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Halloween 2019: Our Florida Visit

Halloween 2019: Our Florida Visit

Super early Halloween morning–which also happened to be the day after the Washington Nationals won the World Series, whooo hoo!–Mike, Caroline, Vivi, and I flew down to St. Pete Beach. We were so excited to meet our family’s newest arrival Baby Bryce, to go trick-or-treating with our family, and to enjoy all things Florida for the weekend. We packed two suitcases: one for our regular clothes, and another for our costumes. Bird costumes take up a lot of space! Caroline…

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Labor Day Weekend 2019: Fun in Florida

Labor Day Weekend 2019: Fun in Florida

We spent an unprecedented Labor Day Weekend in St. Pete Beach with the best blend of both the Betancourts and the Kearneys, since part of the reason for our visit was celebrating Matt and Tommie’s soon-to-arrive baby boy with a beautiful baby shower. We were at first not all all worried about Hurricane Dorian, then we were really worried, then we went back to not being worried again. It was quite the yo-yo but worked out in our favor in…

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A Baby Shower for Baby B :)

A Baby Shower for Baby B :)

We spent a wonderful Labor Day weekend in St. Pete Beach celebrating the best parents ever! Matt and Tommie are expecting a little one in mid-October and we celebrated them in style on the Saturday of Labor Day, despite the constant yo-yo threat of Hurricane Dorian. Turns out the hurricane was not an actual threat, which was nice, because we had a lot of fun things planned that we didn’t want to alter. Tommie’s sweet friends, Lee & Holly, and…

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Memorial Day Weekend 2019

Memorial Day Weekend 2019

Memorial Day Weekend was wonderful and so much more than a weekend…we had almost a full week to celebrate the kick off of summer, enjoy time with my parents and the Betancourts, and ring in my Dad and Uncle Ed’s 70th birthdays. And celebrate we did! All week, Caroline talked about how Kay Kay and Pa were coming. Each morning she would wake up and ask, “Kay Kay Pa here?” Who could blame her? We were all excited. Here are…

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Caroline’s ‘In TWO the Wild’ Birthday Party

Caroline’s ‘In TWO the Wild’ Birthday Party

So we celebrated Caroline turning two with an ‘In TWO the wild’ party that was quite a grand fete! I had a great time planning this once I settled on the theme, which I selected simply because it was so fun. Toddlers wearing giraffe headbands? Um, yes please! It was a last hurrah before I went back to work, right as Caroline ended her time at CCCC, and right before our au pair arrived. Big changes were on the horizon…

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Our (surprise!) 2nd Week in Florida

Our (surprise!) 2nd Week in Florida

In late February, we found ourselves unexpectedly back on a plane, Florida-bound! It was just the girls and me this time.  Unfortunately, Mike had to head to Boston to tend to his sick dad. I was worried about taking care of both littles while he was away, so after a quick call to Matt and Tommie asking of it was OK to crash with them for a bit, I booked tickets and scrambled all day long on a Saturday to…

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February 2019: Destination Florida

February 2019: Destination Florida

A year ago, when the WAIFWYP Old Girls were enjoying the spaaarty in Scottsdale, we decided we needed a big gathering…with partners and kids and all the mayhem that come with both. We settled on Florida and we selected St. Pete Beach (and specifically, The Alden) as our destination. And in no time, the time had come for this trip! MIke and I decided to go down a few days early since I was on maternity leave, so we could…

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Christmas 2018

Christmas 2018

2018 Christmas was everything the holidays should be: magical, busy, chaotic, exciting, and full of family, love, and laughing. Vivienne was so new we’d decided to stay home for the holiday instead of heading to Florida like we normally do, and at the last minute, both of our families decided to join us in Virginia for Christmas. My parents arrived first–on my birthday! We had a wonderful dinner out at the Del Ray Cafe and we spent the rest of…

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Our Maine-i-ac Summer 2018 Vacation

Our Maine-i-ac Summer 2018 Vacation

The day finally arrived! On September 1, we headed up to Bah Hahbah Maine for our family summer vacation. For one week, we would relax, eat lobster, hike Acadia, take boat rides, and eat ice cream with our favorite people. We couldn’t wait. We had been looking forward to this trip all summer long. SATURDAY: Due to a last minute airline mess up, Caroline and I flew up to Maine in the morning and Mike joined us later that night….

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Kay Kay and Pa’s Memorial Day Visit

Kay Kay and Pa’s Memorial Day Visit

Kay Kay and Pa came to visit over Memorial Day and they watched Caroline while Mike and I went to Nashville for a long weekend getaway. It was wonderful because we got to spend time with them and celebrate my dad’s birthday and they got to play with Sugar Bear all on their own. They arrived on Tuesday, May 22nd. I got them from the airport and we all went and picked up Caroline from her classroom. They couldn’t believe…

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