“We’re going on a bear hunt! We’re going on a bear hunt! I’m not afraid! I’m not afraid! We’re coming to a wheat field…can’t go over it, can’t go under it, got to go around it! Uh-oh…I see two little eyes and a big furry body…let’s take a picture…it’s a BEAR!” So I have no idea if these are the actual words to the Bear Hunt book/song, but that is the version Caroline (who learned it in preschool) shouts for our…
Happy 16 months, Vivienne! One full week into Operation Stay Home to Prevent Coronoavirus and Flatter the Curve, this little lady hit the 16 month milestone. She is so lovable, stubborn, curious, and, well…hungry. She wants to eat ALL the time. She is never full. Now that Mike and I are eating three meals a day at home, most often with her, we realize that she eats as much as we do. Aside from eating, she also loves to push…
Caroline turned THREE on Saturday, March 14th…right in the middle of the world around us changing so rapidly due to COVID-19. Little did we know that her last day of preschool (for the year) would be the week before her birthday, or that Mike and I would start teleworking then, too–without an end date in sight. We’d canceled my parents’ visit the Tuesday prior and her birthday party less than 24 hours before it was supposed to happen. Basically, her…
Lead up to Caroline’s Birthday Caroline’s third birthday happened to fall on a Saturday: March 14, 2020. We planned a fun birthday party with all of our favorite people. We sent the invites in early February and had been collecting birthday party supplies each weekend since then. We wanted “Yee Haw and Yippee, Caroline’s Turning Three!” to be a fantastic time. Kay Kay and Pa booked their flights. Mike and I made stick ponies and a tissue paper campfire. We…