I love planting flower pots for our front steps and porch. Due to more free time, I got started earlier than normal. Luke and Ruby went to the greenhouse with me and were so patient while I tried to decide what flowers I wanted to plant, and of course, they had plenty of their own opinions. Ruby was the best helper and was happy to be in charge of dragging the wagon with all of our purchases.
The kids loved having the cousins over for an afternoon of fun.
Provo High planned several activities to try to make up for all that the seniors were missing. One night they turned on all of the stadium lights, blared the fight song, and invited everyone over for a car parade. We hadn't planned to go, but when the kids heard the horns honking and all of the cheers, the begged to join the fun. We were all in our pajamas, but jumped into the jeep and joined the parade. It's funny, at a different time, I am not sure most people would have gotten too excited about driving around the school. But on this night, with all that has changed, it was suddenly the most fun we had had in a very long time.
While we are on the subject of school spirit...the Lakeview teachers planned a parade to encourage the students and say goodbye for the summer. Luke and Ruby were so excited and made little thank you signs with their neighborhood friends. We ended up waiting a very long time for the parade to arrive, and a few times I considered just going home, but man I'm glad I waited. It was so fun to watch the kids' reactions to seeing their teachers - oh how they have missed being in school.
Tim and the kids have been going to the high school to pick up lunches while school was on hiatus. Ruby loves seeing the lunch ladies and decided to write them a thank you note.
No schedule = living room sleepovers
In the midst of all of this crazy pandemic, Ruby got an ear infection.
Our neighbor April gave her flowers to help her feel better.
But the kids' excitement increased dramatically when they heard that Lola had just had her puppies. Luke went outside on occasion to ride his motorcycle, but the rest of the time we were all in the basement snuggling the puppies.
Luke has really loved his teacher, Mrs. Bertuzzi. She has moved and won't be at the school next year, so we snuck over to her house to say one last goodbye.
They may have been home since March...
But we still had to mark the last "official" day of school
First day to last day, they have changed so much.
Grandpa and Grandma Broadbent gave Luke a special robe to remember his baptism,
He wears it almost every night.
Memorial day was nice and relaxing this year. We went to Santaquin on Monday for a BBQ at my parents, swimming at Jarin and Jami's, and of course, a visit to the cemetery.
And of course, being in Santaquin, meant we had a chance to visit the puppies
Luke and Drake discovered the skate park,
And of course, Tim is the cool dad that will take them.
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