Very nice to read your story about getting back into game development and even including your family in the process, one year ago i was doing the same thing, entering Löve jam 2020 and learning the framework during the jam, while my girlfriend was making the art for the game.
The game has some bugs but the restart button helped me to avoid getting stuck outside the level. The last level is very hard and it’s quite frustrating when you reach the row full of enemies but can’t shoot anymore. I still managed to get to the end and felt good beating the game.
It wasn’t clear for me if i lose life over time and if the eyes popping on the screen are just visuals or not.
Other than that i feel like the game has potential and it just needs more dev time for bugfixing and polishing.