Lockdown Fun

 We have been on lockdown and curfew the last few weeks, and it will last until at least the end of the year. However, I use the terms lockdown and curfew lightly because thankfully it is not overly restrictive for us in many ways. Restaurants are available for delivery or pickup and grocery stores and pharmacies remain open. During the week, from 9pm at night until 5am in the morning, people need to be home. Weekend lockdowns are from Friday night - Sunday morning. The biggest impact for us is that every day of the week,  kids under the age of 20 can be outside between 1-4pm. Fortunately, our neighborhood is very lenient about the kids playing outside of the curfew hours, so we often play outdoors past 4pm without any issues. For the most part, things are the same for us, though it will be nice to get out and explore again on the weekends. Here are some pictures of the last couple of weeks.

We are fortunate to have many large patches of grass for the kids to run and play ball.

Nathan makes the kids do races...they are getting plenty of exercise!

One day we went out during the 1-4pm timeframe to get ice cream.

Seeing the swans in the pond.

Benjamin loves doing cartwheels and handstands. He practices all the time!

One weekday when Nathan was off, we went to Emyir Lake during the 1-4pm period. It is just a few km from the house. We tried going to the lake several weekends ago, but it was so busy and traffic was backed up about half way to the lake, so we were glad to be able to go during a weekday when people were at work. The smaller buildings you can see at the top of the hill is our neighborhood.

Over the weekend lockdowns, we mostly stay indoors and play, and slip outside for a short run around break in the afternoon. 

It’s been nice to slow down some more, and we are all enjoying Nathan being home more during the week.