I’ve been thinking about writing a little update on our “covid life” for several weeks. I’ve also contemplated writing here or starting a new blog (since this mommy blog is a little outdated). I finally decided tonight that if I don’t just do it now it won’t ever get done.
Little background info to get us caught up to today-
March 18 was the last day my kids went to school.
March 19 K woke them up and got them ready, as they were about to walk out the door we got a text that school was cancelled because of a water contamination (ew!). I remember feeling so relived and just tired that day but the kids were absolutely thrilled about skipping. We decided since it was a gorgeous day we would go to the zoo in Columbia. We drove down for the day and had just the best time- it had been so long since we had been to the zoo. Leaving the zoo, G said “I really wish we could go to Disney World!” I was a little annoyed with his comment since we had just spent the whole day at the zoo. I told him it would probably be a while before we went back to Disney. Shortly after our exchange we got a text that school was cancelled Friday also- again for water contamination. WAHOO! I quietly suggested to K that we should head down to the beach for the weekend- only problem was we had absolutely nothing with us and he was quick to remind me of that. I told him we could get everything we needed at Target hehe 😉. After about 45 minutes in the car, K said, “You know what G said... he as me thinking...” my eyes flung wide open, I laughed and said “Disney?” And K said, “YEAH!” I think at that point I just laughed and told him he was crazy. He insisted it would be fun and that we were already heading south. 😆
I’m not one to tell him no to his crazy ideas so we started making phone calls and 8 hours later arrived in Florida. We spent a super fun weekend at Disney and while there got word about schools being cancelled because of Covid for two weeks. The kids was THRILLED and wanted to stay at Disney forever (me too, me too!). We checked out on Sunday- the last day the parks were open before Covid madness and we headed south to Miami for a few nights. We visited Biscane National Park, and the Everglades, before heading to the Southernmost point of the United States. We spent a couple days in Key West (can we say gorgeous!) then headed north to Destin. K wanted to go to the Grand Canyon but things with Covid were starting to get more serious and I decided we should probably head home (we didn’t know if hotels would be closing or what at that point).
We spent the next month or so at home.
We planted our garden.
On March 23 we adopted a sweet 10 week old Black Lab puppy named Rosie. 🐶
On May 1 we came to our beach house and have been here while K completely ripped out a bathroom and remodeled it. We were so overjoyed that some of our sweet friends who have a house here were also here!!! The kids and I were spoiled with great friends and company while K has been busy working.
I’m hoping maybe soon either K or I will do more posts of details of the mentioned trips above 💗. This little update will have to do for now. 😉
Friday, May 15, 2020
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Kinder update
Today was Savannah Jane’s 7th day of school in kinder!
The past six days have been rough/ lots of crying and anxiety and clinging to me and k. I’ve had to pry her off of me as she’s crying big tears. Yesterday was the worst day- she was anxious all day Sunday and kept saying how she didn’t want to go to school. (The kicker is that once she’s there she is fine according to her teacher and when I pick her up in the evening she talks about what a great day she had. She just doesn’t like me leaving her - or anyone leaving her.)
Yesterday, from the moment she woke up it was tears. “I don’t want to go to schoooool!” She cried through breakfast- and ended up not eating but a few bites. She cried getting dressed in which K had to end up forcing her arms through the holes on her shirt to get her dressed. She cried walking out the door... but then walking to school K skipped and walked with her and she seemed fine. Then we got to school. The tears started again, she clung to him as tight as she could and then he eventually had to pry her off and pass her on to another teacher. My heart was breaking. It’s so so hard for me to watch her be so anxious and upset and to leave her that way (even though I know she is happy when she’s there!) When she got home yesterday she told us about PE, about the color she was learning in Spanish, counted in Spanish to 13 and sang us some songs.
Last night mom helped me lay the girls clothes out and they slept in their new beds. This morning was the best morning yet. We cuddled before getting up and then slowly woke up (but about 30 mins earlier than usual). The girls got dressed right away then went downstairs to eat. There were no tears from Savannah Jane, just a few talks about not wanting to go. I redirected and we continued getting ready. We walked to school- all smiles. We got to the door and panic set in- but instead of tears she just clung to me- I gave a big squeeze, handed her off to a teacher and off I went. I’m so thankful for the friends and family who have been praying for her! I think we are finally coming around!!! :)
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Mmm tasty kake!
Mmmm!! Got a delicious treat FREE from @influenster for testing purposes!! These are seriously so delicious and they are tiny mini cakes- they come three to a pack. The girls each get one and so do I hehe. Yummy in my tummy!! #influenster @tastykake #mmm (Ps I may have eaten them all before I remembered to take a picture of the cute yummy little things hehe. 🍮) #tastykakeminiwins #contest
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Down By The River
Earlier this week was my father-in-law's birthday, so we packed up the girls and headed down the road to spend the day paddling on the Catawba River. We did the same thing last year and the girls just loved it!
Our little expedition!
Savannah Jane helping paddle.
RG and Pawpaw
We caught a baby snapping turtle!
SJ just loved him!
We made some sandwiches and snacked on Cane Creek.
Of course a long day in the sun led to some awesome car naps!
Sunday, May 3, 2015
May is here!
Well today was full of spontaneous adventure!
After waking up late, the girls decided they wanted pancakes for breakfast. So I busted out my kitchen skills and whipped up some Mickey Mouse shaped pancakes for RG and SJ. K decided it was late enough in the day to skip breakfast and jump straight into lunch. So everyone got ready, we loaded up the car, and hit the road to head to Chick-fil-a! On the drive over we discussed all the potential things we could do today. K never let on to what he wanted to do, he just jumped on the interstate and headed north.
Adventure number one was the Carolina Raptor Center. It is a facility in Huntersville that rehabilitates injured birds of prey (eagles, hawks, etc). They have a self guided nature trail that let's you see different birds that have injuries that prevent them from being released back into the wild.
SJ was our unofficial tour guide.
K and SJ
Our little ladies
Two of the eagles shared names with the girls!
After we saw all the birds on display, we gave the girls the opportunity for a car nap and headed towards Fort Mill for the Strawberry Festival. When we got close we decided to skip it due to heavy traffic and large crowds. We opted instead for a local strawberry farm and went and picked about six pounds of strawberries, the girls played until they dropped, and I got a funnel cake and strawberry slushie! So, so good!
Looking for the perfect one!
Found it!
Funnel cake and slushie, living the life!
We picked up a pizza on the way home, did a quick bath time, and the babes fell asleep almost immediately! Today was definitely a fun-filled, random adventure day! Hope everyone else has a great weekend!
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