getting out while sheltering in place.

Todd has now been working from home for about two and a half months, and we have really tried to maximize that time together.  One of our favorite things to do has been taking family walks. We have three different routes near our house that we choose between, all of which seem to be 2-3 miles in length: one goes by a wading stream and then up a big hill to a local elementary; another one follows a back trail through a wooded area along a creek; and the other is up into a hilly residential neighborhood surrounding a pond.  Some days, it's hard to pick.

HOW OLD IS ATTICUS GETTING?!

Idyllic much? 

It has been amazing how long Spring has held out this year - it seems like most years down here, spring weather lasts a couple of weeks and then it gets oppressively hot and humid, but it is only now starting to turn the corner.  We've been so blessed to be able to use this time.

This sassy sister loves our walks, even though she is strapped down into a seat for an hour.  I'm sure it isn't easy for a tornado to wear a seatbelt.

That being said, we did it almost daily for the first two months or so, but have fallen a bit out of routine since we're trying to wind down with schoolwork and fitting it in during the day was becoming difficult.  We are currently wrapping up our last week of "intensive" schoolwork, and I was hoping next week we could get back in the swing, but it is finally starting to get hot out.  So we may have to lay low for a while.

So proud of herself for standing in the water - and it was COLD.

I'm praying Todd gets the long-term option of working from home once all of this craziness is over, so that we can continue to fit these walks into our routine.  They've been so good for us - exercise, fresh air, a change of scenery, and a built-in hour of talk-time with Todd.  ("Talk Time with Todd" will be the name of his podcast someday if I have anything to say about it.  That, or "ToddCast".)