Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Big changes

This is where I spent last weekend....

Plum Island
Actually, all these photos are just from Sunday at the coast. 
Plum Island in Newburyport, MA to be exact.


Plum Island 

Try to tell me this isn't absolutely gorgeous!
Plum Island

So, what on earth were John and I doing in New England?

Plum Island
Besides getting up at 5am (on daylight savings time, so it felt like 4am)
to watch the sun rise over the ocean....

Plum Island
Besides seeing coyotes and snowy owls....


Plum Island
Besides collecting shells for Coralee and Haakon.....


Ray's seafood

Besides eating awesome food at Ray's seafood....

Plum Island

and enjoying some time without the two 'big' kids.....

Plum Island

Mainly we were there to look at houses.
That's right we're moving!
In just a couple weeks, 
we'll be hauling all our stuff half way across the country
from Minnesota to New Hampshire.
It was less then two years ago when we did this move, and then this move, 
and now here we go again.
Only this time, we are committing to settling down.
We have about a year and a half before Coralee starts kindergarten, 
so we plan on spending the next year renting, while we figure out a good neighborhood 
and school district, to eventually buy in. 
And that will be the END of moving for (hopefully) a very long time. 

Never in my life have I had such strong opposing feelings about something. 
New Hampshire (all of New England really) is so beautiful, with so many fun things to do.
I still get four seasons, there are mountains, the ocean, and some really cool cities, all reasonably close by.
It's amazing.
BUT
It's half way across the country from my entire family :(
The kids will be half way across the country from all of their cousins
and their Grandma and Grandpa.
It's absolutely heartbreaking. 
I'm so excited to go, and at the same time, 
I so badly want to stay. 



Wednesday, January 25, 2012

wordy Wednesday


*watching the plow*
*climbing the snow pile*
*snowball fights*
*snow angels*
*sledding*
*making foot prints*
*seeing animal tracks*
*drinking hot cocoa*
*sitting by the fire*

*what's not to love?*

snow kids

Monday, January 23, 2012

One Month

Happy one month, to my little Essex!



Assuming his man duties





Sis kiss

Friday, January 20, 2012

The only way

To get anything done around here.....




(feeding the little one while making dinner for the rest....awesome!)


Lovin' this Rebozo sling!

Monday, January 9, 2012

I heart faces {best face of 2011}

I Heart Faces Photo Challenge & Photography Tutorials 


Minnesota Children's museum

My 'best face' comes from early 2011. 
A great interaction between Coralee and he cousin, while playing at the Children's museum :) 

Thursday, January 5, 2012

You Capture {top 10 of 2011}

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Getting back into the photo challenge scene :) 
Starting with 'you capture', digging up my top 10 photos from 2011
is an easy way to get back in the groove. 
Looking back, between being pregnant and having a computer die, 
it was a slow year in the photo department
Haakon 

Coralee's night gown


easter 018a 


frogs 



may 020a 



Lake superior

Red riding hood



Baby Essex


Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Wordless Wednesday

16 Goodman grandkids

Capturing all 16 grand kids on Christmas morning.

The most awesome people ever...

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