Life Lately

In the words of Heather McMahan, 2020 is a dumpster fire. Side note: you really need to follow her on Insta. She's a comedian and her stories are pure joy. I literally laugh out loud while watching her insta stories and listening to her podcast, Absolutely Not. 

Between COVID-19 and the BLM movement, it hasn't felt right to post on this blog. We've had several protests in Tacoma and most have been peaceful. My parents called me last week concerned about what they were seeing on the news about Seattle, but that feels so far away from what we're experiencing in Tacoma. I've been reading Why We're Polarized, which is a very interesting read about the polarization of politics in the US. I'm on a waiting list for White Fragility and Between the World and Me. I've had several conversation about race with Evie and it's been eye-opening. We need to keep this an open dialogue. I ordered a few books for her too... It's OK to be Different, Last Stop on Market Street, Skin Like Mine. I'm also starting her collection of the Little People, Big Dreams series.

A few pictures from my camera roll the past few weeks...

Science experiments are fun for all three of us lol

Filling a balloon with CO2

Playdates are life!

She wanted a robe and it's honestly the cutest thing

The cabin is such a happy place

Finding crabbies

So proud of the shells she found

Love this picture (the people and scenery)

Just the girls

Running for ice cream

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Ice cream date at the marina

Evie's face says it all

Pops with the girls

Snack break at the park

Hi!

What a strange time to be alive...

I don’t know what to say so I guess I’ll just do a little life update. 

I had surgery at Mayo in Phoenix on February 24th. I spent a week in Iowa recovering. My mom and I went back to Phoenix for a follow-up appointment. From there, we parted ways. She returned to Iowa and I went to Washington. I was only home a few days when Evie’s daycare closed. Within 48 hours everything was closed. We were so cooped up in our condo. Brady, Evie and I flew back to Iowa and stayed with family the past couple weeks.

So far, we’re all healthy and safe. We enjoyed this time with our families. We would have never had this time together in our normal lives so we’re focusing on this silver-lining. There were countless play dates with cousins and several family gatherings/dinners.

I just got back to Washington because I’m returning to work soon. My hip still isn’t feeling great, but I’m trying to stay optimistic and just take it one day at a time. 

Here are a few snaps from our quarantine time...

Cousin dance party

 Livi on the move

An awkward hug😂

 Sunshine!!

 I've missed the smell of bonfires

Evie took this picture of Bompa

 I wish I woke up looking this cute

All the girls💛

 Brie french braided Evie's hair and it looked so good! She has serious skills

Lots of couch time lol

Cuddled together watching Daniel Tiger

I don't know the last time we were all together... had to document

The cutest selfie

I really enjoyed all this family time

 Evie crashing into everything lol

She was so happy she didn't have to wear pants! We're ready for summer!