Alphabet of Isolation

A is for Alcohol

Essential needs during quarantine {grin}

B is for Baking

We've baked bread and muffins during quarantine,

and the girls loved getting to do it.

C is for Cousins!

We were so excited when we could see the cousins.

D is for Driveway Fun!

It was so fun to make this chalk art.

E is for Easter!

We tried to still enjoy the day as a family,

and I'd say we succeeded!

F is for Forty!

Brent turned 40 during quarantine. We tried to celebrate as best as we could.

G is for Golf Cart Rides!

We are taking lots of family rides on the golf cart.

 

H is for Haircut!

I'm proud that I was able to cut Trent's hair without making him look ridiculous.

I is for Inflatable!

We are definitely getting our money's worth out of this inflatable bouncer.

J is for Jazzercise!

So thankful Jazzercise has still been available.

K is for Kids!

If I have to be stuck at home, I'm glad it's with these 3 kids.

L is for Lupinus Texensis!

Mother Nature gave us a beautiful year of bluebonnets to start quarantine.

We enjoyed seeing them throughout March and April.

M is for Mother's Day

I went on a hike with the kids on Mother's Day,

and Brent grilled steaks. Great day!

N is for Nature!

We've been exploring a lot of nature.

Definitely another plus to being 'stuck' at home without our usual activities.

O is for Online Learning!

We spent quarantine doing school online.

Parts of it were quite enjoyable - like doing your work in your pjs!

P is for Porchtraits!

I love the family photos we took on our porch.

I ordered them on canvas and should get them in July, can't wait!

Q is for Quality Time!

LOTS and LOTS of time together as a family!

R is for Riding!

Our bike riding game has been super strong during quarantine.

Drew learned how to finally ride a bike, and Paige is rocking her balance bike.

S is for Swinging!

We've spent a lot of time on our backyard swing.

T is for Teeth!

Drew has lost 3 teeth in quarantine.

U is for UV Rays!

The weather has been beautiful, 

so we're enjoying our mild spring as much as we can.

V is for Virtual!

We did a lot of virtual chats with our family, friends, and dance.

W is for Watch!

After wanting an Apple Watch for years, I decided to do it during quarantine.

I love it so much and am so happy I finally got it!

X is for eXcellent Grandparents!

Brent's parents surprised the kids with a little parade about a month into quarantine.

They were SO excited to see their grandparents and to get snacks!

Y is for Yoga!

Z is for Zoom!

Love it or hate it, we all spent a lot of time on Zoom.

I have even had a few HH with 2 blog friends, Emily and Natasha. Yay!

Five on Friday

ONE

Bathing suit winners

I wanted to fill you guys in on the bathing suits I kept out of the 6 I bought.

I ended up keeping 3! 

One from Target and the Athleta and Summersalt ones.

Now my challenge is I think I want one more 'cheap' one to wear when we go on river adventures, ha.

I don't buy any bathing suits for 3 years and then buy 100 in 1 summer.

*And I can't believe I'm sharing these online ha*

TWO

EradiKate

I finally found an acne medicine that seems to truly be helping!

I had to switch back to my super unclean face wash because I have been breaking out so bad and my clean BeautyCounter face soap wasn't cutting it.

Things got so bad I was desperate, and a friend showed me EradiKate.

I've used it a handful of times and LOVE it. 

I have no idea if it is clean or not, but I seriously had 3 pimples in a row for over a MONTH and after using this for 3 days, they were GONE.

THREE

Trent's bookshelf

I finally found a bookshelf for Trent! I ordered the piping off Amazon,

and I can get the wood from Home Depot.

This picture isn't exactly like his - the pipes are black,

and we'll have 4 columns of pipes due to where the studs are in his walls.

I'm excited to build it {hopefully this weekend} and get his books off the floor!

FOUR

Black Pearl Bookstore

Y'all know I love to read but mostly read through the library.

I've started buying books occasionally and usually buy from a local indie bookstore.

Well, I found a local, independent, female, Black-owned business and wanted to share!

If you want to support more Black-owned business, check out Black Pearl!

FIVE

Blackout book challenge

I wanted to encourage everyone to participate in this.

I bought 2 books {from Black Pearl Bookstore!} - one for me and one for Trent.

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

Offenders by Jeffrey Craft {Trent read another book by this author and liked it}