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We had a very chill 4th of July weekend. 🎆 Grady spent some time working on our fence (we finally found someone to rebui...
08/07/2025

We had a very chill 4th of July weekend. 🎆

Grady spent some time working on our fence (we finally found someone to rebuild the brick pillar that got knocked down by our tree trimmers), and he made a lot of progress on it. Zoe helped some. I’ll post that video once I get it edited. 🥰

We had a cookout at home, just us and Abby’s boyfriend, and then we picked up ice cream on our way to watch fireworks. Abby and Aidan drove separately so that he could head home immediately after the fireworks since it was late, and she rode home with us.

We considered not going to see the fireworks this year. Zoe talked for a couple of weeks about it being too loud and too bright, and it wasn’t going to work for her. They have always been one of her favorite things to see though. We sit far away from them, and that really helps. This year, we stayed in the van and kept our widows up. I think that really lessened the noise, and she ended up enjoying it, so I’m glad we went.

✨In case you missed it ✨
29/06/2025

✨In case you missed it ✨

Our last night and day in Panama City Beach 🏖️Grady and I left the girlies with my mama for a movie night since she was ...
29/06/2025

Our last night and day in Panama City Beach 🏖️

Grady and I left the girlies with my mama for a movie night since she was feeling better (I didn’t manage to get a pic 😕), and we went for a last beach walk.

The next day we all slept in a bit and then went to brunch with my mom at her favorite place before hitting the road to head back home.

✨ same trip, I just haven’t finished posting about it

Panama City Beach 🏖️ Instead of a beach day (it was really hot and a busy, tourist-heavy time, and we’d just spent a we...
27/06/2025

Panama City Beach 🏖️

Instead of a beach day (it was really hot and a busy, tourist-heavy time, and we’d just spent a week at the beach the month before), my mom had the idea to try a spring. It was about a 45 minute drive inland, and it was still busy, lots of people, but the water was really cool. The actual spring area was a really pretty pool, but it was FRIGID. It emptied into a larger area with a current though, and there were places to get in with a tube or kayak to float down. That was really fun. The water was cool, but not freezing like the other area.

Zoe didn’t want to get in, but after Abby and her cousin went, we swapped and they hung out with Zoe for a little while so Grady and I could go. Eventually she got hot and put her feet in a little, but I think she liked having the option to not get all the way in.

✨ same trip, I just haven’t finished posting about it

Panama City Beach 🏖️ This was the first time the girls got to swim in Nana and Papa’s pool because we normally come in t...
27/06/2025

Panama City Beach 🏖️

This was the first time the girls got to swim in Nana and Papa’s pool because we normally come in the spring and fall, when it’s too cool, so this was a new experience for them. They we’re really excited about it, and Zoe has been planning FOR MONTHS that she was going to bring her “springtime sponge” I put in her Easter basket (it’s a little purple flower) and her snorkel to clean it. We’re just thankful it was warm, because I’m not sure it would have mattered if it wasn’t. 😅

Grady and I took a walk every night we were there; the girls were happy to have movie nights with their cousin and Nana.

It was beautiful but hot and humid. Typically when we go to the beach it’s cooler and super breezy in the evenings; part of that is when we go (not usually summer), but also maybe where. We normally go to the east coast and there is a constant ocean breeze at the beach, but we feel like maybe the gulf isn’t like that. Anyone with a similar experience?

✨ same trip, I just haven’t finished posting about it

Panama City Beach 🏖️ We drove 9 hours and arrived at my mom’s house early evening, in time for homemade pizza and to spe...
25/06/2025

Panama City Beach 🏖️

We drove 9 hours and arrived at my mom’s house early evening, in time for homemade pizza and to spend the evening catching up.

Zoe brought her squeegee and dusting kit because she had plans to do something windows and help with the dusting while she was there. She worked on the kitchen that first night while she watched Wonder Pets with the birdies (they have 2 African grey parrots and Wonder Pets is one of their favorite shows).

Trip to Panama City Beach 🏖️ We took a long weekend to go visit my mom and stepdad for a few days. We normally go earlie...
22/06/2025

Trip to Panama City Beach 🏖️

We took a long weekend to go visit my mom and stepdad for a few days. We normally go earlier in the spring, but with Abby’s schedule, it worked better to wait until summer. The homeschool schedule is less flexible once you start doing dual enrollment, and we really try to minimize her needing to miss classes. There are a couple of nice things about delaying our trip though; one is that my sweet niece is out of school so she was able to come with us and the other is that the weather is significantly warmer. So while it’s HOT, that also means it was warm enough to swim, which really isn’t the case in April.

It’s about a 9 hour drive from where we live in Tennessee, so getting there is kind of an adventure on its own. Here’s the highlights.

Meet Figaro. 🐈‍⬛ When we very suddenly lost Georgie a couple of months ago, Abby asked about getting another kitty. I fi...
22/06/2025

Meet Figaro. 🐈‍⬛

When we very suddenly lost Georgie a couple of months ago, Abby asked about getting another kitty. I figured we would eventually, but I wasn’t in a hurry. We were only a few weeks out from a 10 day trip; that’s not a good time to bring home a new pet, and I told her that we’d consider it when we got home.

Well during the few weeks leading up to that trip, we noticed that Nemo was lonely. Georgie was an older cat, and he didn’t play with Nemo much, but they snuggled a lot Nemo was following us around, crying, wanting snuggles all day long, which we didn’t mind at all. We’d scoop him up and love on him everytime, and we loved how sweet he was being. But we realized that Nemo needed another kitty, so once we got home from our vacation, we started looking around. We found this precious little guy at the shelter and brought him home the same day.

This was about a week ago, and thankfully Nemo seems to be feeling better. His eyes are still looking a bit inflamed, bu...
20/06/2025

This was about a week ago, and thankfully Nemo seems to be feeling better. His eyes are still looking a bit inflamed, but I’m hoping that clears up soon.

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