Our New Year’s was sweet and simple this year- and also loud and chaotic. Exactly how it’s supposed to be when your kids reach the age when they want to stay up until midnight, right? We ate Carrabba’s poolside, followed by some night swimming, followed by crafts and puzzles, all while enjoying several fireworks displays Read More
NYE
NYE
Florida 2020 {Part 2}
Apart from three chilly days (and those chilly days fell on perfect days…like, Christmas and when the pool was out of commission), we had absolutely gorgeous weather. Three of my brothers and their families arrived the day after Christmas- and we certainly made the most of the warmth and sunshine. From shell hunting to volleyball Read More
Friday Favorites
Taking a break from vacation pictures to share a few favorites from the week. Favorite picture: We were living in the prettiest winter wonderland early this week. I absolutely love when the snow sticks on every little branch. Favorite kid quote: Max: “I thought that I wanted to go back to full time, in-person school….turns Read More
Christmas 2020
Christmas Eve had us doing our usual festivities with Ben’s family: dinner at Bonefish followed by presents at his parent’s house. We ended the night with very unusual events, however, but we’ll get to that later. There was also a cookie decorating contest. With perhaps some slightly biased judging. While we were chatting and enjoying Read More


