after 16 long months, these cousins were back together. it was the greatest weekend we could have hoped for, celebrating resurrection sunday, vaccines and togetherness. with betsy's first ever soccer game & first lost tooth sprinkled in there, because life.
finally sunshine this weekend! so so so grateful! those gray days were about more than i could handle in this late-stage pandemic life we're still navigating.
he may have gotten pulled over 2 exits away from his dealership departure & bypassed a ticket by convincing the officer he was learning how to drive his latest purchase, but jon managed to pull off a big surprise of driving to minnesota & delivering a new car to me! it feels big because we are finally out of the 5 point harness stage of our lives- nearly 9 years later!
we get to see my sister & her family for the very first time since christmas 2019 next weekend to celebrate easter! i'm counting my blessings- big and small.xoxo,-ivy
we renamed this spring break "screen break"- lots of tv, ipads and video chats with friends. we had pretty dreary weather, but the opportunity to get a mind break was so needed! the girls had sleepovers every night, rotating rooms, and jon's favorite time of every year is here- march madness with his loyola chicago ramblers still in it! we're dreaming of our summer trips as we crawl closer to the finish line of this pandemic.
one whole year of living through this global health pandemic.
and almost to the day of the world as we've always known it rapidly transforming, jon & i were blessed beyond measure to receive our first dose of the pfizer vaccine!!!
we celebrated jon's 34th with his favorite homemade chocolate cake, presents & he & i had the best dinner date downtown.
after begging for weeks, eloise chopped 10 inches off her hair. she was so proud of herself!
such a cutie patootie.
special time with cousins and meme-
xoxo,
-ivy
here we are- we've made it to the week that our country shut down last year. jon turns 34 on friday and it was his 33rd birthday that everything from broadway to disneyworld [what was supposed to be our destination the very next day] closed.
i'm spending this week in reflection, solitude and gratefulness for our family coming out physically healthy. as a dance teacher, i'm able to receive my first dose of the vaccine on wednesday, and we know that every single vaccination is a step towards an unmasked future.
hard to believe, but our baby bea had kindergarten roundup this past week. i've never seen a child so proud of herself!!
