Life Lately: April Edition "Andra Tutto Bene"

We kicked off the 4th quarter and our 6th week of quarantine the day after Easter.   

 Name That Tune has become a fan favorite every week

 We celebrated the Month of the Military Child on the 15th with Purple It Up Day!

We represented with our UNI gear

Emma has been spending a lot of time preparing for her upcoming AP Human Geography Test

My lunch companion

 Emma has been assigned to make dinner for the family for her Culinary Arts class. She made grilled chicken pesto pasta, grilled zucchini, and caprese salad

Camden made an excellent waiter

 Tossing the football between their balconies

Getting in some volleyball digs

 Shooting hoops

 As I walk around the yard, I sometimes hear "Hi Mom!" from above

Camden and his friends had a virtual murder mystery party.  He played the part of Mario the Plumber

 Starting week #6 of virtual school looked a lot like week #1!

 Emma and her AP Human Geography class had Face Mask Monday during their Google Meet

 Emma filming Chris during Name That Tune

 Naples Middle High School PTSA sponsored a Wildcat Spirit Day

 The quarantine hair struggle is real!

 Emma facilitated a small group session on Romeo and Juliet during Language Arts

 Chris has upgraded his virtual programming thanks to Stream Yard. 

 He hosted the BFF Showdown last Wednesday night

Emma's Culinary assignment for this week was to choose an ethnic food recipe. It didn't take her long to decide on one of her favorite meals: chicken enchiladas

 "What's Next" interviewing the seniors of Naples High School 

(One of my personal favorites, Mia Rawlins)

 Spanish homework

 Chris had an extra special guest for his Riddle of the Day on Friday: Vice Admiral Franchetti 

 Saturday morning game of HORSE

 In case you were wondering, Herky is still living his best life!

A Blessed 2020 Easter

We are extra thankful for the blessings we have this Easter! 5 weeks ago, I don't think any of us ever imagined we'd still be quarantined at home.

The kids had to complete a list of tasks to get the coordinates to their hidden Easter surprise 

Burpees

Pick a lemon off the tree in our yard and suck on a slice of it

Recreate their famous performance of We Build This City from a few years ago

Sing Row, Row, Row Your Boat with a Peep in each cheek

Using the coordinates, walk arm in arm to find your hidden surprise

His hair is extra poofy these days, which is adding to his height.  It won't be long until Camden is taller than Emma!

They found the surprise!

New Chromebooks

One blessed Kasparek family!

We made a Snicker-doodle cake (it was delicious!)

Afternoon egg hunt in the yard

Herky living his best life

Spring Break 2020

There was no gallivanting around Italy for Spring Break 2020.  My mom was supposed to come visit and we had planned a trip to Puglia (the heel of Italy).
This will surely be a Spring Break we will never forget as we hit the 1 month mark of quarantine.

After closing out my grade book for the 3rd quarter, it was time to kick off Spring Break with a glass of rose.

They may not look enthused, but Emma & Camden were ready for a break from digital learning!

 After dinner, we participated USO Naples' Family Trivia Night

 Saturday afternoon relaxing and reading

 Emma was dreaming she was on a warm sunny beach for Spring Break

Enjoying my morning walk on Mindful Monday

We celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary in quarantine style

 Lots of love in this photo!

On Tuesday evening, Emma was Chris' lovely assistant for Name That Tune

Sherri created an awesome virtual scavenger hunt for Theater Tuesday

The lighting is not the best, but here is a screen shot of the K family doing our best STOMP routine with our empty garbage cans.

Wine on Wiggin' Out Wednesday

Camden has been practicing pitching quite a bit in the backyard



Emma made peanut butter protein balls



Our pool has never been open this early!  I took advantage of our sunny 70 degrees afternoons reading poolside.

Camden hanging out under the Hawkeye tent

Emma testing the water temperature

 Just chillin'

Chris got in contact with one of our favorite wineries and together with 15 other friends, we placed an order.  Here is the aftermath of the delivery Thursday afternoon!

We are ready for Throwback Thursday virtual game night

We participated in Stations of the Cross on Good Friday

The kids have decided the storage shed is now their clubhouse/workout room

I got "Flapper Girl Fancy" for our Fun Friday social hour

Saturday Chris and the Easter Bunny video called over 40 families and it was a HUGE success!