Quotable Quotes, Blog Linkage, Nana B Stuff (Ways to Spend TIME with Tots During a Pandemic), RT and His New Sister AND Eden is ONE

Good Tuesday morning!

Quotable Quotes - Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6 NKJV

Blog Linkage - Go to www.dillardfamily.com for lots of indoor and outdoor things to do with small children during this time of quarantine. This blog is written by Jill (Duggar) Dillard of 19 Kids and Counting fame.

I did many of these activities with my kids when they were small, and I'm using them again a generation later.

Nana B Stuff

Ways to Spend TIME with Tots During a Pandemic

Outside, Outside, OUTSIDE

I call it hiking, but basically we are going to a couple of places in town with creeks, walking trails and wide open fields of green, green grass. Rain boots are not mandatory, but if you and/or your Tots have them, they absolutely do make everything better.

For this past week of quarantine, I have had the Tots on different days, and we have thoroughly enjoyed being outside in the fresh air for two hours or so.

Also, not only is this a great, healthy way to spend time together, but for every hour spent running and splashing and throwing things in the water, you are almost 100% guaranteed an hour of naptime...

And I'm talking the Tots' naptime.

Not just Nana's!

As always, I've turned it into a "To Do List" instead of just a "go-with-the-flow" type activity...

Because it kinda fits my mood!

1. Pick up is around 10:00 a.m., and we immediately go through the Chick Fil-A drive-thru for our picnic lunch.

NOTE FROM ENCHANTING BELINDA - I am not only practicing quarantining...

I am stimulating the economy!



2. There are at least two "playgrounds" in our area without playground equipment. So far, these two places have been my pick to take the kids because even if other people are there, it is not hard (at all) to keep a massive amount of distance between them and us.

3. If it has been raining a lot where you live, Puddle Jumping is a must.





4. If there is a place to safely toss small sticks, rocks, pinecones and/or flowers into a creek, that too is great fun for the five-and-under crowd.







5. Add Dandelion Blowing...



Racing Aunt Ro...



6. Creekside Hugging...





7. After Picnic Hugging...





8. And Duck Hunting to the list of things to do in the great outdoors WITHOUT coming into close contact with other people.



RANDOMNESS #1 - RT and His New Sister - Last Monday, the first official business day of Coronavirus Quarantine, Austin and Melia had a beautiful baby girl.

She weighed the same exact amount as her Big Brother when he was born (7 pounds 10 ounces). She even favors him greatly in her tiny, precious face.

However, she has very dark blackish hair covering her little head which is totally different from RT.

Needless to say, she is loved and adored, and we are thrilled she is here, safe and sound.




As you can tell from the pictures Melia's Dad (Boss) took, RT's more than a little in love with his new sister.

RANDOMNESS #2 - Eden is ONE - That's right! Little Miss Eden with the red hair and the big dimple and the ready smile turned ONE just a few days after her newest cousin arrived on the scene.


Courtney planned a very cute party with an obligatory Smash Cake...

And even though Eden had never partaken of birthday cake before, she turned out to be a pro when the time came for her to eat it.

NOTE FROM ENCHANTING BELINDA - She kind of takes after her Nana when it comes to cake.


It's been a very sweet year with this little girl.

I will have more birthday photos in my upcoming post!

Please stay safe during the following days and weeks. I am praying the Pandemic will end sooner than later for our country and the world.

Take care.

Sincerely,

The Enchanting Belinda

"How long is this social distancing supposed to last? My husband keeps trying to get in the house."