Six whole months of this little guy, who was the perfect exclamation point to our little family. He has probably logged more miles along the Eastern Seaboard than most kids do by age 5. He is my most smiley baby! I snuggle him extra tight each night because he is my last. He lets me, which I appreciate. Harrison is sturdy, curious, loves to look at your face, and I can tell is dying to try food for the first…
At the end of August, Mike and I were thinking we were crazy. Life in NoVA was so simple. Predictable. We knew all the parks, playgrounds, restaurants, and neighbors. We loved our life–truly. The only thing missing was close family. We said “are we sure we really should do this??” a thousand times. Each time, we’d come back around to yes, yes, and yes. Now is the time, or it will never happen. Time is something you can’t make more…
We started out August back in Virginia, settling back into our life there except now trying to pack up our entire house and put in place lots of other details that arise when you’ve decided to move your entire family 900 miles. Good thing I was still on maternity leave because otherwise, this would have been impossible. While this was a hectic time, it was still really sweet, and in many ways, felt like the final chapter in our ‘Life…
Still committed to making lemonade out of COVID by deciding to uproot and move to Florida, we continued from June into July at the Betancourt Resort. Among all of the adults, we planned out for the month who did Kiddie Dinner Prep, Adult Dinner Prep, Kiddie Bedtime Detail, Dish Duty (always Pa) and Happy Hour/Bar Service, hoping to spread out the responsibilities so everyone got a turn doing something delightful and dreadful. Matt was almost always on Drink Duty but…
Well. This summer was one FOR THE BOOKS. Neither Mike nor I would have ever guessed in one million years the crazy twisty turning road this year has been. I know the entire globe is feeling that way. What I can also say is that the Spead family decided to ‘lean into’ the crazy and do what Mike says best: made COVID lemonade. We saw a window of opportunity and pushed ourselves through it. After losing Mike’s mom this year,…
IT’S A BOY! A beautiful little BOY! Harrison Matthew Spead entered the world on May 21, 2020 at 11:31 pm, weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and measuring 20.5 inches long. We could not believe he was a boy! Nor could we believe how incredibly fast he arrived. He has a full set of hair, beautiful tan coloring, and gorgeous blue eyes. So far, he has been a dream baby. He eats like a champ, sleeps like a rock, and mesmerizes…