Posts Tagged ‘mormor’
Sunday, September 30th, 2018
Tags: beach, boat, bubbles, bumpa, Caroline, E, evan, family, farm, finnegan, friends, jetski, kids, lake, lake of the woods, lincoln, mormor, summer, sunset, vacation, virginia
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Monday, July 30th, 2018
This year, my parents moved full-time to their lake house. That means my mom officially retired and my dad sort of kinda almost retired except that he still works almost every day and has to commute up to Washington D.C. a couple times a week. I sort of doubt he will ever truly retire, just because he literally does not know how to relax. He needs stuff to do. The lake house was a good purchase because it always needs something done – fix a leak, build a garage, mow the lawn, do boat stuff, go to Home Depot three times in one weekend. It’s also an incentive to get us to visit – lake houses are much more fun than the nice but boring house they lived in when I was in high school. The kids beg to visit and cry when we have to leave.
Our visit this year was extra exciting for Caroline, since the week included pony camp for her each morning at the community’s equestrian center. The boys didn’t seem to care that she got to go to camp and they *only* got to swim in the lake, kayak, tube, boat and hang out with my folks. Unfortunately, E couldn’t get out of work that week so we went without him.
Here are way too many photos from our trip. You’re welcome, Mom!
This is Fancy saying “HI”, not being mad. Caroline and Fancy are BFFs.
My children are incapable of making normal faces for photos.
Finnegan was nervous about jumping the first day. It didn’t last long.
Tags: boat, bumpa, Caroline, evan, family, finnegan, horses, lake of the woods, lincoln, mormor, pony camp, summer, SUP, swimming, travel, vacation, virginia
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Thursday, April 20th, 2017
I can’t believe I am still doing this, even after falling behind, even on weeks that are super boring, even though when I started I had ONE KID and was pregnant with Caroline. The blogger friend who inspired it hasn’t blogged in years. And yet I refuse to give it up – it’s like the longest baby book in the world.
Sunday:
Feeding baby goats is fun even if you’re a cool 8-year-old
Baby snuggles, front and back
We are SO GLAD it’s spring
Monday:
This is a good look
Selling some of my favorite baby wraps
Unicorn helmet is life
Tuesday:
This is why I usually wear him
So far, the Caffeine eye cream and the Niacinamide are fantastic
I’m being attacked by balloons
Wednesday:
Eight today!
Sup, frog?
Linc has to ALWAYS be touching someone
Thursday:
Rainy day walking
Super excited to be at the doctor, I guess
I don’t know what’s happening here
Friday:
Skillz
Everyone loves Bumpa
Oreo cake was requested, Oreo cake was purchased
Saturday:
Still 8, and I still can’t believe he’s so old
They made hand puppets out of the silverware sleeves
Bubble bath + tub jets = LOTS OF SUDS
We turned off the heat in the house, which means I’m putting away the winter coats but also wearing a sweater all day because it’s actually still pretty cold. But the trees and flowers and blooming and that means winter is OVER. I had forgotten how dirty children get when they’re out in the garden. I should buy stock in a bubble bath company.
Tags: 8 years old, baby goats, babywearing, bikes, birthday, bumpa, cake, Caroline, evan, family, finnegan, iphone photos, lincoln, mormor, my week in iphone photos, mystic aquarium, outside, rain, shopping, spring, target, walks, yard
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Monday, May 30th, 2016
Oh, today isn’t Sunday? I have no idea. I’m at the beach and all I can keep track of is “can I eat another piece of cake right now?” When I started looking through my photos for the week I got confused that the first part of the week was in some strange, boring, non-professionally decorated place that didn’t have constant cake. I don’t want to go back there.
Sunday:
Watermelon on the porch = summer
Shirtless naps = summer
Happy, peaceful children = almost never
Monday:
IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOOOOOOOWN
Skeptical baby is skeptical
Taking pictures like mommy
Tuesday:
Important vacation prep
I suppose cleaning is also important
This is Linc’s favorite game: Face-Smash Selfie
Wednesday:
Sunrise in the car – we’d already been driving for 3 hours
In and out and in and out
Bedtime stories with Mormor
Thursday:
Absolutely worth the 2 days of driving
Basically a private beach
There are NINE decorative pillows on this bed
Friday:
There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew…
There was also shrimp in the low country boil I made for dinner
Oh ok, that’s perfect
Saturday:
A very french baby breakfast
Would you like some bait with your frozen pie?
That’s a virgin Pina Colada in a shot glass
Now I’m going to go work on the second thousand pictures I’ve taken so far (not an exaggeration). The first thousand have been edited so I’ll have a ridiculous photo post up probably tonight. If I can get out of the pool long enough.
Tags: beach, Caroline, evan, food, friends, iphone photos, kiawah, kiawah island, lincoln, matching jams, mormor, my week in iphone photos, naps, road trips, south carolina, sunset, virginia
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Thursday, August 20th, 2015
My parents lake house/future retirement house is pretty awesome. I mean, it’s no beach mansion, but it does have boats, a swim platform AND grandparents, which completely makes up for the lake of bathrooms. Not that there are NO bathrooms. There just aren’t 9 bathrooms. But it’s ok, since we taught the kids they can just pee in the lake.
Please don’t judge me for, well, any of this. Lincoln loves everything about the water, he was always in a life jacket when he was on boats/tubes and we didn’t go fast if we were towing him. We’ll wait until he’s at least 3 before we make him try water skiing.
Tags: #lakelife, bumpa, Caroline, evan, family, lake, lake of the woods, lincoln, mormor, summer, swimming, vacation, virginia, water
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