Summer 2020 with my People

Well, the summer of 2020 has come to an end, so I thought I'd document all of the quarantine-filled-fun we had around these parts!

To be honest, I got a little emotional while perusing these pictures... we really did have such a good summer.  It was so simple, but soooo good.  I definitely miss many parts of our once-upon-a-time "normalcy," BUT.  I have truly enjoyed the stopping, the simplicity, the slow motion instead of fast-forward...

So without further ado, here is how I spent this summer with my people.

We spent as much time outdoors as we possibly could!

 

 

We had our annual "dinner at a restaurant where they bring your drinks to the table," CK's yearly request.

We spent a LOT of time in costumes...

 

 

 

We had a four-person 4th of July celebration!

We ate and ate and ate and ate... ice cream, snocones, Instant Pot boiled peanuts, dessert popcorn, acai bowls, s'mores, frozen lemonade, homemade pizza, and and and.

 

 We had our very own Peele Field Day!!

 

Despite the fact that we did a lot less than usual, we were all exhausted, always.  Or maybe I was the only one exhausted, always.

I met the love of my life, the man who made me believe in soulmates, my tomorrow, my answer. #4321

We spent a lot of time on the couch, snuggling and Netflix and snacking and watching movies.  Annnnnd there was some not-so-relaxing time on said couch.

We played board games, though we quickly decided that Sorry!  is our favorite.

We had a much needed week of Bammy!!

 

 

We practiced and almost perfected wearing our masks!

We read lots and lots of books!

I battled the worst tooth situation ever ever ever.  I would rather give birth again than deal with the freaking tooth pain I had this summer!  But, four dental visits and two endodontist visits and emptying my wallet later, and I'm finally off the ibuprofen.  HALLELUJAH.

 And I wasn't the only one with dental issues this summer... my little buddy had to have a tooth extracted due to an injury he had a couple years ago!  I'm not going to lie, it was incredibly traumatic for the both of us.... #mostlyme -- but how cute is he?!

 

The big kids squeezed in a couple camps - Horse Camp and Soccer Camp!

 

We almost lived at the pool.  Almost.

 

We added a new family member, HJ (Hope, Jr.) -- aka one more thing for me to try to keep alive.

We learned how to exercise in the driveway, sometimes with a poptart in hand.

We were able to squeeze in our annual BLOMPS beach trip, and it was the best yet!!

Annnnd we celebrated our Laney girl turning THREE!

Summer 2020, you were so good to us.  So good for me, for my contentment, for my heart, for my faith, for my motherhood, for my hope....  <3 So thankful for the memories, for the lessons learned, for the planted seeds, and for so.much.joy!!