The Past Year- Wow sorry to leave you hanging lol
I can’t believe it’s almost been a year since I last posted on my website. Apologies! Mom life is in full swing over here and time has REALLY gotten away from me! Here’s a quick monthly catch up of what we’ve been up to this past year.
October 2023
We got family pictures taken, celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary, visited the apple orchard, went camping with friends, and continued our Sunday coffee dates. I made us Tangled family costumes for Halloween where Mav was Pascal, I was short haired Rapunzel, and Derek was Flynn. They turned out SO GOOD! We also went to Tate Farms to get some pumpkins!
November 2023
Derek competed in a power lifting competition and crushed it! He’s been working so hard for the last 2 years. I put up the Christmas tree REALLY early to enjoy it for longer ???? More Sunday coffee dates, Maverick is getting more confident in his walking, and we spent time with family for Thanksgiving!
December 2023
Sunday coffee dates, took Maverick to the Huntsville Museum to an ancient Armor and Weaponry exhibit (so cool!) Made homemade Christmas gifts for friends (homemade vanilla extract and homemade bubble bath), got Mav a play kitchen for Christmas so I had to build that lol. Walked through the Botanical Gardens Christmas lights with friends! Made homemade chocolate pudding.
January 2024
It snowed/iced!!! Derek “skated” down our road all the way to the end on a huge sheet of ice. I painted the dining room and finished fixing all the holes I’d repaired like 2 years ago lol.
February 2024
Finished the top of my quilt I’ve been working on for years. Found out we’re expecting Baby #2! Trying to survive first trimester nausea.
March 2024
LOTS of couch time, resting, naps, exhaustion lol. Told mom and dad Maverick was going to be a Big Bro with a cute little shirt I made him. Mav’s first “real” haircut. Told Dereks parents we were expecting, using the cute shirt.
April 2024
Had to say goodbye to my best furry friend Luna after nearly 12 years together. Celebrated turning 32 without my pup. It was a hard few months for me after we let her go, being in my first trimester and full of hormones plus handling that and a toddler. Derek was and is always my rock. There was a solar eclipse this month?? I added bookshelves to our downstairs living room for a homier feel. Derek took me to see Harry Potter with an orchestra and it was AMAZING and I was holding back tears the entire time. Mom, Maverick and I went to Panoply!
May 2024
Added some blonde back to my hair after no color for like 2 years lol. The Aurora Borealis showed up everywhere and I got to see it (mind blowing). Derek gave me the best Mother’s Day ever with all the foods I love and a day full of family time. We got new bedside tables! We went to a wedding in Indiana, leaving Maverick overnight for the first time (so hard!) but loved seeing all our friends and celebrating love! We went to the Hot Air Balloon Festival and months later Maverick is still asking to watch the videos I took from that day lol. We got a little swimming pool with a slide for Mav and he loves it! I planted some flowers on the patio and a tomato plant.
June 2024
Found out Maverick is going to have a little sister! I gave Maverick another home haircut lol. Implemented toy rotation for him!! Dad built us in a cleaning supply cabinet like I’ve been dreaming of for years! Went to our friends farm to celebrate their little girls 1st bday! Dad helped me weed and mulch our front flower beds! We tried to go to the pool as much as possible cause it is SO HOT. Celebrated Derek for Father’s Day!
July 2024
Went to the river for the 4th of July with family. We celebrated Derek turning 31! We got to go to another 1st birthday for our other friends! We puppy sat my brother and sister in laws doggy for a weekend and it was so weird to have 2 dogs again! But Aurora had a good time even though she’s old and can’t keep up ???? Maverick got to go on another Daddy Date to Lowe’s (one of his favorite places.) We went to a soccer game with friends and Mav did his best but it was a tough time for all ???????? It was good to see friends though! I spend the last few days of July preparing for Mavericks 2nd birthday party.
August 2024
This catches us up to the present! Whew! We celebrated Mavericks 2nd birthday with a Little Bear themed party which I’ll do a whole post on cause I’m so proud of how it all turned out!! Mom started making Maverick a big boy quilt and it’s SO CUTE, and I’m so excited for it! We had a family picnic/cookout outside for dinner the other night and it was so nice. Now, we’re preparing to go to the aquarium with a BUNCH of friends!! It’s going to be so fun. Quite the adventure I’m imagining lol.
Anyways, thank you for reading and keeping up with our little family! I’ll be posting much more content soon. I’ve caught the creativity bug again lol. Subscribe if you’re interested!
TTYS,
Jess
