Don't give up on us!

I hope you don't think this is going to be one of those deadbeat blogs becoming abandoned after a flurry of new entries. Our lives are saturated with packing, moving details and goodbyes these days. Nothing newsworthy to report. We'll post something soon. . . meanwhile, the packing must go on! Moving truck comes in 5 days and we depart Memphis in 10 days. . . . breathe. . .breathe. . . breathe. . .

What do you do when it is 100 degrees outside?

You play in the pool!!!

We found a house!

Front of house:
Our favorite room with a view of the Lafayette River:

View from our backyard:

The backyard which beckons for a hammock & a fishing pole:

We just returned from a tiring but successful journey to Norfolk, VA. We were on a search for a house for John's 1 year fellowship position. Looking at rental property in general was a bit discouraging in the beginning because the properties just aren't kept up as well. BUT, then we found this awesome house on the water that was a perfect match for us! There is water EVERYWHERE in this city, and it's not hard to be far from it. We hoped to be near it, but never dreamed we'd have it in our backyard! We feel blessed. I think John is already bidding on canoes and kayaks on ebay! We hope many of you will come visit us soon!

When are you moving?

Thought I might answer this frequently asked question. . . .

I am quickly finding out that making a cross-country move is not easy. We sold our house (YEAH!!!) a few weeks ago, and John & I are off to Norfolk, VA this week to begin (and end) our house hunting quest. For those who are REALLY out of touch, John finishes his 5 year Urology residency at the end of June. It has been a long road, and we are about to make it a bit longer still. He has been accepted into a 1 year fellowship position with Urology of Virginia to specialize in Robotic & Laparoscopic Surgery. We move at the end of June to begin this next endeavor. Since our time there will be so short, we will gladly rent. One goal is to try to get something big enough to host visitors easily! We feel STARVED for visitors and look forward to visits from relatives and friends.

Bookings for 2008 visitors will begin shortly.

Vacation in Florida

Here are a few pictures from our trip. If you'd like to see even MORE, then click here.

Faces

It is Mother's Day, and I thought I would take this time to show off my kiddos. We just got back last night from a week in Santa Rosa Beach, FL (more pictures to follow). We had a fantastic week of playing, resting, eating and enjoying life together. One thing that I wanted to "accomplish" during our week of vacation was take portraits of my kids. There is great value in capturing the candid moments of life, but I think there is value too in portraits because you can fully capture and remember the way your children looked in a particular moment in time. I don't want to forget Henry's handful of freckles on his nose or the certain shade of blue in Bradley's eyes. These pictures (and 497 others) will be priceless in a few years. . . .

Bradley turns 2

On Miss Bradley's birthday, we celebrated her with good friends here in Memphis. The idea was to enjoy the awesome spring weather and do all of Bradley's favorite things: play outside, blow bubbles, eat cupcakes, play outside, have people over, and PLAY OUTSIDE. . . . but, it was terribly rainy all day, so we sadly had to move the party indoors. We had a good time despite the dreary weather. I can't believe my baby is TWO!