It has been nearly 2 months since the kids have left the house; our 700 square foot house on the CLOSED beach…. We knew when we moved in that we would sacrafice a larger home for the beauty of the Gulf. It was never much of a sacrafice because we spent so much time running/swimming on the gulf and going about our weekly activities. The playgrounds were our literal classroom before this Covid 19 began. I would take each child independently while the other two played. We were given the opportunity to leave our lease without penalty and we decided to move to a much larger house 5 minutes from Grandma and Grandpa. We have absolutely relished every moment of living on the Gulf, but having room to spread out as a family has felt really amazing too. Brooklyn now has her own room, our furniture looks tiny inside our house which is 2.5 the size of our blue beach house. We traded the sand for a home that backs onto a cow pasture. They are fed every morning 5 feet from our screened in back porch. And hey, the ocean is an hour and a half drive away….the Gulf has taught us some very valuable life lessons such as live spotted crabs do not eat tortilla chips. Blueberry smoothies taste best in the sunshine and nature is both brutal and beautiful.

Dylan took his first selfie on my phone when I was not looking and it is absolutely precious. When he is not saving the day as Spiderman he jams at home with Daddy.

Cora is an up and coming fruit salad master.

Our move to Winter Haven was fast and painless. Everyone likes moving because we eat more pizza as the pile of boxes grow bigger. And who doesn’t just love pizza?

The hardest part of this move is leaving a beautiful, beautiful friend who has become a part of our forever family. Thanks Anne for all your help making our move happen!! We love you Auntie Anne, Uncle Jay, and Molly the cat!

Thankfully, the kids had kittens to dry thier tears as we left for our new house.

This is the view from our screened in back porch now. We fed the cows this morning and look forward to this being a part of our new daily routine. Grandma had sloppy joes simmering in our new kitchen as the crew unloaded which made it seem so instantly homey! Grandma and Grandpa also gifted us a dining room table and chairs which our family needed desperately. Thank you Mom and Dad for all your help also!!