{"id":18178,"date":"2021-01-05T10:39:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/?p=18178"},"modified":"2021-01-05T10:39:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:39:24","slug":"adios-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/05\/adios-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Adios 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What a crazy year. In all the ways it was crazy it also feels like if flew by. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/yvMiarWjQS2sJcp7mToApQ-3000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18154\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Winter break rolled around and it felt like more of the same, except the kids got a break from school and the older boys came home. Having the house full again is my fave part of breaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/j49By6kSJ2zk3EzsM3Vg-3000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18155\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Austin brought his little 6 month old kitten so we had a house full of fur babies as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/YN775OjNRMSV4avUCP8QdQ-3000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18156\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He was so fun to have around and we got a lot of laughs watching him and Blake&#8217;s cat Leo play and wrestle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/aM05UjdIT72kfsYnKx4Gjw-3000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18157\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He likes to get up early like I do so we spent lots of mornings hanging out. His fave game is clearing everything off the counters and tables. Especially Eva&#8217;s advent calendar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/H8FBFuxTbqL68Lvh2Pdg-3000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18158\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Oakley is still pretty scared of both cats so he kept his distance. lol<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/WMkwehI2QBuhEpKnqMcGQ-4000x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18159\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lots of cookie making for the boys<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FJlApTrRr2TxL9jkv3g9g-4000x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18160\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Christmas morning I snuck downstairs to enjoy the calm before the crazy of opening presents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kilpaaq8TEqBjEU5PLcb0A-3000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18161\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They were on the naughty list but they still got their gifts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PS6DlLioQse5JqfYoUU23w-3000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18162\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cats really liked the tree<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/30E5DC18-C24E-4401-86BD-F4AE7DB58A98-e1609858246404.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18163\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I took one picture of the kids opening presents. It&#8217;s more fun to just watch and enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/lGKXPQfR2mI59ppmkw-4000x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18164\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cats loved the boxes the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EE08D202-0D16-4F47-AC96-E1BCB422CD63-e1609858345384.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18165\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And then it was time for a short trip over to the island<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/fullsizeoutput_753a-e1609858404783.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18167\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The weather was in the upper 50&#8217;s and sunny<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_4722-3000x4000.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18171\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trying to get a pic of everyone was like herding cats<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_4725-3000x4000.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18173\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Success!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/fA7GQnXmQzmh1SChfA5RSg-3000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18172\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lots of golf cart rides<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/3681AF72-68DE-4D8D-9493-7EB71248E7D5-e1609858601131.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18174\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Old Baldy lighthouse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FE7E01D4-1A46-4221-AB83-740286893FE1-e1609858635917.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18175\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And games on the beach<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/opZPgiLXTquZkVGHFRsYg-4000x3000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18177\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Talked on shells \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ewdWDrBET4KB8cxxYlkJQ-3000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18181\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Played a lot of music<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/B9CEA340-C3CF-4592-B206-594E9FC6D594-e1609860533141.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18182\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kids went to an outdoor restaurant for NYE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DzTv0t2TpeHSPLZIQLEOw-3000x4000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18183\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I spent a lot of time snuggling the latest addition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/E70510B0-C688-464D-B25B-858A5EC53D68-e1609860622830.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18184\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And just like that it was over. The day they leave is ALWAYS so hard for me. It seriously never gets easier. I cried most of the day. Heck I&#8217;m tearing up now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I still have Blake here for a couple more weeks and of course the younger two. I made come comfort food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FDA9EEB6-16DE-45B9-B1F0-B98D3D832055-e1609860818367.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18187\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And settle in for some game time with the girly- who always wins \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/DF1E1B87-78F4-4824-B849-7A7D4D2D234D-e1609860855140.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18188\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And now it&#8217;s back to routines. Work and online school. Hope everyone had a great winter break!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a crazy year. In all the ways it was crazy it also feels like if flew by. Winter break rolled around and it felt like more of the same, except the kids got a break from school and the older boys came home. Having the house full again is my fave part of breaks. Austin brought his little 6 month old kitten so we had a house full of fur babies as well. He was so fun to have around and we got a lot of laughs watching him and Blake&#8217;s cat Leo play and wrestle. He likes to get up early like I do so we spent lots of mornings hanging out. His fave game is clearing everything off the counters and tables. Especially Eva&#8217;s advent calendar. Oakley is still pretty scared of both cats so he kept his distance. lol Lots of cookie making for the boys Christmas morning I snuck downstairs to enjoy the calm before the crazy of opening presents They were on the naughty list but they still got their gifts The cats really liked the tree I took one picture of the kids opening presents. It&#8217;s more fun to just watch and enjoy. The cats loved the boxes the best. And then it was time for a short trip over to the island The weather was in the upper 50&#8217;s and sunny Trying to get a pic of everyone was like herding cats Success! Lots of golf cart rides Old Baldy lighthouse And games on the beach Talked on shells \ud83d\ude42 Played a lot of music Kids went to an outdoor restaurant for NYE I spent a lot of time snuggling the latest addition And just like that it was over. The day they leave is ALWAYS so hard for me. It seriously never gets easier. I cried most of the day. Heck I&#8217;m tearing up now. But I still have Blake here for a couple more weeks and of course the younger two. I made come comfort food. And settle in for some game time with the girly- who always wins \ud83d\ude42 And now it&#8217;s back to routines. Work and online school. Hope everyone had a great winter break!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_4720-scaled.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18178"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18190,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18178\/revisions\/18190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elisalou.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}