Whew! It was a busy two weeks in this hale. We celebrated our family’s second quarantine birthday. Landon turned SIX! We ate cinnamon rolls (while his class sang Happy Birthday), had M&Ms as breakfast dessert, Facetimed everyone, opened presents, played outside and ended the day with cake. He said he had a pretty good day and we will celebrate again once daddy is home.
My favorite thing we did was celebrate Lei Day, by making our own lei.
Lei Day is a celebration of Hawaiian culture, or the aloha spirit. People commonly celebrate by giving gifts of leis to one another.
Landon and I walked around the backyard and our street to collect enough plumeria flowers and leaves. Landon strung his lei all by himself and it turned out really pretty (and smelled even better). Normally his school would preform a hula to Hanohano Wailea on the big outdoor stage for parents, but we settled for a private show in the backyard.
After this school activities were done, we placed the lei over the mailbox to show appreciation for essential workers. It was neat to see all of the leis on our run.
Other than that, we’ve spent as much time outside as possible.
Oh yes, there was an ER visit.
Rhett was eating popcorn and inhaled a kernel while trying to smell it (allegedly). I tried to get it out, urgent care tried and we finally ended up at the children’s hospital. He is still telling people, “popcorn….my nose…. so scary!”
