Hello From Massachusetts!

Tuesday, January 18, 2022


What?! Are you confused? Probably not, if you're family or you follow us on any social media. And that's not even half of what has happened since the last time I blogged...in 2019. Just months before the world shut down. 




Since I'm two years behind, I'll start with a couple quick recaps on all the things. 



2020
1. First, and foremost, obviously we added a new family member! Our fourth, and final, baby was born in February of 2020. 
2. Like everyone else, we spent a lot of time at home. So why not teach the kids some new skills?! 
3. We survived a new baby, virtual school with two, and a toddler. 
4. Adopted a kitten -- Penelope (Penny)
5. Celebrated holidays and had more summer family time at home. 
6. Decided to social distance in a house at the beach for a week with our Mimi.
7. In September daddy started doing a lot of traveling to California, which meant lots of time with grandparents on the weekends. 
8. Decided "why not adopt a dog" (after we knew we were about to move across the country). 
9. Wyatt and Stella started in-person school with masks. 



So, how did we end up in MA? In the midst of all of Sean's travels to California, he was offered a position in MA. He interviewed in November and by the last week of December our house was basically sold.
Yea, it was a wild year.


2021
1. Mid-January Sean moved NE with a truck full of clothes, pulling a car, and moved into a hotel.
2. At the end of January, Hayden and I made a quick weekend trip to visit MA and put in an offer on an unfinished home. 
3. During the month of February we said a lot of sad "see ya' laters" and had some fun memories in Arkansas.  Including a huge snow storm. 
4. The last week of February packers and movers loaded up all 14 years of our Camden home and headed NE. 
5. We followed a few days later with a car full of kids, two cats, and a dog. Plus a trailer full of stuff for temporary living. We drove for two straight days through snow storms and frigid temps, but made it to our very cozy 3 bedroom apartment. (Where we endured 6 weeks of virtual school...)
6. The first week of April we were finally able to move into our permanent home and start planting some roots.
7. We visited some new areas and have tried to experience as much as possible so far.
8. We've also loved having family visit and showing them around our new home.
9. Looking forward to all of the fun that's still to be had! 



That should bring us pretty close to where we are today. So far we're healthy and doing okay in this new year. Although, I did just order at-home COVID tests, so....pretty normal??



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