5oqLoMf9ffO31ntQ7WnMg99W4x7uaeENvbOtDptDWmfJuI9ep4Da2YcF5p1XdCI_aRLcH2qLq92nbWUbQ0/s2048/IMG_7871.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJfZ-PBUexKvvC5WekqCORM39-5Y1l5skDhcHrDAP2evRaNDHzypupJ7rYcgmCyneBUYp2Stn607UrhyClloEoCgvy9VUxWFnzr8bnBPa84if_rIhk8HG9iMG4lJs7sSUPmcUxEMc9_U/s2048/IMG_7933.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJfZ-PBUexKvvC5WekqCORM39-5Y1l5skDhcHrDAP2evRaNDHzypupJ7rYcgmCyneBUYp2Stn607UrhyClloEoCgvy9VUxWFnzr8bnBPa84if_rIhk8HG9iMG4lJs7sSUPmcUxEMc9_U/s640/IMG_7933.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">^^ Isla said these rocks looked like shells. With their layered lines, they really did. What was crazy is they were almost like a sand material, so if the kids threw a rock, it easily busted when it hit the ground.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jxWbzZdA33XCtEPWGUaVD9p-ARGvCJmh2pjl5U7-gYu8nC4ERrnuQLAqciWRYJjHfZoIIQ-93wJd1ofotjTxZvn7lEM7nx_SJDii5gLwfHPFvWuVVQCQxo-Om35QVFAPqFMzA2M8xs0/s2048/IMG_8124.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_jxWbzZdA33XCtEPWGUaVD9p-ARGvCJmh2pjl5U7-gYu8nC4ERrnuQLAqciWRYJjHfZoIIQ-93wJd1ofotjTxZvn7lEM7nx_SJDii5gLwfHPFvWuVVQCQxo-Om35QVFAPqFMzA2M8xs0/s640/IMG_8124.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmIiM9KcWEWdAW4tQg2ODg7obF62C50ispKlbLrjDWvNhH9jOZoT2C5m6voRZ3IdFllJFb-hyTAQpqfv9cs7xTixs8FFw1mwwk6LidyLkKnI4TiOmw08VVfRHFoBo4KfeNQF-Txw28GE/s2048/IMG_8163.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmIiM9KcWEWdAW4tQg2ODg7obF62C50ispKlbLrjDWvNhH9jOZoT2C5m6voRZ3IdFllJFb-hyTAQpqfv9cs7xTixs8FFw1mwwk6LidyLkKnI4TiOmw08VVfRHFoBo4KfeNQF-Txw28GE/s640/IMG_8163.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you have never been to Zion, I highly recommend it. Judging by the parking situation, it seems it was WAY less busy than normal, due to covid. It still felt plenty busy and I think would have been an unpleasant experience had we gone at a normal peak time for the park. Also, if you can go offseason when it isn't so hot, I recommend that...because it is hot, hot, HOT there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In case you missed my other road trip posts - we stopped at the <a href="http://www.jessandthegang.com/2020/08/bonneville-salt-flats.html" target="_blank">Bonneville Salt Flats</a> and stayed in <a href="http://www.jessandthegang.com/2020/08/park-city.html" target="_blank">Park City</a> for a week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguP6KCbx-2wmBqc6aZjdbPdvGSzHc09zJKZCczu-FSrKx2F8ddBYxuw6N2h0PEYn8379dXQCTjrIeXScAl_LFqSQpy3aqx1sppEYxZmh9ILVupx1GjYAKwVANIjSbiptPsoQ191lKNPriu/s1600/signature.png" /><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">You can also find me on:</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3763145/life-as-i-know-it" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">bloglovin</a> // <a href="http://instagram.com/jessgrim" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">instagram</a> // <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/jessicagrim/" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">pinterest </a></div></div>Jessica G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02069529074063718149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241426062736770094.post-82890698234854230182020-08-10T13:15:00.003-07:002020-08-10T13:15:47.837-07:00Park City<div>Our main destination for vacation was Park City, Utah. We chose this because there are so many outdoor activities, making it easier to social distance. Also, the temps are more than 20 degrees cooler than home! </div><div><br /></div><div>With four kids and not wanting a rushed vacation, we did one activity a day, then spent the other time playing exploring or hanging out. </div><div><br /></div><div>Day 1:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4JiNv891oKJJuGoGTPqzZb-XflGEAkltxdu64U4ffBTejNTy832-OPbJxtyoNPfzy4iWbnswkrdQ26KKqhf_YJvK8P6yqyHBG0X6zcjFynfowtGFg_RzvmGd8R8lz5rv5CFgcqYfMDE/s2048/IMG_7397.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4JiNv891oKJJuGoGTPqzZb-XflGEAkltxdu64U4ffBTejNTy832-OPbJxtyoNPfzy4iWbnswkrdQ26KKqhf_YJvK8P6yqyHBG0X6zcjFynfowtGFg_RzvmGd8R8lz5rv5CFgcqYfMDE/s640/IMG_7397.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUynuVT_L5Nk-CG5MEaAz5w1NHn8tmoPvsv0ybAzkl1wbEAvsosuT0DAoj-dXyDQzy2tM6xf129OSd007Cc7-X00ybS6gQ_9fOiF95dxXTU_-TUyVmkrAsZJo6xDB2p18O-v_LcfEP8w/s2048/day+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUynuVT_L5Nk-CG5MEaAz5w1NHn8tmoPvsv0ybAzkl1wbEAvsosuT0DAoj-dXyDQzy2tM6xf129OSd007Cc7-X00ybS6gQ_9fOiF95dxXTU_-TUyVmkrAsZJo6xDB2p18O-v_LcfEP8w/s640/day+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The first day we went and checked out the Olympic Park. We saw people practicing ski jumps into a big pool, which was pretty cool. We also realized there really aren't any activities for the little kids. So we went back to the house and I took the older kids back to have fun. The highlight for me and Connor was the zipline. I've always wanted to do one and it definitely didn't disappoint. The highlight for Isla was the alpine slide. The ropes course was a low for all of us, when we ended up needing rescuing by the workers. (insert face palm here!) We went back a few days later and I watched another lady and her kids being rescued on the ropes course and then didn't feel so bad. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Day 2:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIy3x0D_Kxo3K1jn8VIrfmW1VC_jwVty6flrqtkBx_dlCfrMfKZPG2t2vfDFnoPI8KfN8uWsZs7eMgMHajnNu-kgOZR6TVLC8wzhy-KERrqttKWPOJk0O2RNFyHzD3mylCtq0gq00unU/s2048/IMG_7455.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIy3x0D_Kxo3K1jn8VIrfmW1VC_jwVty6flrqtkBx_dlCfrMfKZPG2t2vfDFnoPI8KfN8uWsZs7eMgMHajnNu-kgOZR6TVLC8wzhy-KERrqttKWPOJk0O2RNFyHzD3mylCtq0gq00unU/s640/IMG_7455.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPHOy99czvtIzBmFRSdLnnvZS0cJQx_ZPv5jVpIX-lXuWR6e4I4QAA92_T7Q1VvCJ_80un1wJ9155kv_Gse9CNtJlb35KtEu04UaxfHl9kd5sRP8Rk5YV1sUWXt7uC3GC1CRmNPyQQHQ/s2048/zoo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPHOy99czvtIzBmFRSdLnnvZS0cJQx_ZPv5jVpIX-lXuWR6e4I4QAA92_T7Q1VvCJ_80un1wJ9155kv_Gse9CNtJlb35KtEu04UaxfHl9kd5sRP8Rk5YV1sUWXt7uC3GC1CRmNPyQQHQ/s640/zoo.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCuKF1we9upO938Fn3FNqm7a4L6mEss7W3Dcmce9G7dVcny12aYwUV9nSamYeWv67maXChPI7HbVDXuEShqjnpYQnF5GnYedPmH4k3EkGYbXhyphenhyphenSE-4v7v3W48QU8_RXbmIXtCVimGhUk/s2048/IMG_7466.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCuKF1we9upO938Fn3FNqm7a4L6mEss7W3Dcmce9G7dVcny12aYwUV9nSamYeWv67maXChPI7HbVDXuEShqjnpYQnF5GnYedPmH4k3EkGYbXhyphenhyphenSE-4v7v3W48QU8_RXbmIXtCVimGhUk/s640/IMG_7466.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We drove into Salt Lake City to go to the zoo. It was actually a very pleasant experience. I was nervous about the crowds, which really ended up being a non-issue. You have to pre-buy timed tickets into the zoo. And maybe because it was a weekday, there was not many people there. It was nice to get out and do something that felt relatively normal. </div><div><br /></div><div>Day 3:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VQ6RUD5bJb4DmiLKl20gR-2FfVXoX1PrmtHjUz1yhGbFtp_GcTOLV2ENG5RO7J6II6j4QmzOuFJD2gB3Bd-B5Qvy_LXvN6r4lKZjMmjeRzoNNQddFj4OTn4ekzup_ukmp4_o1BEY0ro/s2048/B2B568FF-8B0F-4716-AEC8-555D1EADCAE8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VQ6RUD5bJb4DmiLKl20gR-2FfVXoX1PrmtHjUz1yhGbFtp_GcTOLV2ENG5RO7J6II6j4QmzOuFJD2gB3Bd-B5Qvy_LXvN6r4lKZjMmjeRzoNNQddFj4OTn4ekzup_ukmp4_o1BEY0ro/s640/B2B568FF-8B0F-4716-AEC8-555D1EADCAE8.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went to Jordanelle state park. I originally wanted to walk to the dam, but it was farther away from the parking lot than I thought. So instead we had a picnic lunch, then a small little loop of a hike before letting the kids play in the water. We packed up to leave just as a storm was coming, which was perfect timing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpIOlQDKcNqHT5R4cXYCbC3E8kmpTtHp-LTvDYSOp_c_mHYMzVm6O_U7BQc62IxjzPho95HtM6EVu94S0B6-svRZqDsr3vOcvLl3yKro1Bl93qLlMsx-3BLPkxTomtOsdSo_Qr1FEMKA/s2048/5773DC1E-22B5-4B0A-A9C0-2C3BBA38F00A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpIOlQDKcNqHT5R4cXYCbC3E8kmpTtHp-LTvDYSOp_c_mHYMzVm6O_U7BQc62IxjzPho95HtM6EVu94S0B6-svRZqDsr3vOcvLl3yKro1Bl93qLlMsx-3BLPkxTomtOsdSo_Qr1FEMKA/s640/5773DC1E-22B5-4B0A-A9C0-2C3BBA38F00A.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Day 4:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxha1QgtqoL8bt0cTG0QEIwjJfWO3bzmk9vceMXSPIUUEpdyxRa75WP_aU9JT4baKHVqoHbeG_H0PWCSDYCUxH02gsQpGfqXu-OW9NoSJW9RlbVeKf7ujifxL6Mm8KlHC2Be7QcCHqjs/s2048/IMG_7477.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGxha1QgtqoL8bt0cTG0QEIwjJfWO3bzmk9vceMXSPIUUEpdyxRa75WP_aU9JT4baKHVqoHbeG_H0PWCSDYCUxH02gsQpGfqXu-OW9NoSJW9RlbVeKf7ujifxL6Mm8KlHC2Be7QcCHqjs/s640/IMG_7477.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpPXtkmj2aQeET371cV1D_rFop0AmvdeZSgHqjqKzUfCfnr746hiKDndu8DmQE8lJ1NQ2O8jDMf7F3DN1gL5-cZiSINs70i9q6yowWmGn5By7IsPeiavU2MnHZjQBDsDBXmbBAI2QEq0/s2048/16D4AD57-E065-4306-9721-6EE226374F9C.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpPXtkmj2aQeET371cV1D_rFop0AmvdeZSgHqjqKzUfCfnr746hiKDndu8DmQE8lJ1NQ2O8jDMf7F3DN1gL5-cZiSINs70i9q6yowWmGn5By7IsPeiavU2MnHZjQBDsDBXmbBAI2QEq0/s640/16D4AD57-E065-4306-9721-6EE226374F9C.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Connor really wanted to ride public transportation, so planned an outing for us in Salt Lake City with it. Funny story, neither Ian or I checked out Connor's plan. We just went with it. Well, he drove us way south of the city because he wanted to ride public transportation longer...haha! He mapped for us to go to a coffee shop, then to an ice cream place. Public transportation was basically empty. I don't know if that is normal or covid, but either way, it made the experience that much more enjoyable. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Day 5:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiyME_LiYZaTGQmtqzzsC7wZXzuX6qCVBc9VCt1LUkc4twb8Jr2TXz1D0HkGNk8bSf5M0Wsjhk1HZafqyPCK1eIO_hApQbVcBy2eFPfgLPOD3EPb1JnQBGrPjmzXTQbKttYN5LFZiCK0/s2048/IMG_7517.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiyME_LiYZaTGQmtqzzsC7wZXzuX6qCVBc9VCt1LUkc4twb8Jr2TXz1D0HkGNk8bSf5M0Wsjhk1HZafqyPCK1eIO_hApQbVcBy2eFPfgLPOD3EPb1JnQBGrPjmzXTQbKttYN5LFZiCK0/s640/IMG_7517.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6fZiIYNQKW9wISU4wAyhCZxi7PQAxcYzCFdv8Z0ZedNM-XTPZLn_1rn65zXOaxEinUtsrp7dU03kITrN4zctnVN0bURRu5wFwX6PlMXgAkvatL4r0IZ97xpJFod-qVbYJeEeBUF_htg/s2048/84C20851-BB48-4CF0-8751-F22D7924E688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6fZiIYNQKW9wISU4wAyhCZxi7PQAxcYzCFdv8Z0ZedNM-XTPZLn_1rn65zXOaxEinUtsrp7dU03kITrN4zctnVN0bURRu5wFwX6PlMXgAkvatL4r0IZ97xpJFod-qVbYJeEeBUF_htg/s640/84C20851-BB48-4CF0-8751-F22D7924E688.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtw0ohjam4zwQG8PlhFMgvFVljQMUr9A4R2hlEsCLhoSIWpKmcCEuUCTnR4BRL_DayoLD4cNxHbO-cBkKlo3aZqHZM-dxuZ7MWD8vAsruT7fa6PdoozXb_AD-k8qoxYD1tCCsyvrFslVs/s2048/hike.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtw0ohjam4zwQG8PlhFMgvFVljQMUr9A4R2hlEsCLhoSIWpKmcCEuUCTnR4BRL_DayoLD4cNxHbO-cBkKlo3aZqHZM-dxuZ7MWD8vAsruT7fa6PdoozXb_AD-k8qoxYD1tCCsyvrFslVs/s640/hike.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We took the most beautiful and incredible little hike. Despite what these pictures show, much of the hike was covered in trees, making it a nice and cool hike. Connor passed his time telling ghost stories, Callum went between throwing rocks and filling his pockets with them, Isla collected wild flowers for a bouquet and Willa slept. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Day 6:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbViYIBpMhFAlWADEEx5Toyg94svsjCPiHBKE3jteOhkBFQ5CoqH5drFDW_cPQ1PCq1SWS2eeYAue40Xw9eBUeCIveqJtXc8fgfdINh5lVU31XYwBRvf4MVj9BmKRKlhWWhxABe8zHPjo/s2048/IMG_7605.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbViYIBpMhFAlWADEEx5Toyg94svsjCPiHBKE3jteOhkBFQ5CoqH5drFDW_cPQ1PCq1SWS2eeYAue40Xw9eBUeCIveqJtXc8fgfdINh5lVU31XYwBRvf4MVj9BmKRKlhWWhxABe8zHPjo/s640/IMG_7605.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkyVkduzU36GeLuu2HWjsdCtcVdJCFPyT1-SI1CyLeaD2fiB-Opz_kq-6Oyis7zz-UwpGl7K1L7heiu-_1aK-ZslpOrshhSse8eg5RcGqD3nkBGhQjpc5f4Y3x7qQsg_o898TVwjh8Qk/s2048/IMG_7544.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkyVkduzU36GeLuu2HWjsdCtcVdJCFPyT1-SI1CyLeaD2fiB-Opz_kq-6Oyis7zz-UwpGl7K1L7heiu-_1aK-ZslpOrshhSse8eg5RcGqD3nkBGhQjpc5f4Y3x7qQsg_o898TVwjh8Qk/s640/IMG_7544.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPEYvQf9PPKu7MUFgIDE3o58SD7bQ094Eafw4GBlUklNdemPck8DaiULpml4G4fhUSlqTglOz19Ipqly4qbIbQbWJ0-N-W72VFqrgJTghKJo5JrllP7SSdf0j2gXgREhzoR8xiTyrQVQ/s2048/IMG_7565.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPEYvQf9PPKu7MUFgIDE3o58SD7bQ094Eafw4GBlUklNdemPck8DaiULpml4G4fhUSlqTglOz19Ipqly4qbIbQbWJ0-N-W72VFqrgJTghKJo5JrllP7SSdf0j2gXgREhzoR8xiTyrQVQ/s640/IMG_7565.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went back to the olympic park, as the kids really wanted to go back. This time Ian did activities with the kids. I stayed too, as I found a play area when I was there before. It was a little big for Callum, but he had fun. I would say the same activities were highlights for the kids. Connor went on the zipline at least six times. One time Ian took Isla on the alpine slide and Connor rode the zipline four times just in the one time they did the alpine slide. We took a picture with the bobsled track, as I am a big Cool Runnings fan...haha! You can pay to ride down it with a professional bobsledder, but I figured I would probably barf, so I didn't do it. But the younger, stronger stomach, me really wanted to do it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While in Park City, we stayed in an airbnb that was just perfect. The place had five bedrooms, which we really didn't need all those. We ended up sleeping in three. It had a hottub...which was the reason we booked it. We used the hottub almost every day. The nice thing about an airbnb is being able to cook all your own meals, though we did pick up take out two nights. After Park City, we headed south to Zion National Park. </div><div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguP6KCbx-2wmBqc6aZjdbPdvGSzHc09zJKZCczu-FSrKx2F8ddBYxuw6N2h0PEYn8379dXQCTjrIeXScAl_LFqSQpy3aqx1sppEYxZmh9ILVupx1GjYAKwVANIjSbiptPsoQ191lKNPriu/s1600/signature.png" /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">You can also find me on:</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3763145/life-as-i-know-it" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">bloglovin</a> // <a href="http://instagram.com/jessgrim" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">instagram</a> // <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/jessicagrim/" style="color: #f68a85; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">pinterest </a></div></div>Jessica G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02069529074063718149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3241426062736770094.post-1605577842147365552020-08-03T21:26:00.003-07:002020-08-03T21:26:59.236-07:00Bonneville Salt Flats<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSbfGxSep1skHIyp6nBt6arLgyYDH11It7feopdqIU0ZzljQUM2Ccqk_bWZSF2Uzo7SKXzbyq6Kv5oaL0kmPJopPBWCzPn6SlU79aO3d2m-aYf1wmNh4J5Qkgwe-MZyop7OCT9HQpCBk/s2048/IMG_7200.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqSbfGxSep1skHIyp6nBt6arLgyYDH11It7feopdqIU0ZzljQUM2Ccqk_bWZSF2Uzo7SKXzbyq6Kv5oaL0kmPJopPBWCzPn6SlU79aO3d2m-aYf1wmNh4J5Qkgwe-MZyop7OCT9HQpCBk/s640/IMG_7200.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We just got back a couple days ago from a week and a half long road trip to Utah. One of the highlights for me is basically a piece of land in the middle of nowhere, the Bonneville Salt Flats. It is just such a fascinating place unlike none I have ever been to. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I knew I wanted to stop at the salt flats, but was unsure how exactly to. Everything I could tell online is that there is an amazing rest stop on I-80 west bound. It has access to walk and drive on the flats, as well as foot washing stations. Unfortunately we were headed east and would not be coming back the same way. And it would be a huge backtrack to turn around for the rest stop. Well, after reading one thing online on a forum, it seemed we could just drive to the flats ourselves via exit 4. But again, I had no clue what to expect. Even the map on our iPhones could not comprehend what we wanted to do and was saying it was going to take over 2 hours to drive a couple miles. Anyway, in case you ever do this yourself, just follow the road off the exit and it dead ends into the flats. But another funny story about that...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The road just ends. It ends with a big circle area for you to turn around and there were probably five cars parked there. So, it seemed one should stop there. But, there was a car in front of us and said car just flew out onto the flats. So we followed. And ohmygosh it was so fun. So freaky. So freeing. At this point, we had not gotten out of our car, so I was freaked out that we might sink or something. Spoiler alert, we didn't. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we finally stopped and got out, I could feel that the salt flats were totally hard. It was such a strange feeling. It's such a vast space of emptiness. Even cars driving that I would consider nearby were hard to hear. It was as if the vastness just ate up the sound. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The kids got such a kick out of all this. They ran on it. They tasted it...it tastes way saltier than normal salt, if that's even possible. They looked at it through a microscope...because everyone happens to have a handheld microscope on vacation with them. There also was some beyblade playing on the salt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we went to get back in the car, salt was stuck to everyones shoes and made such a MESS in the car. Like, I don't even know how that much salt could be on shoes. But the same for the car tires. 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Young toddlerhood is such a curious age. It's also an age that lacks impulse control, haha! Tupperware cabinets get emptied, toilet paper rolls pulled out, towels pulled down. It happens ALL DAY LONG. The thing is, I've gotten smarter along the way. Qtips are no longer kept where little hands can get them. Toilet paper rolls are generally kept on the counter...sort of ghetto, but saves the loss of tp in the long run! These preventative measures still don't keep Willa from being curious. The other day she climbed up on the dining table and took a bite out of literally every apple in the bowl. Then she proceeded to throw the apples off the table. I forget how busy young toddlers keep you. She moves things from room to room and throws things ALL THE TIME. I find things from the kitchen in my room. Or her latest has been throwing the clock next to my bed down the stairs. It has happened twice now, so the clock has been moved. Except, I really liked having a clock next to my bed. Oh well. One day soon it will be able to be back. </div>
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All four kids are just a couple weeks apart in these photos. Connor and Isla had loads more hair that Callum or Willa, but at least Callum had enough hair at this point for a haircut! She apparently takes after her mom. I didn't really have hair until I was two. </div>
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I used to strive for perfection on my blog. I would blog something as soon as it happened. Literally. I didn't want to let the moment pass without memorializing it. Then, somewhere along the way, <i>hello there life and children,</i> I ran out of time. It started feeling funny writing about moments that happened months ago. But why does it matter? After all, this blog is for myself. And it's "paid" for itself over and over when I went back and made the kids baby books easily with all that I had blogged about their baby days (and I'm now starting on toddler books for them). But it still feels silly to write things so much later.<br />
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But here's the thing. I've realized done is better than perfect. One of my goals during the pandemic was to make a photo book of our vacation in 2018. TWO YEARS AGO. Two years. When I started, I realized I hadn't even gone through many of our vacation photos. They all weren't saved in one place. It was a bit of mess. But I did it. And it felt good. Now my kids will be able to look through the book and remember...or the pictures will be the reminder.<br />
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I also started picking up my camera more and capturing our day to day life. It's something I used to do a lot when Connor and Isla were little. And honestly, those are always my favorite memories to look back on.<br />
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We did our "second annual" kids in front of the garage with popsicles on July 4th picture. Haha! I clearly did not plan ahead because the store was out of bomb pops. We had one on hand and Callum wanted it, so he got that while the others had watermelon. I was looking at this picture chuckling, wondering how long I can get away with them letting me do this. <a href="http://www.jessandthegang.com/2019/07/fourth-of-july.html" target="_blank">Here is the link to last year's</a>, if you are interested. </div>
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Our fourth celebration didn't look much different this year than in years past. For the past few years, we have stayed home and done our own little thing. It allows us to start relatively early and still have the kids to bed at a reasonable hour. Plus, is there really anything more fun for kids than to pick out their own fireworks at a stand then light them on fire?!</div>
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This year, there was a bit of a fight for fireworks. Connor and Isla made their own fireworks show and Callum made his. There may or may not have been some fireworks theft between the two piles and some screams, but then everyone settled in and all was fine. </div>
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^^ This is Willa's "mom stop taking my picture and hold me" picture. She did great during the fireworks, but definitely wanted me to hold her. After a bit, I just put her in her carrier, as it was easier. </div>
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^^ Callum loved the fireworks, as long as his ear covers were on. He would pull them up during fireworks, so I think they were more security than anything. We have had a kid with those on for the fourth for so many years, it will be a bit sad for me when they are no longer needed by anyone. </div>
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After a bit, I put my camera away and just enjoyed myself. One neighbor came out and watched on their porch for a bit. And another walked down and watched too. Toward the end of our time, a truck came, sped up and purposefully ran into our fireworks display. It send all the stuff (including two "slow" signs) flying as far as two houses down. It was really scary, considering Ian and Connor were there maybe 30 seconds prior. It really shook me up and was a bummer way to basically end things. I found out today that the same guy drove to other parts of our neighborhood and did the same thing. Super uncool, but I am not going to let it ruin the whole memory of the night. </div>
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Even though our country is in turmoil and it seems like a weird time to celebrate it, I am thankful for our freedoms, including freedom of speech. I look forward to the day that our country really practices what is stated in the declaration of independence, that "<i>all men are created equal</i>". Now to fight for the equal treatment of all!<br />
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I know the pandemic has brought out the house projects in everyone, but I am a little late to the game. I was inspired and had ideas of what I wanted to do project wise at the beginning...and have done neither of those projects, haha! But, I got a wild hair to refresh our downstairs (Connor's) bathroom a couple weeks ago and went for it. </div>
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It started because Connor didn't really have space to store his toiletries, so I went in search of a small vanity for him. The bathroom is small, so it couldn't be anything too large. I found a vanity from IKEA that would work and went for it. My goal was to do everything in a week and I managed to do it. Let's show what I started with...</div>
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I took everything off the walls, lightly sanded the walls and gave the bathroom a fresh coat of paint. Just doing that improved things greatly. The baseboards REALLY needed it and look so much better. Then I did my feature wall. I was inspired by some wallpaper that I found...then saw the price of and decided to try my hand at painting it myself. Then we installed the new vanity, mirror and other fixtures. </div>
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The other thing I did was get rid of the tension shower curtain we had that used to fall down and mess up the paint. I replaced with with some piping from Lowes and love the look of it.</div>
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We also got rid of the curtain and instead frosted the bottom half of the window. It looks so much cleaner (or less cluttered or something like that) in there without the curtain.</div>
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vanity - <a href="https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/hemnes-sink-cabinet-with-2-drawers-gray-40348763/" target="_blank">IKEA</a></div>
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mirror - <a href="https://www.wayfair.com/decor-pillows/pdp/peetz-accent-mirror-with-shelves-w000796181.html?piid=41061848,41061850&csnid=E1AD6829-42AF-4608-86A9-7C737B4616C2&_emr=d9334a0b-cda3-418d-9bf0-e1377e7dca41&wfcs=cs7&_eml=10f1571c-049e-4dae-8767-9c5ae119d372&refid=EML_21969&source=graymatter" target="_blank">Wayfair</a></div>
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shower curtain - <a href="https://www.target.com/p/textured-stripe-shower-curtain-white-hearth-38-hand-8482-with-magnolia/-/A-76844931" target="_blank">Target</a></div>
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^^ I said goodbye to one of my closest friends, as she moved to Montana. I can't help but feel Covid stole valuable last times to do things together that we enjoyed. </div>
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This is going to be my last scenes from quarantine. Things are starting to open up. Though the kids have not been in public, I anticipate we will slowly and smartly start seeing some people. It seems odd to even think about going out again. Mass hysteria started when there were only a couple confirmed cases in our county. Now there are around 700 and things are opening up again. Makes no sense to me, except that people are done being scared and being at home. </div>
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We <a href="http://www.jessandthegang.com/2020/06/connor-islas-last-day-of-school.html" target="_blank">finished up the school year</a>, aka: distance learning, on Friday. It brought a routine to our days that I am going to miss. But I will not miss the struggle with distance learning. Of course, I hear rumblings that school will not be going back to normal in the fall, so I shouldn't get my hopes up too much. But even having the kids in school part time would be nice. </div>
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It got, hot, hot, HOT this week! Our house has basically no insulation, so that means the air conditioner running all the time and still not keeping up. It also means it was hot enough for me to get in the pool...I don't like cold water! We went swimming every day. It was fun, albeit slightly chaotic with four kids in the pool at one time and only two of which can independently swim. Callum is getting close though and I am thinking this is his summer to swim. </div>
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We are certainly at an odd crossroads with this whole Covid-19 thing. With things opening back up, many people are excited to be out and about. Many no longer seem to be practicing social distancing while out in public or even wearing a mask. Which, seems odd to me, given it hasn't gone away. My understanding is just that the curve has been flattened. Of course, we all are reading different news and believing what we want, making the whole thing all the more confusing. It definitely is a time that will be in the history books though. </div>
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It's hard to believe that we are here. The last day of school happened. When everything switched to distance learning, it was kind of like we stepped into a time warp. Things that would make it seem like the end of school is coming didn't happen. There were no ends to the homework or parties to be planned. Things were basically business as usual right up until the end. The week before, we did go and pick up the kids possessions at school. But the last week of school had just as much schoolwork assigned as any other week. </div>
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Connor got to end his distance learning with a class video call. That was a nice way to end everything. He gets quite animated on the video calls, so he enjoyed himself right up until the end. When I asked him what he wants to be when he grows up, he said, "<i>A doctor...I mean, a surgeon...actually, a robotic surgeon!</i>" Connor has taken a great interest in coding lately. He even coded his own website. A website talking about math. </div>
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Isla had her last video call on Thursday. Her teacher made a video of the year and she started crying at the end of it...both Isla and the teacher! Her teacher didn't want to end the year on a sad note, so had a class dance party before signing off for the year. It was sweet. Of course, Isla still had school work to do Friday! When Isla grows up, she wants to be an artist or geologist. I could see both, as both are things she is interested in. </div>
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And just like that, it's summer! It feels like nothing and everything has changed at the same time. I'm glad to not have schoolwork anymore, but it also brought structure to our days. Here's to hoping the kids get to go back to school at least part time in the fall, as I know they (especially Isla) miss the human interaction with people outside of our household. </div>
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<i>In case you want to look back - <a href="http://www.jessandthegang.com/2019/08/first-day-of-school-for-connor-isla.html" target="_blank">Connor and Isla's first day of school</a>. And if you missed it, <a href="http://www.jessandthegang.com/2020/05/callums-last-day-of-preschool.html" target="_blank">here was Callum's last day of school</a> from last week. </i></div>
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Let's call this the week we broke quarantine. On Friday, we had an outdoor playdate with Isla's best friend and her family. We chose outdoors to be safe. And both sets of kids (ours and theirs) haven't been around anyone else. Let me tell you, it was glorious to be around other people. To watch the kids be kids. To watch them play with other kids. I missed that.<br />
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Isla got her "flat teacher" in the mail and did some fun things with her, like making and playing hopscotch and walking to Yogurt Mill. This was also our first time back at Yogurt Mill since this all started. The girls and I walked there, were able to order at the door, then took a walk back down the trail by our house to sit and eat it.<br />
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I guess it was an exciting week with all sorts of things happening. We also got to pick up the kids belongings from school. It was a drive thru where they handed you a garbage bag of your child's possessions. We went through twice, at each kids grade level time so they could see their teacher one last time.<br />
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Callum had what was supposed to be his <a href="http://www.jessandthegang.com/2020/05/callums-last-day-of-preschool.html" target="_blank">last day of school</a> this week. I celebrated by taking his last day of school picture like I normally would and reflecting on what would have happened at the end of his school year.<br />
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Look at all that outside household interaction that happened this week! We are trying to figure out how to safely proceed from here. It's all so muddy and weird. Especially with things opening back up. I know we are more cautious than many in our community. But we just want to be safe and smart about it all.<br />
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This past Wednesday would have been Callum's last day of preschool. It would have ended with a cheesy promotion ceremony that I would have just eaten up. Then, after the ceremony had ended, there would have been a pizza party for the kids and their families. I would have taken one last photo of Callum with his teachers. And we would have collected his end of year crafts. Alas, none of that happened.<br />
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I still remember Callum's last day of school. It was surreal. The news of the virus hit hard and fast and mass panic spread quickly. On his last day of school, five kids attended in his class. People were scared. And I think we had five cases of the virus in our county at that point. I remember speculating with the teachers what would happen with the school closure. I don't think any of us thought it would last until the end of the year. Had I thought it would, I probably would have lingered chatting with those ladies a little longer (I love his teachers!) and would have taken one last photo of him with them. Hindsight.<br />
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Honestly, Callum doesn't really realize what he is missing out on. He doesn't even necessarily understand what is going on. He will ask to go places "<i>when people aren't sick anymore</i>". And when I tell him that he will be in a different class at school next year, he insists that he wants to go back to being three and stay in the same class at "<i>playdough school</i>".<br />
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Callum loved school and loved being around other kids. He loved playing in the sandbox and singing the songs on the carpet. Sending him to school was such a good thing for him and I really do hope they are able to open again in the fall.<br />
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There have been complaints from the peanut gallery that "everything is changing" because I keep requiring more and more of them around the house. Admittedly, I should have been requiring a lot of this a lot sooner, but didn't necessarily have or take the time to do it. And being stuck at home seemed like just the time. Well, I now know that things like making your bed, putting away your clean laundry and picking up after yourself is just "too much". Too bad for them, too much is here to stay!<br />
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The weather turned a little cool on us before heating up again for summer. I haven't been able to decide if it was a nice reprieve or just cruelly showing us what we are missing out on. But the 100* heat is headed our way.<br />
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Our yard (both front and back) has never looked better. Having nowhere to go and nothing to do means we are dedicating the time to pull the weeds that we always needed to do. I can't decide if this is a good or bad thing. I mean, of course it is a good thing our yard is looking better. But at the same time, it means there haven't been adventures...<i>whomp, whomp, whomp</i>.<br />
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It also looks like things may start opening up again...slowly. And I haven't decided how I feel about this. I am cautiously optimistic. Excited for things to seem more normal again, but also concerned. It's hard to know how much to venture out. I guess we shall all see with time.<br />
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One of the kids had a meltdown this week and screamed "<i>I hate coronavirus and I hate the heat!</i>" I have never felt more the same with any of my children.<br />
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My kids have been troopers. We haven't gotten together with anyone during quarantine. That means, my kids have played with no one except for each other for eight weeks. And sometimes, they just really, really want to play with someone else. When we have done birthday parades, Callum has cried seeing his friends in other cars and not being able to get out to be with them. Isla misses her friend Amelie so much. Sure, they can video chat, but that's just not the same as a good ole in the flesh play session. Connor, on the other hand, is living his best life, as the introvert that he is.<br />
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I didn't have a childhood stopped in tradition, so holidays during quarantine haven't bothered me at all. In fact, I enjoy the slowness and ease of them. On Mother's Day, we drove to pick up some rims Ian found. No one except for Ian even got out of the car. Then, on the way home, we stopped and picnicked and played at a normally busy stop that was closed. It made for the perfect outting and stop. And it felt oh-so-refreshing to get out of the house.<br />
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Early in the week, Ian noticed the windshield on my van shattered. We don't know when or how it happened, as I hadn't gone anywhere in a few days. But getting it replaced has turned out to be quite the process. Insurance processes separately the window and the censors in it for dive assist. So stupid. But here we are, a week later, still not having the whole thing done.<br />
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Since it has been warm, the kids have played in the pool a bunch. But the weather is turning a bit cooler again and I am certainly not saying no to that. I would take 70* days any day over pool time. Our house just gets so hot when it's hot out and that seems especially torturous when it's time to go to sleep.<br />
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It was my birthday week. I remember when this all started thinking surely we wouldn't still be under quarantine by my birthday. Obviously I was wrong. I don't like attention, so a birthday in quarantine was actually perfect for me. Ian ordered dinner from my favorite restaurant and we ate it at home. It was nice.<br />
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Then some of my mom friends realized it was my birthday and everyday for the rest of the week, people dropped things off, which seriously felt so great and made me feel so loved. On the morning of my birthday, someone left flowers and an adorable gnome book. Then later, someone left wine and toilet paper...<i>oh coronavirus, how you've changed our view on tp!</i> The next day I got some chocolates and watermelon jam. Then, a big cake (which I saved to eat on Friday with the kids in celebration of making it through another week of school). Lastly, I got some goodies from a local shop. It was so fun having my birthday last all week long!<br />
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Schooling from home just felt extra this week. Managing the video calls with so many other people int he house is quite the chore. And just having to help Isla with so much of the tech aspect of things just leaves me feeling drained. I've started making daily lists for her of what she needs to accomplish and she can generally go from one task to another in the same program, but she still struggles with toggling between programs. And sometimes a task might last a minute, so I just have to stay close to her the whole time. Only four weeks left until summer break!<br />
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Callum got a packet of crafts to do in the mail from his preschool. He apparently was in the crafting mood (last time they sent some, he was NOT) and did all of them in one morning. His school has also been posting videos of the teachers reading stories or singing a song and he totally has been into that. He has asked to go back to "playdough school and church school" and it breaks my heart a bit. Out of everyone, he does not understand what is going on the most and doesn't get why his life has changed so much.<br />
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Now the burning question is, how much longer will this whole quarantine situation last and will we all be hesitant to leave our homes and gather with others with this is all over?<br />
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Well, warmer weather is here. The kids went in the pool for the first time this year...even if it was far too cold for me. I put my feet in and it was freezing. The warmer weather also means more ice cream and other cold treats. And no one is saying no to that.<br />
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Connor and Isla started doing twice weekly video calls with their teachers. They love these calls. I feel for the teachers though and having all that chaos coming at them at one time! Connor held up Willa for his class to see. And Isla shared our bearded dragon with her whole class. The kinks with school seem to be getting worked out and all is going much smoother.<br />
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I started feeling stir crazy. Like EXTREMELY stir crazy one day. I guess only going to Winco twice in a month plus and nowhere else finally got to me. I just wanted out. To go somewhere. For the most part, I am totally fine being at home. But sometimes, I just want to do something. We did get Connor a new/bigger bike and have gone on several family bike rides. So, that's been nice.<br />
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Every time someone comes to my porch and talks to me from a distance feels life-giving. That sounds so cheesy. But the human interaction outside of my children really is nice. I dropped some hand me downs off on a friend's porch and stood at my car talking to her for half an hour...while the kids went crazy in the car, haha. But it was totally worth it and nice to have that face to face (from a distance) adult conversation for a bit. Turns out this introvert really enjoys seeing people in the flesh from time to time!<br />
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It's weird though, everyone keeping their distance. People being sort of friendly, sort of standoff-ish. A post man delivered a package for someone else to our house, so when he came back to get in his truck, I ran it out to him. You could tell he really didn't want me getting close. I almost offered to toss the package to him. It was just another reminder of how much things have changed over the past several weeks.<br />
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