From left, Adriel Griffin, 4, and Aiden Griffin, 5, take a break from their school work to play outside in Hernando, Fla., on April 22, 2020. On April 18, 2020, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proclaimed Florida schools would remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Students continued their education online through distance learning. Head Start also canceled their program which forced Adriel Griffin to be at home with his two siblings.
Barbara Silcott, Julie Russell and Tara Silcott laugh in the kitchen before Tara leaves for work in Hernando, Fla., on Saturday, May 30, 2020. These three women are part of a multigenerational family that lived together during the coronavirus outbreak. They live in a three bedroom home with Barb's husband, Mike Silcott, and Tara's three children: Aubrey, Aiden and Adriel. Tara is living with her parents and aunt while going to school full-time to become a licensed practical nurse and works part-time as a home health aid. Julie works full-time at a local community college, but is temporarily working from home due to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ safer at home order. Barb retired early because her health is declining. Mike, who is rarely at the house, is an essential employee in the waste sanitation field.
Barbara Silcott rubs five-year-old Aiden Griffin’s head as he completes his school work on an iPad in Hernando, Fla., on April 22, 2020. On April 18, 2020, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis proclaimed Florida schools would remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Students continued their education online through distance learning.
Tara Silcott studies for an upcoming exam while trying to break up a fight between Aubrey Griffin and Aiden Griffin, right. Adriel Griffin got into the middle of the fight in an attempt to stop it at their home in Hernando, Fla., on Friday, July 24, 2020. Tara had been up since 4a.m. that day for her LPN clinical training at a hospital in Ocala, Fla. Tara lives in a multigenerational household with her children and parents, Barbara and Mike Silcott. “I want this Coronavirus to go away,” Tara Silcott said. “I need my life to go back to some type of normal.”
Adriel Griffin, 4, plays with Julie Russell as she works from home in Hernando, Fla., on April 22, 2020. It was announced on March 23, 2020, Russell’s employer, Central Florida College, would have their employees and students work remotely and learn remotely. However, Russell is required to work in the office on Mondays for her role as a career and assessment specialist. The Head Start program Adriel is apart of was also canceled for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.
Adriel Griffin, 4, watches television in his room he shares with his older brother in Hernando, Fla., on May 14, 2020. Adriel and Aiden, not pictured, recently got their shared room after Julie Russell moved out of the house. Previously, the two boys were sharing a room with their mother, Tara Silcott, and older sister, Aubrey Griffin. All three children have been permanently home, quarantining together since Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ safer at home order went into affect on April 3, 2020.
Tara Silcott gets ready to leave for work as a home health aid while her son, Aiden Griffin, 6, jumps up and down on the couch in Hernando, Fla., on Sunday, July 19, 2020.
Tara Silcott, who works as a home health aid, arrives at her clients house in Inverness, Fla., on Sunday, July 19, 2020. Silcott dreads going to work because she is exhausted after completing her full-time class work and being a mother of three children. Lately, she’s been averaging between 6 to 7 hours of sleep a night.
Aiden Griffin, 5, raises his hand as a teacher asks a question while learning remotely at home in Hernando, Fla., on April 22, 2020.
Tara Silcott attempts to take a nap as her two sons, Aiden Griffin, 5, and Adriel Griffin, 4, lay down in the bed with her at home in Hernando, Fla., on April 22, 2020. Silcott has also been adjusting to more time at home as her college courses to become an LPN were moved to online courses because of the coronavirus epidemic.
Aiden Griffin falls asleep after being ordered to go to bed by his grandfather, Mike Silcott, and mother, Tara Silcott, at their home in Hernando, Fla., on Friday, July 24, 2020. Since Julie Russell moved out of the house at the end of April, the Aiden and Adriel have a room they share together.
Adriel Griffin, left, and Aiden Griffin sunbathe in the pool at their home in Hernando, Fla., on August, 9, 2020. The boys live in a multigenerational household with their sister, mother and grandparents.
After birthday party attendees left, Micheal Silcott, left, and Aiden Griffin spend time on the lani at home in Hernando, Fla., Aug. 15, 2020. The only day Mike has off is on Sunday.
Barbara Silcott sits in her bedroom at home after party attendees left in Hernando, Fla., Aug. 15, 2020. The dining room in her house was converted into her bedroom.
Aubrey Griffin reacts to her mother, Tara Silcott, brushing her hair and putting her hair up for the first day of school in Hernando, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Aubrey was excited to go back to school at Forest Ridge Elementary School to see friends.
Aiden Griffin leans against the couch before being driven to his bus stop with his two siblings on the first day of school in Hernando, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Citrus County schools require children to wear masks on the bus.
Bus driver Franki Zarba lets Aubrey Griffin and Aiden Griffin off the bus at their bus stop on the first day of school in Hernando, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020.
Barb Silcott is pushed in a wheelchair by her daughter, Tara Silcott, with Jeremy White, a hospital employee, trailing behind them to help Barb get in the vehicle at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Barb had surgery on the abdominal aneurysm wrapped around her kidney. Her surgery was on Aug. 18th. Her sister Julie Russell, Tara Silcott and her grandson, Adriel Griffin, picked her up from the hospital that day.
Aiden Griffin kisses his grandmother, Barb Silcott, on the cheek as her hair is blow dried by Tara Silcott in Hernando, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Aubrey Griffin and Adriel Griffin also greeted their grandmother. Her arrival home was a surprise to the children as they hadn’t seen her since Aug, 17, the day she left for Gainesville for her surgery on the abdominal aneurysm wrapped around her kidney. Aiden was afraid to touch his grandmother at first in fear of hurting her.
Barbara Silcott rests on her couch at home as Julie Russell, her sister, looks after her in Hernando, Fla., on August 31, 2020. Silcott was staying with Julie but decided to go home earlier than planned after feeling guilty that she’d been away for too long. Russell stayed the night at her sister’s house for a few nights to continue to help her heal.
Tara Silcott gets ready for her online graduation from Rasmussen College’s practical nursing program in Hernando, Fla., on Sept. 4, 2020.
Tara Silcott, center, reacts to Aubrey Griffin, Julie Russell and Aiden Griffin celebrating her achievement of graduating from Rasmussen College’s practical nursing program in Hernando, Fla., on Sept. 4, 2020. Her graduation was online due to the Coronavirus outbreak. After hearing her name for the first time, her children kept on rewinding the video to listen for their mother’s name multiple times. Silcott's parents, Barb and Mike, were unable to attend the virtual event due to Barb’s post-surgical doctor’s appointment.
Tara Silcott, Aubrey Griffin and Julie Russell wait in a vehicle during Tara’s drive-thru LPN pinning ceremony in Ocala, Fla., on Saturday Oct. 17, 2020. Her mother, Barbara Silcott decided not to attend the drive-thru ceremony, because she couldn’t handle the loud car ride with her grandchildren. Tara was upset over her mother’s decision.
After the rain stopped, Aubrey Griffin and Aiden Griffin race each other outside before bedtime in Hernando, Fla., on Sept. 4, 2020.
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