March 2021- The Busy Month

After looking back through these photos, we were busy! The weather was perfect, so we were able to take advantage of lots of outside time. Can't say the same for how it feels outside today (It's June 1st!) 

 School days with my girls. Must've been chilly out since Boomer has her sweater on. 

   Did some coloring for International Women's Day! <3

 Lots of back porch hangs. But, look at her beautiful smile here. It's pretty rare to get a normal photo of her now a-days, so chances are I was doing something silly to get that smile. She had my sweater on too and was loving it. She wore it for a few days after this. <3

Missing those chilly mornings already.

We did school work a few times in the car. I think one time was while Boomer was getting groomed and another probably for a doctor visit for Boomer. I think we had been taking her almost monthly for vet appointments. 

Oh, Boomer. <3 

We enjoyed some time in her playhouse, did some decorating, and kitchen setup. Boomer loves the playhouse too and would stay in there all day with us if she could. 

Lots of scooter rides and family bike rides around the neighborhood. 

I love when she disappears, closes the school room door, and puts a sign on the door that says "no!" That means she's in the school work working on some craft and wants to surprise us with it. This was one of those crafts. 

This was an illustration of her and things that she loves. Hugs, unicorns, sunshine, and love. <3

Science experiments with her daddy. Quality time crafting/making is her love language. 

Matchy-matchy glasses and I'm more than okay with that. 

This is all I need + coffee + Boomer. 

Miss Fashionista before going in for one of her infusions.

Our Spring Bucket List. Today is June 1st and we have three more things to cross off this list. 

 We updated the fairy garden. 

That water is beautiful! 

We spent the morning at Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park and then she had to do some school work afterwards on some animals she saw there. 

                First cold swim of the year in Granny's pool. I think it was around 70 degrees. Brrrrrrr! 

Washed the cars & got in some family time. Livi broke out in a rash after the car washing. We still never found out the cause unless it was from new sunscreen. We never used it on her again to test it again. 

AND SHE FINISHED FIRST GRADE! She got an extended summer break since she finished a few months early. Second grade starts August 9th! <3 <3 

Peace-Out First grade! 

February 2021- Playhouse Updates, Scootering, And Strawberry Picking

 February wasn't near as busy as January was. But, we still seemed to get quite a bit done. I have been wanting to re-do Livi's kitchen for YEARS and finally got the nerve to do it. I think she got her kitchen when she was 2 years old. It came from Cracker Barrel and she had eyed it for a few months before my parents got it for her. After searching Pinterest for weeks and trying to figure out colors, I finally decided on white and gold. My original plan was to do peel and stick subway tiles for the back splash, but I couldn't pass up the vinyl stickers from Target. I think they were $5 for 4 sheets. I was able to stick them to a poster board and then I nailed the poster board to the back of the kitchen. After MULTIPLE coats of chalk paint, it was finally done. It was interesting figuring out what went where since I didn't label anything when I took it apart. That's how I roll. Basically, take it apart and figure it out later. Anyway, it turned out so cute and we ended up putting it in her playhouse. 

We also started adding plexiglass windows to Liv's playhouse. The pollen was so bad she couldn't even use her playhouse until we added them. Right now theres three in there and we still need to add two more. They aren't perfect windows, but they work and keep the rain and pollen out.

We spent lots of time outside. Livi was getting used to her scooter and after a few weeks of riding it a blister came up on her foot. It took a few weeks to go away. We sent photos to her docs at Shands and we took her to the pediatrician. We never really found out what it was. It's possible it was a blister, but it took two weeks to pop. We had to do foot soaks and it hurt to walk on. After a few weeks off her scooter it finally popped and she was able to scooter again. That was her only concern and she was afraid she'd forget hot to do it. 

On Valentine's day we ordered take-out from Outback. We don't usually go to dinner on V-day anyway because it's so busy. But, with covid and everyone ordering take-out more it was pretty fast to pick-up and all. It was delicious, as always. We let Olivia decorate the table for us. <3

School work continued. But, Olivia had finished Social Studies early so we were just working on Language Arts, Math, and Science. 

We fit in a play-date with Peyton one day and got to visit my mamas chickens. 

Here's some of Olivia's artwork. One day we set up a doctor's office with some printables I found online. 

Once the weather was warmer we took a field trip to Backroad Berries to pick some strawberries. It was fun and the farm was so pretty, but we were done within 15 minutes. I'm not sure that we will do it again next year. We're currently counting down the days until we can go pick blueberries at The Red, White, and Blue farm in Williston. It's beautiful there and the berries are the best we've ever had. 

Thanks for following along on our monthly posts. Next up is March. Eventually, I'll be caught up and then I might go to weekly posts. <3