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…
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…
Vivi turned 14 months old in January and LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE A WALKER! Sure, she took her sweet time, had to constantly be coaxed by Suelen even to try to walk, and would take a step once then switch back to crawling, but she has DONE it. I mean, she still likes to be carried everywhere, and we are still not in the habit of putting her in shoes (her new ladybug shoes took forever to get here!)…
This past weekend was gorgeous and sunny and felt more like June than January. We celebrated by spending lots of time outside, playing at parks and letting Caroline perfect her scootering skills. On Saturday, she scootered all the way to (and from) Troy Park, our neighborhood playground that is actually really close to our house but feels 1000 miles away when you are carrying a toddler. We left Vivi at home napping with Mike and set out and I was…
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…
Right before Christmas Day, Vivi Girl turned 13 months old. And even though she took TWO tiny (but significant) steps right before my birthday, she has not taken any more since then. I think she really likes being carried around! She celebrated in style in Florida, enjoying Disney Springs for the day, the Kearney Christmas Weekend Extravaganza in Vero Beach, and finally, topping off her trip with a week-long vacation in St. Pete Beach, where she enjoyed boating, beach time,…
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…
The Christmas season snuck up on us this year. We went from Halloween (in Florida) straight into November and celebrating Vivi’s birthday, then packing for Thanksgiving in Alpharetta, and then we came home and boom–December was upon us. Knowing we had a short time to celebrate the season, since we were heading back to Florida on December 20th, Mike and I decided we better get to it! First up, the first weekend in December, on the Agenda of All the…