Thursday, December 3, 2020

Fall 2020

     Fall came with the good news that the kids would be able to go back to in-person school. There would be precautions taken, like masking, hand washing, and social distancing, to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. But after six months at home, we were all very excited to go back regardless. Thankfully, we had a gorgeous fall and were able to play outdoors a lot. There were a couple of cold weeks in October, but for the most part, we had warm weather. It even reached the 70s for a week in November. We also took two fun trips during the lull in the coronavirus pandemic. We went up to Duluth in September for a long weekend, and we went to Amelia Island, FL with the whole Barlow family to celebrate Doug and Kriss' 45th wedding anniversary. Here are some of our memories in photos:

First day of school 2020: Coronavirus pandemic edition


Long weekend vacation to Duluth!
Duluth zoo.

Gooseberry Falls.


Betty's Pies.


Canal Park and Lift Bridge.


Officially fall!

Fossils.

Volleyball with friends.


Amelia Island, FL.
A Barlow family happy place.
This was the crew at Fort Clinch.

Beautiful sunrises!

Lots of beach time.


Gnarly waves.

Crabbing.

Watching turtles at the nature center.

The whole family.
Sad to say goodbye!

Another gorgeous fall day on our trails.

Quinn's first day of preschool.




Pumpkin patch!



Our first snow!


Pumpkin carving!
Everyone loved it!

L to R: bat, ghost, happy jack, and cat.

Star Wars costume theme.
L to R: Kylo Wren, Baby Yoda, The Mandalorian, Rey, Darth Vader and Leia.
My favorite part is that apparently Bode was Jon's grandpa.

Football got a little cold at the end of the season, but it was fun nonetheless.

Another warm day and another walk on the trails.
We found a couple of trees cut down by beavers.


Grandma Susan came with us!

Bode LOVES playing ball.
He can almost always be found carrying one around.

Quinn wrote her name for the first time!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Fall went out with the news that coronavirus cases were on the rise, and that we would need to go into a semi-lockdown again. School went into distance learning until after Christmas break, and all sports and activities were cancelled. We were encouraged to stay home for Thanksgiving, and so we did. We enjoyed a quiet day, with great food and lots of quality family time.




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