March 2020

With both houses fully under contract and a moving date of April 1st preparations were kicked into high gear.  And Covid-19 also kicked into high gear.  Which caused some extra hiccups for the moving prep.  We had been eating through our food storage to prevent having to move it.  Little did we know the panic that would ensue and the empty store shelves that would follow.  I ended up having to join in the panic to restock our storage since we had no idea whether thing would shut down or not.  What a crazy time to be moving in...

 Quincy's book report...

 We were able to go the Real Soccer Game with Shannon and Cory and Mom and Dad Payne.  It was nice to have a break from all the craziness and always fun to be with these guys. 

 Addie just keeps growing up.  She decided that it was time to deposit all the money that she had been saving and got her first debit card.  

She also spent a lot of time serving in the temple this month.  So proud of her and her willingness to serve. 

 This kid loves her new piggy bank!

I decided that my sidekick needed some time with me that didn't include packing or cleaning.  So we headed to the butterfly biosphere and just enjoyed being together.   

When they aren't fighting these 2 are so cute together...

 This is the point when things really starting getting crazy.  Because of Covid-19, things started shutting down and lines to get into Costco looked like this...

Movie night cuties...

We held a yard sale and it ended up being pretty successful. We were mostly trying to get rid of a bunch of stuff that we didn't want to pack and I was so happy that even with some rain and the uncertainty of the coronavirus we were able to get rid of most of the stuff we wanted to (minus 1 truckload that we took to the DI). 

Grandpa Payne stopped in for a visit with Dilly Bars!

As we neared the end of our time living in Lehi we attempted some good-bye hangouts (which was more difficult due to the social distancing mandate). Our Sandy friends always come through though and we love the time we have with them!

And then we found out that schools were closing.  Definitely not what we had planned on but online school was put into place quickly and started as smoothly as possible.  The kids were really disappointed as this would mean that they would miss their last 2 weeks of being with their classmates.  Luckily with the technology we have they were able to meet with their classmates and friends online which helped.  Homeschool was interesting... especially while packing and moving.  Each kid had their own computer and space to work in...

Homeschool projects...

Addie's artwork...

Just can't get enough of this cutie...

With social distancing in place we had a zoom call with cousins which was fun...

And we waved from cars to welcome home Sam Nielsen during his "inter-mission." (All missionaries in foreign countries were sent home temporarily because of Covid-19).

Playin' the day away...

Zoom meetings for the win...

One of the things that Addie missed was doing her Images of Greatness presentation.  So instead, her teacher had parents film the kids doing them.  Addie was Marie Curie...

  Once again saying goodbye was tricky due to Coronavirus but we were lucky to get a few in with our closest friends...

Quincy and her BFF Faith

Brinlee and Kate stopped by for a social distancing goodbye.  It was really hard for Addie not to be able to spend time with her BFF before we moved but it was good to see her even from a distance before leaving.  

Tess and her BFF Kassidy.  Not even a deadly virus can keep these 2 apart!

Last few nights in an empty house...

This was definitely a weird time to move in.  We school and church cancelled and a social distancing mandate in place we didn't feel like we were able to have much closure.  There weren't the usual goodbye parties or visits, we didn't speak in church for the last time, the girls didn't get final playdates, we didn't even get our families together.  It really was such a weird time and a difficult way to move.  But with all the work that we had put in over these last few months we were really looking forward to April and settling into our new place.