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The coolest Magnolia mom ever put up this Easter balloon installation in front of her house and invited people to come by. Of course we went over right away! We all needed a little boost and what better way to spread some joy in the neighborhood?   . . . . .      …

The tulips are coming up in our garden now, but there won’t be a tulip festival this year. I feel terrible for the farmers.

Joseph lost another tooth! Well, more “yanked out” than “lost.” Adding freelance barber and freelance tooth extractor to my skill set during quarantine.   . . Here’s a story I wrote for ParentMap about skills other people have been learning lately. (My favorite is the mom who taught her kid how to deep clean the…

One of my favorite spring traditions is visiting the Quad, but this year, UW asked people to stay away. So here are the cherry blossoms on our street instead. 🌸🌸🌸 Photo taken with a tripod and self timer. And here is a far more accurate picture. These guys just looove getting their picture taken. I wrote a…

Haircut day for the guys, before and after. No barbershops? No problem.

The family that colors together stays together. Joseph really, really wanted to everyone to color, so we made his dream come true. A couple of photos from before social distancing started: My lunch dates.   Sunlight at the Gates Foundation visitor’s center.   Water play at the science center.   We used a library pass…

I feel like we do SO much homework as it is (3rd grade is no joke) so first day of school cancellation we went to climb trees. 🐵🙉  

Finally.