January 2022

One of the first things that happened in the new year, was that Grammy and Granddaddy invited Evan and Preston to have a sleep over. Since the boys were away for the night, Carl and I decided to celebrate our wedding anniversary a bit early. We went to The Melting Pot to celebrate 19 years of marriage. It was such a nice night and I am grateful for my best friend and the family that we have created. 

We had our first big snow in January! Evan spent his time shed hunting in the snow, while Preston played outside with Maryn, Seaton, Isla, Jake and Katelynn. Jake and Katelynn also came in for hot chocolate.  

Carl and I enjoyed a nice walk, despite the clouds and cold temperatures.

We made snow cream and it was SO good! 

Preston has been asking to go to the science center for quite some time. He and I were finally able to go one afternoon. It was so nice because there were only a few people there and we could see our favorite exhibits, as well as some new ones! It was a nice afternoon to be together. 

This picture is my favorite one from our trip to the science center. Preston said, "Why do they have this corona virus toy? No one wants any of that!" 

This is the image of the corona virus that he has been seeing for almost two years. I can definitely see how he thought they looked alike!

On Sunday, January 9th, we were told that there would be no school on January 10th, due to staff shortages from Covid-19 illness and quarantine requirements. We were able to drive through and pick up materials for the start of NTI on Tuesday, January 11th. We were not sure how long we would need to utilize NTI, but it ended up being 8 days. The kids then went back to school, but we got daily updates on whether we could do school in person or with NTI.

We all ended up getting Covid in January and assume it was the Omicron strand, as none of us got super sick. I am sure the vaccines helped too. Grammy also got Covid, which we assume she got from Granddaddy, who thought he had a cold. Again, we are grateful for the vaccines, as we are sure they helped us all have mild reactions to this virus.

A super fun thing that happened in January is that Evan turned 14! We celebrated here at home, since we had all just had Covid. Evan loved all of his gifts, which were all for hunting or fishing.