Sean's First Day of School

Always thought the next first day of school picture we would be taking was Whitney but God had other plans! It is still a strange thing for us to think about Sean being in school but it is happening! So much planning went in to this day I got kind of teary eyed watching him put on his backpack and be on his way. He is definitely putting in way more hours than he ever did at any job but he loves it. The girls love his desk and being on campus. We got to ride the bus one day when we saw him and they thought it was the greatest thing ever. Hopefully we will get to spend a lot of time on campus the next few years. Sean has completed his first project already and has to read about 100 pages a day which is challenging for my non reader husband. He is pushing through though and while sleeping little he commits to taking Sundays off which helps us all make it through the rest of the week.

Exploring Athens

We have had so much fun the last two weeks exploring our new city. Athens has so much fun free stuff to do and we haven't even seen a small percentage of it yet. We love their library and have been going to several storytimes a week. Whitney absolutely loves it there. They have puzzles and she amazed me by working a 60 piece one there so I bought her a 100 piece one at a consignment sale and she proceeded to knock that one out as well and she works it several times a day now. We also visited the little beach they have here and had an absolute blast. Whitney has been wanting to go to the beach for a long time and it didn't disappoint. I'm sure we will be spending a lot of time there. We have already settled in to a church as well and will get connected with a small group tomorrow night. I will also be leading a group of college girls in one each week in our home which I am very excited about. We can't wait to see all God has in store for us in this chapter of our lives.

Memphis to Athens

After months and months of preparation, the time was finally upon us to being our great adventure to Athens. Whitney was so excited about packing up the boxes and getting the big moving truck. We had some incredible friends help us load it all up late into the night and some volunteers from a church we visited in Athens help us unload it all. Things have progressed quickly with the unpacking although there are still a lot of random things awaiting a home. The girls have done great with sharing a room so far although we have to separate them for nap time in order for anyone to rest! Whitney continually thanks us for the stairs and they get a whole closet dedicated to their toys which is fun. We are so thankful for how smoothly everything has gone and thankful to be on the road to settling in.