March

This month started out rough and ended up pretty underwhelming.  My parents came for a visit during the first week on their way home from Florida.  Unfortunately we were all sick with the flu and weren't much fun to be around!  It was quite helpful to have extra help caring for everyone though and miraculously my parents did not catch it.  We spent most of their visit like this.  Elsie in green.

 

Elsie perked up first and was able to play with Grandma and Grumps a little while Leonie and I rested in our bed.  Luckily we had great kitty nurses!  Matthew fell ill a little later in the week once the rest of us were starting to feel better. 

 

It took us about two weeks to all feel almost normal again and we missed out on a couple of planned events during that time.  By the time we felt better everything had started to shut down due to covid.  So we spent most of the month at home enjoying each other and nature.  Here the girls help me make tortillas.  Elsie on the left.

 

 

Baking is a messy business. Leonie

 

 

But so much fun!  Elsie

 

 

Thankfully the weather has been lovely so we've been able to enjoy outside a lot.  A cute sister hug I caught one day.  Leonie on the left.

 

 

Carrots from the garden.

 

 

Feeding the tops to the rabbits.

 

At the beginning of March Mow was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that is basically eating away at his teeth.  This very painful condition can be treated by removing the afflicted teeth so the vet came one day this month and took all six of Mow's top incisors as well as a premolar.  He will loose the remaining incisors after a few months recovery.  During the procedure the girls and I hung out in the yard and even had a picnic.  Mow is feeling better now and will be even better soon.

 

 

At the end of the month Matthew started working from home.  He is able to connect to his work computer and is actually probably more productive here!  Not to mention, we love having him home!  Here's Elsie with Daddy ready to start the day.

 Both girls helping Daddy get started.  They're really good about leaving him alone while working but we do spend a lot of time outside.  And phone calls have to be done in a separate room, haha.

 

 

Double pony ride!

 

 

A stroll around the property.

 

 

Critters from the farm.  Elsie with a caterpillar.

 

 

Leonie.

 

 

Elsie with a toad we found in the garden.

 

 

Leonie.

 

 

Lastly, the first G that Leonie drew!  Both girls can draw an E and L too but not much else.

 

 

A couple of videos:

 

Double swinging.  Elsie on the left.

 

 

 

And playing with soccer balls.