Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Filling Our Cups

 ...literally with beer and with friend time!

One of our closest friends works at Highbrain brewery in Silverton, OH. Great beers, food, and a sustainable business goal. They had a 2-year anniversary celebration this past weekend with popsicles, food, music, and games. We met up with a core group of friends and it was so nice to be together as a whole group. 






The following day, the same group got together again for one of the kids’ 9th birthday. The weather was drizzly at first then opened up. We spent five hours there - which was lovely since the kids were occupied with water activities and the adults could focus on catching up 💗




Recharging at Grammy & Grandpa’s

 We had a week gap between the end of school and the beginning of summer camp. Our school holds summer camp - 6:30am-6:30pm - which is so wonderful for working families. So I took the week off and we went to my parents for a couple days. The first day was beautiful - we went to a local Nature Center where they had animals in rehabilitation. Until birds starting cawing and Hannah saw the animals and noted right out of there. Grammy sat with Hannah until we enjoyed all the animals; coyote, owls, crows, fox, hawks and even a bald eagle! 











The Center was cute and gave something for the girls to explore. Then we hit Fulton Farms in Troy as well - it’s probably been decades since I’d been there - adorable market inside the barn.

Day 2 was super rainy and slow. We did hit my Mom’s favorite primitive decor store which was closing (retirement), the local five-and-dime where the girls picked out some toys, and then my Mom’s thrift store where Nora hit the jackpot! 

Making lemon scones w Grammy


Nora’s dime-store find

Nora’s sweet taco-cat find


End of School Year & Re-Entering

We have been ramping up our social dates lately - with family and friends - it’s been really great and needed on all fronts. 





We mostly stay outside because the kids aren’t vaccinated yet. I feel like the entire culture thinks we’re back to normal but forget the kids are not vaccinated yet. 25% of COVID cases are children now. 

 We’ve already had lots of water time at home. And Hannah got new glasses! Now she has a nose piece! She also lost another tooth!











We made it to the end of the school year - Hallelujah and Amen!! Weird emotions - I made sure to send thank yous to the teachers who taught our remote children. The kids made it through this odd and difficult year. 





We had an emotional thank you with our sitter/aide who helped Hannah with her school work all year. Hannah thrived thanks to the 1-on-1 attention. Hannah even attended Field Day with Miss Hannah and had a blast. 








Because Nora stuck with her assignments, nothing was late, and she agreed to working on her multiplication and reading chapter books, we got her an IKEA loft bed. She loves it and feels less scared at night now - I guess because she’s away from the “scary” things down low??





We hit a local Farm, Berries & Blooms - it was beautiful but Nora is having trouble being around crowds anymore. This started before the pandemic and just seems to be getting a touch harder. She doesn’t like being around people she doesn’t know. We are trying to nudge her out because she has to acclimate a bit - we can’t just stay home all the time. 




Nora also joined about five other kids in the neighborhood with some historic crafts - one Mom took two days to teach them how to make Possible Bags and Sun Sandal Moccasins! Nora even has a beaver pelt on her bag!