March 2021

 In March we celebrated our 14th anniversary! We bought some things for the house that we needed this year like a fireplace cover and picnic table for the yard. I also requested hanging flowers for the porch instead of a bouquet of flowers. I'm very practical like that! We had a backyard picnic while the kids ran around, and I also tried on my wedding dress for the first time in 14 years! We also had some family photos taken by Ashely Wright (who I knew back in high school) which were our first professional photos since Josie was born! We continued plugging away with school, and we spent lots of time outdoors including working in the yard to till up all the ground to try and grow grass and an outdoor movie night. 

Late January/February

 This winter we continued our 1,000 hours outside challenge with lots of hours in the backyard, national parks, the zoo, etc. We celebrated James turning 11! Unbelievable! We ate lunch in an igloo at a place in Columbia (which was our first restaurant experience since the pandemic started) and met my sister and her kids and my dad at the zoo. James wanted an ocean themed cake and helped me make it! He got a slack line course for the backyard. We also had a valentine's/Prairie Thief (our living literature unit) party which the boys loved so much and took so much ownership over.