Weekly Photos 2020 #25

It's mid summer which means it is hot, hot, HOT (I did that for my brother, Jeff).  Here's a look back at what we did this week.

Saturday - We hung out at home for a good portion of the day before heading to my mom's for an AMAZING dinner of her "famous" Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and salads PLUS fresh strawberries on vanilla ice cream for dessert.  When we left her house for the evening we made the quick decision to drive to the next town over for their Fireworks show.  Most shows are cancelled around us including our own local show but this one was "saved" by an individual sponsor.  We ended up with front row seats, socially distanced from cars on either side of us because of how we parked and the kids had their first experience of having fireworks go off right above their heads.  We usually watch from our front yard so we watch from a distance - having them go off directly above you is amazing.

Sunday - Today was our ZOOM day!  I Zoomed with my brothers and my mom (and we laughed and laughed) and the boys had Zoom Sunday School class.  We then watched a Worship on the Waterfront concert that was live streamed since they can't actually hold the concert.

Monday - This was just a normal day at home with our fun activities (well, the kids don't all agree on the fun part HA) followed by TKD with Nate.

Tuesday - More fun!  The kids played outside in the hose for over an hour in the morning.  We worked on our group theme things for the week too.  After dinner we went for Dairy Queen Blizzards as a treat and then took the boys swimming at a local lake.  They swam for over an hour and did not want to get out!

Wednesday - So, today something happened that has not happened in months.  It took a lot of discussion and some trust but we let Nate visit his friend at his friends house.  If I didn't know the family well and know that they are pretty cautious I wouldn't have allowed it.  Even then, it was a tough call!  Needless to say, Nate was super excited to see one of his closest friends.

Thursday - We just did our normal day.  School.  Nothing exciting at all

Friday - Our friends were gone today so we had the day "off".  I ran errands and then went to a bridal shower.  My first "event" in months.  It was small and outside but I did notice that people do not social distance well!!