2020 Recap

 Holy Moly - WHAT A FREAKING YEAR! 2020 has somehow been the worst possible year, but also parts of it were the best. At the start of the year we had NO idea that we would all be surviving and global pandemic call COVID. We had no idea how much our lives would be changing. That we would live to see the day where wearing a mask and homeschool was the new normal. It has been so crazy - but we have all thankfully been healthy and kept our sanity (well most of it). We also tried to keep as much or a normal and exciting life as we could. 

Reflecting back on our goals for this year...

• Hurricanes Hockey Game (Blake's first) - Yep! We had a great time and it was one of our last fun outings prior to COVID.
• Blake turns 8 on SuperBowl Sunday (and maybe the 49ers will be in it!) - He had a great SuperBowl/Birthday Party and Ninja Academy. He now actually does Ninja Academy classes once a week. That has been a fun addition to our year!
• Basketball and Baseball Seasons - We were able to squeeze in both sports - some were just a little modified because of COVID. Blake was able to pitch his first game, though! 
• Great Wolf Lodge (our annual Spring Break Trip) - Sadly we were not able to do Great Wolf Lodge this year. COVID shut the US down and we missed out on our trip. BUT we do have plans to continue this next year. 
• Harlem Globetrotters - This also got cancelled thanks to COVID. Sad times. 
• Lots of beach trips - YES! This is what kept us going this summer. Blake got to see the horses on the beach and we got to kayak in the sound and fish in the ocean. Great times! 
• Maybe a trip to Atlanta?! - NOPE
• Working on my National Boards - This also got shut down because of COVID. Hard to complete when we weren't in school. 
• Maybe building a house for our new Fam Jam - We didn't build, but we purchased our first home and we LOVE it. Such a great neighborhood. 
• Blake wants more muscles (haha) - I think it worked. He has grown a ton in a year! :) 

Some other things that happened because of 2020 - that we didn't really expect....

• Joyner and I got married on July 15th - backyard wedding with just family. 
• We survived a pandemic - and we now all wear masks everywhere. 
• We are expecting a baby girl in April 2021 - she was a big surprise! :) 
• We are still back and forth from school and school at home - thanks to COVID. It's been interesting! 

2021 will start in a few days. We aren't sure what it will hold, but we are going to hope it is a whole lot more normal that 2020. :)