March Letter

Dear Family & Friends,

Hello, how are you? This month has been great but boring some times because of the coronavirus pandemic. Being quarantined is weird and I hope things go back to normal soon. Sam's birthday was this month and it was a lot of fun. This was the first year he could actually enjoy it and understand what was going on. We made him a cake and he had a great time.

 Since we are stuck inside we have been going on lot's of walks. We went down to the Spanish Fork river bottoms trail and walked down them. Sam has fun going on walks and it is good to get out of the house and get some fresh air.

 Since it has been getting warmer as well we have been spending more time outside. Sam loves playing outside and riding in his dump truck down the driveway. We also got a basketball hoop so me and Kyle play on that a lot. We still get snow up here sometimes but it melts pretty fast now. I can't wait for when it gets really warm and we can do lot's of outdoor activities.

 We got a new Settlers game because our other one was really old and the cards were gross and bent. We accidently got the expansion pack as a different generation so half of our cards look different than the other ones. We have been playing lot's of games during the social distancing. We got a new game called sorcerer city which is pretty fun and that is one of our new favorites now.

 My dad and I went up a canyon and hiked up a really steep mountain. When we got up to the top there were some pretty good views and it was kind of a pain getting back down. We took the truck but the roads got narrow so we had to go back. We went back in April with four wheelers. It was a lot of fun.

 We make lot's of treats now because we are stuck inside. That is one of the reasons why I am going to be fat after this is over. We have a fun time finding new recipes and trying them out.

It snowed a lot one of the days up here so our friends from Salem came up here and we went sledding. My mom calls me her special child because the last time I went down I went down only in my shorts. It was really cold and i'll just say that I went straight to our fire place after. We had a lot of fun with them.

It is kind of hard finding things to do during this social distancing and end up bored a lot of the time. I like to play Fortnite with my friends online since we can't go hang out right now. I try to go on a run every morning so I'm still staying active. I read a lot of books and play games as well. Online school is easy but it's not fun at all. I'm glad the school year is almost over and I cant wait for summer because I hope we will be able to go out and do more things now by then. I hope you all have a great spring and I hope you all stay healthy and sane during this time of chaos. 

Love, Eric James Barnhisel