Aaron's Quarantine Birthday and Mother's Day

Now that I have another minute, let's finish discussing the summer, shall we?

Clearly we were feeling bummed that more holidays and occasions came that we couldn't do much for. Unknown to Aaron until the morning of, we had a drive by birthday celebration for his birthday in lieu of the party he was not able to have. While in a sense there was sadness about this, I think the drive by also showed who truly cared to come to make this a memory for him. We had some school friends, my best friend, my parents and sisters and Josh's parents. Everyone decorated their cars and gave him a gift. 

We invited Aaron's teacher to the drive by. He was not able to come, so earlier in the week I think he did something even better : he came to our home and sat with Aaron outside for a good 1.5 hours, just talking with him. He brought Aaron a drink and in this picture they caught sight of a fly by that was in honor of our healthcare/essential workers. Won't ever forget his kindness and willingness to do this. 

Now on his actual birthday day, I had a surprise in store. I had been thinking about what we could do at home that would be fun. Just in time for warmer weather, a water slide rental! We actually had the slide for a week so it was wonderful, different entertainment and water fun. I picked up his favorite food and we had local treats.

It felt like a successful time. It has been years since they have been on a water slide so it was fun for them to do for a bit. Not to mention it gave me some time to sit, relax, enjoy a little treat while they were entertained!

Mother's Day was a bit bumming since I couldn't go out to do the typical things I might like to do, even seeing my own family.  I went to a tea shop and picked up scones/tea for us to do over Facetime together. Nathan went on a walk with me, something he wouldn't usually do as he likes his scooter better for speed. I generally spent the day reading, napping, whatever I wanted at home. Josh, for dinner, picked up food from one of my favorite restaurants to have a bit of a date night. 

A lot of what we're learning to do is make the best of crummy situations. All things considered, we had some good days!