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By the time we hit spring break, we were all desperate for a break from the distance learning that we had been doing since mid March. We all felt exhausted and a bit burnt out so being outside and doing different activities was a nice change of pace. We found ways to be outside as much as possible, but that also took a bit of creativity at times as well. We also spent a lot of time taking family walks, bike and scooter rides, and enjoying the neighborhood!

We started our day out with Easter baskets from the Easter Bunny and the first egg hunt in the house. We got a little more dressed in time for church and watched the sermon from the comfort of our couch. After church was over, we headed outside for another egg hunt in the front yard! We even got a surprise distanced visit from our friends and then still got to "zoom" with family for the holiday.

We explored a new little location close to our house that was a little bit of a walk/scooter/bike ride from our house. There are so many things that I am struggling with lately with being quarantined but one of the things that I have been really grateful for is this ability to just play outside at home. We have spent way more time in our yard playing, cleaning, and doing things we haven't done in a really long time and I have been enjoying that part. I was feeling burnt out from trying to work/teach and help the kids and getting them motivated to get work done was becoming increasingly difficult.

This year, Kailey was performing "Rainbow" by Kacey Musgraves in sign language with one of her best friends Kailyn. This was especially emotional for me and Kailyn's mom because we were already in a period of transition as our kids' beloved elementary school is being repurposed into a preschool and our kids will be parting to different schools next year. As week 3 started, the kids' school started to shift into "virtual" mode where they were having more interaction with their peers and teachers online. This is also true for Kailey and Cody, but as you know, learning looks different for Colin and his teachers have helped us so much with this in this difficult time period.