Life Carries on During the Pandemic...

Kara made a German chocolate cake for Heather's 38th birthday (January 20th)! Complete with pig toppers!

Kara and her cake!

...with the piggies!

Happy birthday, Heather!

Playing sequence with the dogs:

Ainsley and Blackie

Blackie wearing his new sweatshirt

Kara and Milo

Watching Ted Lasso together (in the master bedroom because it was the only TV with AppleTV)

Ainsley, Jack, Matt, Kara

(+ Milo and Blackie)

Sean Randall took some memorable photos for us:

Kara, Ainsley, Jack

Abby Ippen, Kate Berg, and Ainsley reffing together at AZ

March 8, 2021:

First day back to in-person school!

Kara, Jack, Ainsley

Lunch at Sun in My Belly on a Wellness-Wednesday

Evolving school schedule

ALTA Tennis:

Abby Ippen and Ainsley after a doubles match win!

Covid vaccine lines at the Atlanta airport (April 2021):

April: Easter weekend Kara had a volleyball tournament (in Atlanta, at the GWCC) so in the morning we watched her play, and then we drove out to lake Oconee to have Easter with Grandma, Grandpa and Heather. 

Kara up to serve!

Jack, Heather, and Kara coloring Easter eggs

Barb, Jack, Heather, Kara, Ainsley, Dave

Jack's favorite eggs!

Heather's favorite

Kara 

Ainsley

Ainsley playing with her toy from Grandma

Easter Eggs!

Blackie and Milo enjoying the back porch

Kara trying out our new back porch lounging sofa

Jack enjoying empty boxes!

Mom, Kara, Ainsley

At Georgia Butts BBQ

Barb, Jack, Ainsley, Kara, Dave

Trying out the new hammock with Milo

June 26, 2021: 

Happy 13th birthday to Kara & Jack!

At the Lake Claire pool

Ainsley's first paycheck!

 (from reffing with Inter Atlanta at Arizona Ave)

May 2021:

Ainsley surfing

Milo loving the boat (with Jen Y)

Jack, Kara, Ainsley, Aly

with the #daggamotos

Elisi, Ko, Aly, Jen, Matthew, Ainsley, Jack and Kara

After boating we watched the Kentucky Derby back at the house

May 9, 2021:

Ainsley's confirmation at Decatur First UMC

Jack, Ainsley, Kara

Kim, Jack, Ainsley, Kara, and Grandma D

Ainsley's spring-friendly team:

 (they won this tournament)

Matt and his gardening hobby:

May 24, 2021: 

Jack's first day in braces!

June 2021:

Road trip to Dallas for Mason's high school graduation:

Got to visit Scott & Natalie too!

After brunch downtown Dallas

Dinner with the family:

Jack, Kara, Kim, Kevin, Mason, Maddie, Holly, Ainsley, Matt

Graduation ceremony for Byron Nelson High School

Kenzie, Mason, Kevin, Holly, Maddie

Ainsley's 2006 ODP team: 

After an ODP game:

Lila, Libby, Ainsley, Alexia, Kelsey, Cate

4th of July at Lake Oconee: 

July 2021: UNC Soccer Camp

Kate Berg, Abby Ippen, Ainsley, Nia Thompson

First Day of School: August 3, 2021

Jack, Ainsley, Kara

Berg/Ippen Weekend at Lake Oconee:

Lunch at the Boat House

(Laine, Kate, Kara, Abby, Ainsley, Jack)

Stacey, Chris, Kara, Matt, Kim, Jason

Ainsley, Abby, Kate, Laine, Kara

Kara JV Volleyball at Decatur High School:

[Kim's] Birthday Weekend in Asheville - August 2021:

First stop: Tallulah Gorge State Park for a hike!

Next stop: Aloft in Asheville!

September 2021: Fall Break in Michigan:

We arrived into Grand Rapids around dinner time and stopped at Founders:

Robinette's Apple Orchard

city-wide art festival in Grand Rapids

Drove to Plainwell for ice cream :-)

East Lansing! We toured MSU and bought some merch

Rochester, MI: old Diamond home

Yates Cider Mill! 

Holland, MI

Saugatuck Sand Dunes & Lake Michigan

October 2021: Oakhurst Porchfest

Jaemor Farms:

Ainsley Cross Country (DHS JV team):

Hamilton @ The Fox Theater

Halloween!

Baylor, Jimmy, Jack

Nia and Ainsley

Fall 

Thanksgiving

Middle school swim meet (for Jack)

December 2021: Quick trip to Austin

Ainsley's got her driver's permit!

Christmas Time!

German Christmas Market in Buckhead:

Atlantic Station:

Gingerbread house competition:

Christmas cookies!

Christmas Eve family workout at the YMCA: