We celebrated our middle kiddo turning four this weekend with a small little celebration at home with our moms, sister, mamaw, and aunt, and for the first time in a long time, things felt somewhat normal.
We had no idea what we were going to do for his birthday and if we were going to celebrate with more than just us. Covid cases are the highest they’ve been since the start of the pandemic and we’ve been so careful about social distancing the last eight months, even from our family, but we decided to have a few people over to help us celebrate our new four year old who we love so, so much.
Not sure how many more gatherings we’re going to have for the rest of the year, but I am so glad we went ahead with this one. It was a gorgeous day, and it felt so good to be around family. It was comforting, familiar, and so very needed. It’s weird how quickly you get adjusted to living a certain way: being careful not to hug or kiss when you say goodbye, staying 6 ft apart, holding your breath when they walk by so you don’t accidentally breathe on them. Such a weird time we’re living in, but necessary precautions to take.
PJ’s mom brought over a one-time use helium machine and blew up balloons and the kids. went. wild. It was so cute. Thank you, Lori! Such a great idea!!
And then somehow, by the end of the night, the balloons ended up in the upstairs bathroom. I think PJ said he brought them up there? Regardless if it was him or the kids being sneaky, that bathroom could use a little color anyway :).
You can see the video version of his little party in our newest vlog.
It was a beautiful day spent with our most favorite people celebrating our favorite little brother. What would we do without these kids, y’all? Every birthday, holiday, milestone, makes us realize how grateful we are for them, and also begs the question: what did we do before they were the biggest part of our lives? It seems strange, even only after a year and a half, that there was a time when we were only living for ourselves.
Happy Monday, friends!!!