A Unique Season

Dear Luke and Nora,

These last few months have been unique to say the least. While we were in Keller over Spring Break, we learned that school would be cancelled for the following week, Spring Break part 2. We came back home and everything started to shut down because of "the coronavirus". Although the revelation happened in stages, you ended up not returning to school for the remaining of the academic year. We couldn't go to church, playgrounds, restaurants, shopping malls, and couldn't see friends or family... A strange season indeed!

Even though it has been a hard season for many reasons, it has been very memorable and full of quality time as well. You were disappointed to not return to school, but you adapted so well. Luke, you had zoom calls with your class and engaged in lots of learning activities online. Nora, your teachers sent YouTube videos covering your material, alongside lots of worksheets. Luke, you spent hours and hours playing with legos and we played lots and lots of Scrabble. Nora, you painted and colored and enjoyed lots of imaginative play. We rode bikes all over the neighborhood, in the Bentley parking lot, and went for jogs (with you on your bike, Luke, and Nora, you in the stroller) at Spring Lake. We took your training wheels off at the beginning of our quarantine and you learned quickly to ride without them, Luke. We enjoyed many, many picnics in the front yard while listening to the Boxcar Children. We watched a movie most weekends and had special pancake breakfasts on Saturday or Sunday mornings. We ventured to the beach a couple times and Nora, you got comfortable with the waves and ended up loving them! We took walks to the mailbox and made an outing of handling the trash and recycling. We played with chalk and bubbles and had Easter egg hunts around the backyard. You dusted the baseboards and mopped the floors, and unloaded the dishwasher almost daily.

I am sad about what we missed these last few months, but I am so thankful for all the togetherness and growth we've had. It's been a joy to listen to you two laugh and play when you're getting along well together. I know you will eventually return to school and a busier way of life, which has already started in some ways. I am really going to miss aspects of these days, because I am really going to miss YOU!

Love,
Mommy