Monday, November 30, 2020

November 2020

We start this post by answering the question on everyone's mind, "What stage of COVID are we in?"

We are in the "Don't Ask" stage of COVID:


We have attempted more challenging puzzles for family togetherness.

(Some family members are more helpful than others.)


We're in the "keep kids busy and the house clean" stage of COVID:

We're in the "Who knows?" stage of COVID:

We're in this stage of COVID, still trying to find ways to connect:

Nana/Zayde Havdalah

Our weekly playdates with Jonah were
abruptly cancelled 8 months ago, and this
virtual reunion was very sweet to watch.


hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa

tic tac toe against Grandpa

We're in this stage of COVID, making "breakfast dogs." (??)


We're in the "I don't want to get up yet... fine, you can take pictures on my phone, just leave me alone" stage.


We're in the fruit salad for breakfast stage:


two 3.5-year-olds playing with food
exactly 4 years apart to-the-day

Ethan's update:


Gabi's update:

"Gourd" returned to say hello.



a new "LOL Surprise" doll arrived in the mail after she won a virtual BINGO game

Spencer's update:


And yes, our current stage of COVID is so so so very much togetherness, for better or for worse. Bonus points if smiles are included!