Back when travel was possible and celebrating life events with friends and family seemed normal, we flew to Texas to share Ellie’s second birthday with the C family. It was so much fun and we loved sharing that momentous occasion with them. Little did we know, it would be the last time we saw them for quite a while. As of right now, November 2021, we have still not all been together since. Fingers crossed for a summer 2022 reunion of epic proportions!
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On Ellie’s actual birthday, we celebrated with cupcakes and an outing to an indoor play-place for little ones (reminder: this was pre-Covid and this type of activity was normal and only the normal amount of germ-scary). Unfortunately, the big girls had school so they couldn’t join us, but the dads seemed happy to fill in and have all the good times.
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We spent a wonderful afternoon at a local park enjoying a Chick-fil-A picnic (zero locations in Vermont so it’s quite the treat now), playtime, and an impromptu photo shoot in the golden hour light.
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As always, we are ever grateful to have these amazing friends in our life to celebrate not just the big stuff, but the little stuff too. Love and miss you all, C family!