The Greenhouse on Porter

January Throwback

The first picture I took with my camera in 2020 captured both Afton and Jonas doing things they aren’t supposed to be doing (climbing on furniture and chewing on shoes, respectively.) Seems a bit symbolic now; 2020 is not doing what it’s supposed to do, am I right?!

in-home candid lifestyle family photo

Here’s a look back at January, which seems like forever ago. Pre-COVID-19 seems like another world.

kids at home in Ocean Springs, Mississippi

We celebrated Alex’s birthday.

dad celebrating birthday at kitchen table with two children

We were super happy to welcome cousins Carolyn & Matt for a visit. It was short and mid-week, but we still managed to show them a lot of the best of Ocean Springs, like the Greenhouse

Greenhouse on Porter, Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs, Mississippi
oysters Bienville at Half Shell Oyster House

…and The Shed!

family photo at The Shed, Ocean Springs, Mississippi

We visited some penguins from the Mississippi Aquarium at Pop Brothers

penguins at Pop Brothers

…followed by lunch at Love Shack.

Love Shack in Ocean Springs, Mississippi

Afton and I made cookies…

mom and daughter making cookies

…to share with her classmates at her celebration at school. (Since she has a summer birthday, this was a celebration of her turning four-and-a-half-ish. ;))

Montessori birthday celebration

All these photos seem so foreign and exotic now! It’s fun looking back at this month of “normal” life in the midst of this global pandemic we are living through. I miss these places and people, and I will be extra thankful for them when it’s safe to experience them again.