October

 October has been an interesting one!  The month was rolling along and then all of a sudden Covid struck.  Mike started having a cough and decided to get tested due to two other guys in his office getting it.  Long story short, he tested positive, which required us to quarantine for the end of October.  Being home has its pros and cons for sure!  We are definitely a social family, so we cannot wait to return to our regular schedule.

Started off the month celebrating a dear friend of mines 40th birthday!  I am so glad our paths crossed because she is amazing:). Looking forward to our relationship growing in the years to come!

Joden wrapped up his soccer season undefeated and best part was for his last game his girl crush was there:). It definitely made his day and he played extra hard for her!  

Reeve enjoyed volleyball at the Y this fall.  She sadly had to miss her last two Saturdays of volleyball due to us being quarantined.  We are excited to watch her play more volleyball in the future.  She definitely displays a passion for the game and also displays leadership skills.  

Hannah is a para educator at Gates that Reeve has gotten to know.  She also teaches Reeve gymnastics.  Hannah is starting up some photography on the side so she asked if she could take some pictures of Reeve.  They turned out great!

Lindsey has met a new man-Nick. We are still getting to know him, but one thing is for sure.  She seems so much happier!  I am sure the long distance relationship is hard, but we pray that it all works out the way it should for her:)

Just waiting for our coffees:)

Joden being Joden...naps and goofiness!

Sadly we lost Mike's Uncle Wally this month after a long fight with cancer!  We are grateful he is no longer suffering, but it is so hard to watch the whole Beardsley crew miss someone they love so dearly.  Thankfully we were able to make it to the celebration of his life.  We got to ride with Aunt Lisa and Liv:)

We drove back afterwards and got home around 1:15am.  We did so because Joden had his last soccer game the next day and Reeve had volleyball.  Mike stayed back in Sidney to hunt with Dan and Nate.

That night Joden had a birthday party so Reeve and I took advantage of the opportunity to go on a date.  

Reeve wanted to add a bit of color to her hair, so we tried the Koolaid method and it turned out alright.  We are thinking maybe next time we need to do a brighter color.

Dinner group was Halloween themed this month and we are thankful we got to squeeze this in prior to quarantine!  

The next day we headed to Lincoln to Roca Berry Farm with most of our Schumacher Crew.  It was so busy there!  We had fun, but I think I am just fine with the smaller pumpkin patches in the GI area.

And quarantine began :(. This was our first weekend home.  I forced Mike to go for a walk for fresh air, got some new boots, made a cake we were supposed to take to Bible Study, and Reeve made slime.  Looking back, it really was a good weekend, but my heart was sad for the events we missed out on.  Mike and I were to host a Husker party, Reeve had volleyball, we missed Blair's first birthday, and also Bible Study.  

The following week I got groceries masked up, had MANY Zoom calls, Reeve did a gymnastics workout Peggy sent her, we snuck out for free ice cream from our race we did, and carved Pumpkins.

Pictures of our family on Halloween!

Although this was a strange month, it still had many amazing moments that we are forever grateful for.  Sometimes in life when we look back on situations, we are reminded that although we had trouble finding joy in certain moments, it really was there.  Sometimes it is to even teach us and/or help us grow!

I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5

September 2020

 September really felt like a more 'normal' month with activities going on!  There are still oddities that exist, but I truly believe that we should enjoy every day because none of us know when it could be our last.  So here is the amazing memories we made in September:)

My dad raised me to be a foodie so I do love taking pictures of our meals sometimes.  Here we have pork chops, an asian dinner, a new protein ball recipe, healthy nachos, and a cheat meal at Red Lobster!

 

The state fair was very different this year, but we still went out and made the most of it!

 

Linz came to hang with her man for Labor Day, so we went and visited her.  We had a good time and even got to go tubing with the kids:)

We have been going back to church for awhile now.  It feels so good!  I captured this picture because it is our new decor and I thought it looked sweet:)

Tried a FabFitFun box and thought it was fun.  Not sure I will keep doing it, but we will see.

Nana came to visit so Joden had to show her his skills on the viola:)

Trying volleyball at the Y this year and so far it has gone well.  Nana got to come watch while she was here!

 

Reeve was supposed to have a softball tournament in Kearney, but there were not enough teams so we went anyway to go shopping.  We had a great time and created some wonderful memories together:)

 

A few date nights for the month.  Quick visit to the state fair for a band and drove to Giltner for some pizza.  Love this guy lots and value our time together!

 

My kids, growing up way too fast!

Dinner group fun!  We sampled the Oktoberfest beer and I like the Boulevard the most:)

Love so very much being back in the classroom to teach my students!

Soccer for Joden has been so fun to watch!  It feels so good to see him competing again after baseball did not happen this summer.  He is so aggressive out there and has matured so much in the area of sports!  Makes me wonder why any of us put our kids through that stress as little kids??

Celebrated Dan's 34th birthday together!  We went to the axe throwing place and it was fun:). Love that we are all closer now to take advantage of these opportunities.  

Girls won 2 out of 3 rounds!

Joe Dirt?  Mike is wearing Shannon's extensions:)

Cousins!

All sorts of skin issues due to mask wearing and a lot of hand washing!

Fall decor makes my heart happy!

Sadly just a few days ago we lost Mike's Uncle Wally to cancer.  So devastating to have lost a wonderful dad and grandpa so early.  We will journey to Colorado next weekend to celebrate his life!  Prayers to their whole crew as they mourn the loss of their loved one.