Xander and Clare

Xander and his buddy Ash have started doing a bit of outdoor basketball practice during the lockdown.

She's always so happy to have me snapping her picture. ;)

That looks like a comfortable way to watch teevee.

Me and my babies!

Too cool for school, this one.

21st wedding anniversary.

We celebrated as a family with delicious takeout from a new Italian restaurant—and also ordered one of every dessert on the menu. (Okay, there were only three, but it sounds so decadent...)

The boys busted their butts putting down five yards of mulch all over our yard. 

Showing me their handiwork. It looks fantastic!

All masked up for her orthodontist appointment.

New clinic rules mean mom stays in the car while Clare gets her teeth looked after.

Typical teenager-in-lockdown posture.

Clare playing Minecraft and video chatting with friends...

Chugging bubble water.

This is what Clare and I do every night during quarantine. As soon as we wrapped up all seven seasons of Gilmore Girls, we moved on to This Is Us.

Fun with camera filters.

Xander's last day tutoring Corwin. They had fun working together this spring.

Clare's buddy Meg sent some donuts home with Clare after a recent afternoon spent biking around the neighborhood together. Xander was pleased.

Virtual drivers ed has begun!

Quite different from the way I took drivers ed in 1986.

Clare and Meg hanging out with neighbor Syd.

Every night when Xander pops upstairs from the basement, Clare hides—usually poorly. It's become a running gag between the two of them.

Stopping to get Indian takeaway for Michael's Father's Day picnic down at the bay.

Boomer's for the kiddos.

The day finally arrived: Clare's braces were coming off!

I mean, she has another round in her future, but she was SO excited to put these first braces in the rearview mirror.

Before and after!