Social Distancing 101

Unfortunately, the world has fallen victim to the corona virus. This means our area is pretty much shut down. Schools and many businesses are closed in an effort to expose less people to the virus. We were supposed to go to Branson over spring break, but did not want to travel. Bret had the week off so we had some down time together. It looks like everything will be shut down for at least 30 days, if not longer. Here's what we've been up to:

  

Making cards to mail to others to brighten their days!

*cousin chats are necessary!

A Visit from Flat Stanley via Mila in California

An exciting visitor came to Kansas to see William from California via Mila & her her first grade class. While he was here, we were to show Stanley what Kansas is all about. We took him on quite a tour!

Flat Stanley came to my classroom to see where I teach!

 We took FS to Lawrence. We showed him the iconic Allen Fieldhouse! We checked out all the Jayhawk sports memorabilia and trophies. Of course, FS needed to see the original rules of basketball.

 

For some family history, we needed to stop by my & Aunt Meg's college sorority, Sigma Kappa. William had no idea what the house was, but he gladly sat for the picture ;)

Next, onto Topeka! We stopped at Bret's grandparents, Mary & Bill's. They are in their 90s and they are doing great! We wanted to take some time to visit with them. Most of the time when we see them, it's at a large family gathering so just having the three of us (plus Flat Stanley) spend time together.

Also in Topeka, we stopped at Bret's aunt & uncle and cousin's farm to visit the cows. It's calving season so we got to see the mamas and their babies. W got to feed them and get as close as the mamas would let him.

 

 William's PreK celebrated Read Across America Week with a popcorn & book tasting event. Luckily, FS was still in town and got to come along for the visit to W's school.

They even found & read Flat Stanley's books!

Just before FS needed to head back to CA, he checked out William's first soccer practice. He is old enough to be on a "real" team now (3v3, no goalie).

Busy Saturday: May 4th

Whew! Today was a busy, fun-filled day!

After the days of rain this past week, the soccer fields were too wet for soccer practice. That opened some time up this morning for other fun events! Bret wanted to go to some of the city's garage sales (it's our City Wide Garage Sale weekend), but I did not want to partake in that. I had seen a Touch A Truck event in Miami County (Paola, KS). William enjoyed the similar events we went to last summer, so I thought it would be a good substitute for soccer practice. Of course, I read that it started at 9am and it was really 10am, so we had an hour to kill while in Paola. The event was right next to the high school track, so we walked some laps and W climbed the stands. He also had to go to the bathroom while we were waiting. Thankful he's a boy, I found a corner and let him go outside. It might be is favorite thing ;)

Once the Touch A Truck started, W had a ball! They had many vehicles he could climb in and pretend to drive. He even got to honk the horn on many of the big trucks! He just loves trucks and other work vehicles.

After the Touch A Truck, we went over to Home Depot for their Kids Workshop. They are free workshops on the first Saturday of each month. Each time he goes, W gets to make something (usually seasonally themed) and get a pin for his construction apron. Today, he made a Mothers' Day present for me with a flower picture.

All of that done by noon! I brought W back home to see the treasures ;) Bret found while garage saling. William does have some nice new (to him) toys that Bret found.

The first weekend in May is the KU Jayhawk Rugby Alumni celebration. Nana and Papa were gracious enough to take over William duties for the afternoon/evening/night so we could head up to Lawrence. Bret saw many friends of his he hadn't seen in a couple years and was able to catch up with their lives. After the college players' game, any alumni who were so inclined could kit up and get out on the field. Bret just happened to bring his rugby kit bag with him. Surprising, right?!? Not. He had a good time out on the field and I was only briefly worried we would be headed to the hospital after he was done.

Love our busy life!