Smith Family

When we first moved in the previous owners put fake flowers (FAKE FLOWERS from like the Dollar Store) all up the walkway and some mulch. It was a quick fix but wasn't sustainable and looked pretty bad. With the rainstorms we get the mulch would flood over and after a year and a half this is what our walkway looked like. It was embarrassing. Due to Elliott's work schedule, a tight budget and just not knowing what to do we didn't do anything.  Overtime has been cut due to cases at work coming to a drastic halt throughout this virus which is definitely scary. We are a bit concerned about the future but one bonus is we've been able to see Elliott a lot more and were able to tackle this walk way situation. We drove by many yards trying to figure out what to do. We needed easy maintenance but also looked nice.  We thought the bushes would be a good solution and found some on sale. We bought some rock to fill in the smaller planter and then went to work on these bus...

 School lunch pick up, we got a whole pint of strawberries per kid! One day Audrey decided not to go and that happened to be the day they each got a Chick Fil A sandwhich. The child has to be in the car in order to get a bag so she didn't get one. Melanie was nice enough to share with her though.  Primary ice cream parade. Our primary presidency was so cute and scheduled a drive by for each kid. They got prizes for decorating their ice cream hat and a choice of ice cream treat. Mother's day was perfect and I felt loved.   Doing homework with Melanie isn't always a joy.  We've made lots of treats during this quaratine. Scotcheroos are probably the most popular but these were a hit. Except for Audrey, she doesn't like them  We had just barely enough material from Audrey's stash to make enough masks for the family. I am not great at sewing but managed to get these babies put together. We lucked out having elastic from working on scrunc...

Another birthday while being quarantined. We had a good time celebrating this special kid. Dad made a delicious breakfast He got a gaming chair, wireless headphones, a game for his switch, a robot from Granny and Papa and some money from Grandma Carolyn.  We had a zoom birthday party with the Petersen cousins. It was a lot of fun and everyone enjoyed seeing each other. We played charades and then Kahoot! He then had a zoom meeting with his class. We finished the day with pizza, a movie and cake. I just love this kid and feel blessed that he's mine. He has definitely loved being in quarantine the most out of all the kids. He feels the most comfortable at home with his family. He loves to play Fortnite and build things. He has a tender heart and a calming energy about him. He's our newest double digit midget.