Vivi Girl turned 17 months old right after we celebrated our Quarantine Easter and our Five Year Wedding Anniversary. Mike and I are loving the fact that we get to spend so much more time with both of our little ones during this bizarre and scary time. We have more leisurely mornings, we can pop in around lunchtime to see what they are up to, and if I hear a little one fussing at naptime, I can sneak into the…
On April 18, Mike and I celebrated our five year wedding anniversary. Actually, scratch that…on our 5 year wedding anniversary, which happened to fall on a Saturday, Mike taught his online class for Georgetown from about 8:30 to 3:30 and I was on my own, outnumbered, with the wild ones–Caroline, Vivi, and Finnegan. (Finny gets a shout out in this category because he has been just so bad lately.) I am not complaining…it’s just a timing thing! Mike loves teaching…
Our family has had an emotionally exhausting quarantine period, with lots of challenges, but even more silver linings and moments of gratitude. My sweet mother-in-law entered the hospital in late March and shortly thereafter, Mike went to stay with his dad up in Lowell. He ended up bringing his dad down to our house for a week. We were all nervous about the trip but Mike’s mom was pretty adamant that he come for a visit while she was being…
“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…
Vivi turned 15 months in February and this milestone has seemed to be bigger than the others, to me. We are seeing such a change in this little lady! Her hair is getting longer (and dare I say thicker), she understands EVERYTHING you say, she is cuddly and stubborn and loving and her smile lights up the room…she also is so interested in where Caroline is at all times and is committed to keeping all of her little treasures close…
This Valentine’s Day was truly wonderful. I was so touched by the sweet and thoughtful plans that Suelen and Mike pulled off–I felt very loved! And surprised and honored. Valentine’s Day was on a Friday so it was a “normal” work day…at least until Suelen and Mike showed up at my office mid-afternoon…with my babies! Who were wearing matching outfits that Suelen selected just for them! Be still my heart. Suelen also wrote out sweet notes for my coworkers and…
So while Mike and I were gallivanting around Grand Cayman, the Spead sisters were at home enjoying time bonding with Kay Kay and Pa. We are so grateful that my parents were willing to take on this job–caring for a 2.5 year old and 14 month old is no small feat. Especailly for a week! Plus I left them a 6 page document full of notes, so no pressure, right?? 🙂 We face timed the girls enough to know that…