The Rest of April

We are still home and coming up with different ways to keep ourselves from going a little crazy. The days seem to go by pretty fast, especially for me trying to keep things going with everyone home all day. We have been doing more cooking with Grandma Hansen most weeks, still trying to keep up with the homeschooling, having fun playing on the tree house, losing teeth and writing books! We also started making videos to go with our multiplication videos. Mark has worked hard to make them all look so professional. You can see them all on our new YouTube channel Tannerds.

The tree house is complete! Thanks to lots of hard work from Mark and all the girls!

Dinner outside

Christine lost a tooth! She pulled it herself.

Our TP supply was getting low and I started to stress about running out. When I asked on FB where I could find it, our friends the Mitchells left this on our door!! They are the best!!

As part of our science class, we got butterflies and loved watching all the stages.

Back after Christmas I found this bad guy on clearance. We all shared it and it was delicious!

The girls have started a book writing company. Here is Abigail's book

This is the book that Adriana and Elena wrote.

Measuring our shadows

Chalk art

Adriana did a life size chalk drawing of John

Savannah is HUGE about birthdays so we decided to go big for her half birthday! Breakfast in bed and brownies after dinner too!

Adriana wanted to sleep with John, but when he woke up at 5:30am, she crashed on the couch with him playing. He soon joined her and they slept till 10!

John loves ants and thinks they are 'so cute!' He lets them crawl around on his hands and arms.

Adriana's awesome artwork

Playing around in the car

I love these hugs!!

Our little princess

And everything!

Snow in April

On Friday April 17 we got about 3-5 inches of snow!!! What??? It was actually really fun because we played in it right away before it all melted. We even got to make a snowman and small fort! We had some freezer space so the girls made lots of snow balls/snow cones for later.

First thing in the morning

Adriana decided to make a fort

We gathered all the snow we could to make a snowman.

Later John decided to eat what he could of the snowman's face and buttons.

Elena & Abigail are 10!!

We are celebrating COVID birthdays #2 and #3. Elena & Abigail are double digits!! We had some more fun getting creative at home on their special day. They got yummy breakfast in bed, lots of gifts, take-out burgers and shakes from a new restaurant that opened just before all this craziness started, a social distance visit from the Lecaques, video chats with Raegan and Brady from Georgia and yummy dinner on their birthday and the day before. We had crepes on Wednesday with lots of fruit toppings and then Tandoori chicken and rice with limeade on their birthday. The propane ran out mid cook so we did the rest on the griddle. Adriana and I made them each a tower cake.

Abigail

Elena

Blankets from G Hansen

Presents from around the house from Savannah

Two matching "Friend" books made by Christine

Books and Markers from Mommy and Daddy

New books from G Tanner

6ft meet up with the Lecaques so they could bring their presents. We also did a book exchange.

Birthday dinner

 Their own personal cakes!

 Happy birthday to some of the coolest girls I know! So grateful to have you in our family!!

I also gave blood that day and got to wear this cool mask!