"That's like a year in corona time."
-James
The gymnastics coaches started doing virtual conditioning this week with the girls. Several times a week Ashlyn and Isla connect to a video conference with their gymnastics teams and run through coach led drills. They take it pretty seriously too, dressing in their leotards and working hard to keep their skills up as best they can in the circumstances.
Life under quarantine leads to some interesting diversions for the kids. One evening it took the form of Ashlyn and James making dinner in their pajamas (macaroni and cheese with mashed potatoes). Another time it was the kids doing challenges like who could keep their hand in a bowl of ice water the longest. It turns out James is a champ at that particular challenge.
James found a lizard this week and insisted that we keep it as a pet. An unused aquarium was quickly turned into a terrarium and now we have a new animal to take care of. Yay! Isla wanted her own pet of course, and this took the form a pill bug collection which was thankfully returned into the garden later on.
What started out as some time outside drawing with chalk turned into a photography event where the kids created life size drawings which they could use as scenes. Isla created a rainbow that she could hold in her hands, James became a super hero flying over the city, and Ashlyn was carried into the sky in a basket by a bunch of balloons.