Daddy and Tatum were actively practicing Do-Re-Mi. Daddy didn’t know the words, so he had to “Ok Google” the words.
They are ready to set out on tour. After the quarantine of course!
Practicing for their singing tour
Cooper-time
It’s a lot more often right now since we are home all the time, but at night, he gets all the love.
The three of us like to throw the ball for him, and Cooper thinks he’s an All-Star, constantly running and catching.
Tatum sets it up. Cooper is ready. Ready. Steady…..steady, boy…
GO!
Ok, Daddy, throw it…now. NOW!!
Cooper looks for refuge after getting tired, and he comes to the Mommy, hiding under her leg. It’s a happy place.
Action with Daddy and Tot and rest with Mommy. It’s a tough life.
Cooper-time is happy time.
We are full of art and heart
Daddy and Tatum enjoy their mornings now that Daddy doesn’t have to run off so quickly. The Coronavirus’ silver lining is more time together, and I L.O.V.E all the fruit this is producing.
I mean c’mon, wouldn’t you say that Daddy is getting more talented by the day?
I think it’s Tatum’s influence on him; it’s oozing onto him.
Tatum continues to draw pictures but with a purpose.
This was for Mrs. Finnman (we like to put a card in her week’s work folder to turn in on Friday’s)
And we sent one to her other teachers via email.
A little homophone hiccup never hurt anyone!
Our rock is the Lord, and Hay’s will continue to fight the good fight and LOVE with our whole hearts.
Amen.
Squaw Peak Sunday
Church was enjoyed on Saturday night so we had more options on Sunday. Now, I was not at my best on Sunday. In fact, I had a slight fever and terrible stomach upset, but I really wanted to have a fun family time with what we had planned to do.
Tatum and Daddy have been enjoying finding unique rocks AND Kelly, my cousin, gave Tatum an outdoor box to collect things she finds on outings. Especially birds!! (my personal favorite outing).
The first thing we did was drive up to my old house. This house is where I lived from about 6 months old until I was about 3 1/2. I remember it being black and plain. Now look at it! They have added on a garage at the end and that humongous rock is still out front.
Later, we got the park and there were so many others with the same idea: Get outside, get some exercise, and get some tastes of God’s creation.
We collected part of one of the trees we found. I’m not sure of the name. Collected, noted and put in the box.
Now the fun rocks! This one looks like it’s part of a meteor, so of course, Doug picked it up.
I noticed this huge rock which had some orange pigmentation.
Here’s the other side:
And Tatum found some quartz.
We spotted a little ground squirrel as we left the park.
And sadly not really any birds were spotted. I still had a great time, although I really felt awful.
I love spending time with my family on our adventures.
What goes on in the downtime: Serving included
With school and work going on from home, what do we do in our downtime?
Well, for sure, we get out everyday and find God’s creation to capture. This flower was among many others, but when focused upon with our Nikon, it became full of wondrous detail. Even the leaf produced tremendous glory.
Later on in the day, Tatum always plays. She loves to teach her kids as shown here. They are learning their math facts. Cooper was not paying attention, and he was about to go to the think chair.
Finally, every day, we do something together as a family. This day, we headed to Costco to buy a dinner for a family. We chose Costco because we figured we could buy enough for leftovers. This family lives next to us at the condos. The parents, who both work at restaurants, have lost their jobs due to the Coronavirus quarantine: They have two young children too.
Tatum made this card for them:
We bought two rotisserie chickens, a couple of containers of mashed potatoes, a large caeser salad, and a large cherry pie. I think they really appreciated it, but I think I enjoyed helping them even more. We received this text later in the evening.
What a special day.
A forest giraffe? The okapi at the Hay’s
An okapi. Yes. This would be Tatum’s animal for her rainforest report. She worked so hard on it. We found four resources, and wrote out her bullet points as a sloppy copy. It was so fun to do it together. I also enjoyed watching her pay such close attention to the finest details in her printing. God made these animals so special.
Learn for yourself!
Now, here is the picture:
Giraffe body and zebra legs. For real!
They live on the forest floor of the rainforest in ONLY the Congo.
HE IS RISEN! Celebrating Creation and HIM on Easter 2020
We immediately checked the oven.
Empty/ Hollow inside! Like He promised. He IS RISEN!
What a grand start to the morning. What made it even better? Going to Fountain Hills for a hike with my two favorite people. Tatum got all dressed up for Easter, and then just tucked her dress in for the hike. (I dressed like an Easter egg of course).
We started out at the Fountain area
, and then climbed up to the peak.
It was a perfect morning to do this. Started here at the turtle, and this was just the beginning of God’s creation we’d encounter. (hey who’s that handsome dude in the mirror!)
We are ready to find some birds too.
I carried the camera and Tot had the binoculars: ARMED and ready!
We had such spectacular views. What a glorious Resurrection Day.
Who’s looking at you?
Well, definitely the saguaros!
Giraffes?
And of course BIRDS! What did we find? I added them to my bird book after I got home. Let’s see:
This little cutie is a VERDIN.
Then we saw a….?
He was kind of hidden but we found him: a Phainopepla! (he looks like a black cardinal). Who knew!
Finally we made the 2.5 mile loop and headed home for our Easter egg hunt, church, and brunch.
Guess who got a bath when we got home, however? He was not quite ready for this:
Now let’s find those eggs. Cooper couldn’t resist looking with Tot.
Oh Look! Haylalleuia coupons inside! This way, she can pick a prize from the treasure box.
She and Daddy found some gifts. After a few robin eggs to munch of course.
It was just about 11am, and SBC was going to start. Now, don’t you love this? They had the choir there!!
Virtually. I LOVE THIS! We sang, praised HIM, prayed, and listened to a remarkable message about the veracity of His resurrection. Also the HOPE we can all have.
Later, it was time for the tremendous brunch. (We all helped!). Daddy got a delicious smoked salmon from Costco.
And of course SUNFLOWERS to adorn the table:
I played a little GOOD MORNING TO YOU (nothing like my nephew can play, but the family enjoyed my mis-notes.
Tatum enjoyed her basket filled with little goodies including something pink to make her smile.
Daddy fixed some plumbing to warm my heart after brunch.
We enjoyed being low key today. I missed having my mom here, but we made the best of it.
Jesus, you are the reason we celebrate today. May we have a resurrection perspective daily. I love you, Jesus, and I love you, family!