We took the girls along with Mamaw and Granddaddy and Gigi to Panama City Beach for what we hope to be our Annual Beach Trip. Last year, obviously, we skipped. The difference between Ember this year and in 2019 was astounding. Both the girls loved the pool and being surrounded by grandparents and parents. Ember… Read More Beach Trip

Last year, we had planned to take Ember to Disney to meet the Princesses for her 3rd birthday. We were so sad to cancel the trip due to COVID but knew it was the right thing to do. The week after we canceled, the world shut down and we had no idea what was about… Read More Ember turns 4

The time goes so quickly. We are still home, but are happy to say that everyone in our small family circle has been fully vaccinated!! We are excited for case numbers to go down so we can dip our toes back into “regular life.” Daily, the girls play together and on their own, I get… Read More February & March

What a year 2020 has been for us and everyone else. For most of December,  we’ve been celebrating “Christmas Month” a term coined from the prior “Halloween Month” by Ember. The excitement of counting the days until Christmas using our Fisher Price Little People Advent Calendar certainly helped (“Daddy! Can we open a door today?!”)… Read More Christmas and New Years

How is it possible that we have been home together for 9 months? In just the past month, Zora has gone from taking her first steps (early November) to walking about 90% of the time. And boy does she GO! The final playpen was taken down today as her current response to being contained is… Read More November December

Wow. Staying home and working and playing with the kids can really keep you busy enough to totally neglect to post a blog for the month. We continue to stay close to home, have groceries delivered, and as the case counts skyrocket we have begun mid-November to close our doors more. We’ve had close calls… Read More October November

It’s hard to believe we are nearing the end of summer already – and that the girls and I have been home together for over 6 months now. I am so lucky to be able to work from home and keep them here, safe and together. The time they have spent tangled up with one… Read More End of Summer

On September 9th, 2020 Zora had her first birthday! We woke up and had bacon and eggs for breakfast before launching into a full day of birthday fun. Mom knew everyone would mostly be eating cake the rest of the day, so she had to at least TRY for a real meal. Zora’s birthday was… Read More Zora is One!

Zora is 11 months old today! She is ON THE GO! Go is one of the few words she knows right now, but she says it often. She also says “mama” and “dada” and babbles ALL the time. She loves to “creep” by climbing her way around on anything she can pull up with –… Read More 11 Months – Go Go Go

Zora is 10 months old! She will be 1 year so soon. Taking 10 month photos turned out to be a challenge – Zora doesn’t sit still anymore. She is constantly on the go, crawling and creeping and lately rushing around the house in her car (walker). An attempt to get a “regular” 10 month… Read More 10 Months Old