Welcome!

Dear Family and Friends-

When Jason and I finally knew for sure that we were moving, I thought it would be nice to start a family blog for a couple of reasons: one, so we would have record of what happened the days before, during and after our big move, and for family and friends to keep up on what's going on in our lives. So, here we are, a little more than a week before we take off in our moving truck, headed south, to the beach!

Our house is mostly empty: we sold a lot of our furniture because we are moving into a much smaller house. It has felt great to get rid of all of the "stuff" that we have kept, but don't necessarily need. I have had lots of great help from family and friends getting us all packed up. I have had mixed feelings these last few weeks: excitement for what's to come in our new location and our new business, but sadness in leaving the home we have lived in for the past 8 years, the friends we have made, the family we have close by, our church family, and just our comfort zone in general. But I know that God has great plans for us in our new home, and we can't wait to see them unfold!

The kids are doing very well with the idea of moving: Alex had a sleepover with some of his buddies last week, and he is at camp for a week with some of his best friends. He was so excited! Caroline has a busy week of dance coming up with rehearsals and the recital, and she is having some friends over for a sleepover this week. We are trying to give them opportunities to say goodbye to their special friends.

I will leave you tonight with a picture of Alex before headed off to camp. I think he looks so grown up in it! How the time flies.....