Monthly Archives: April 2020

Hey, it’s Dad here.  aka Jordan.  First-time caller, long-time listener (ok, not first time.  Maybe like my fifth post). As you can see from the blog posts, Erin has done an amazing job keeping the kids focused, happy and having … Continue reading →

Conor loves to go outside, regardless of the time of day or weather. We took a post dinner “stroll;” we were never more than 5 feet from our property. He touched a worm for the first time (see last photo) … Continue reading →

The Best Sweet Treat  What is your favorite type of chocolate?  My favorite type of chocolate is King Size Hershey Bars. One reason is they have a lot of chocolate.  Some can even be made of peanut butter. Another reason … Continue reading →

?Just got the sad news that schools are closed in MA for the rest of the year. We are the 35th state to do so. We have the 5th highest deaths. I’m feeling sad for kids missing their friends and … Continue reading →

day 35 i got some basketball time in with my boys! Both WI and IL closed schools for the rest of year; I’m expecting a similar announcement for MA this upcoming week. Day 34 Kids enjoyed weekly Science with Lala. … Continue reading →

At bedtime I told the kids, tomorrow is Friday. Remember when we used to get excited for the weekend for more family time?!? Natalie chuckled. Elliott guffawed. “Who needs that?!?” also we broke out Flash Flash. This was Elliott’s most … Continue reading →

Conquering Forest Park on our wed aft spring observation hike. Nature photos by Nat 

My boss challenged our Holyoke educators to dress up as their favorite book character and send in a video. Teachers are understandably tired right now and only one person submitted. So I got the whole fam to join me in … Continue reading →

Day 26. Conor has started monitoring his own temperature (Note: we do not do this daily!!! We only did this week 1 when 4/5 of us were sick!)   Elliott has also started a 30 day lego building challenge, which … Continue reading →