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COVID Lemonade Summer 2020: July

COVID Lemonade Summer 2020: July

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…

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COVID Lemonade Summer 2020: May & June

COVID Lemonade Summer 2020: May & June

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,…

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Kay Kay and Pa Take Over the Spead Sister Squad

Kay Kay and Pa Take Over the Spead Sister Squad

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…

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Grand Cayman Babymoon, February 2020

Grand Cayman Babymoon, February 2020

Late last year, Mike and I planned a trip away for just the two of us. Call it a Five Year Anniversary trip, or a babymoon, or just a getaway. We did one when Caroline was 3 months old and again when she was 14 months old, but we hadn’t gotten away since Vivi arrived on the scene. We did manage to travel to Florida no fewer than NINE times in 2019, but our girls always came, too. Luckily, Kay…

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Christmas in Florida 2019

Christmas in Florida 2019

We left a fantastic Kearney Christmas weekend midday on Sunday and arrived around dinnertime to Matt & Tommie’s house in St. Pete Beach. I rode with my parents and both little ladies in their new Explorer (with a car seat borrowed from Louis–thanks Louis! I am #momoftheyear and totally forgot Caroline would need a seat for the drive. Welp. Can’t think of it all, all the time!) Louis drove Mike and Matt had his family in the Lincoln. It was…

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Turning the Big 4-0!

Turning the Big 4-0!

The Big 4-0 was looming…all year, it felt like it was there hiding, waiting for me. And then suddenly, here it was. Four decades…that’s a long time! I was excited for it (I am one of those weird people who loves my birthday) and also at the same time, I do not feel 40. I felt more like a solid 28. Except do feel like I have gotten 40 wonderful years of experiences under my belt—travels, building friendships, growing family,…

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Kearney Christmas 2019

Kearney Christmas 2019

Christmas was wonderful and magical and relaxed this year. Turns out that traveling with a 1-year-old and a 2-year-old isn’t too bad when you go places that already have everything you need for them, haha! Also, we broke it up into a few little segments…we flew into Orlando early Friday morning (December 20) and spent a half day walking around Disney Springs, then headed to Vero Beach for Kearney Christmas. On Sunday (December 22), we packed up and drove to…

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Spead Family Photos…and an Announcement :)

Spead Family Photos…and an Announcement :)

The day after Vivi’s Birthday Bash, we loaded up the family in two cars and headed over the river and through the woods to take freezing cold family pictures at a local park. I am crazy but really wanted them to be outside, where the light is so much better! Well it was exciting to say the least…Vivi clung to me like a baby koala, Caroline wanted nothing to do with any of it, and did I mention everyone was…

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Celebrating Vivi’s First Birthday

Celebrating Vivi’s First Birthday

Happy Birthday, Vivienne Kathleen! How are you already ONE?!? I feel both like this year flew by and like you’ve been in our family all along. We celebrated our special little lady all week. Kay Kay and Pa flew into town to join in the festivities. We hosted the Betancourts for a special birthday dinner and Vivi got to try actual cake (carrot) on the big day. Surprising no one, she loved it! We spent her actual birthday at an…

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Vivi’s First Birthday Flamingle Party

Vivi’s First Birthday Flamingle Party

We celebrated Vivi Girl with a big flamingle fete one day after she turned 12 months old and she (plus her Big Sister) had the grandest time! We made her a Funfetti smash cake, we played flamingo-themed games, and our house was packed to the gills with well-wishers for the Birthday Girl. We specifically requested no gifts, but a few people brought some, and the ones they gave were just adorable–flamingo themed books, dresses, dolls, etc. She even received her…

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