April in Connecticut

I love these mugs!

• It has been an eventful month in our neck of the woods, with the most exciting news being that Ryan signed a contract with a multi-specialty group in the Phoenix area, so it looks like we are moving to the desert! In July! Hello sunscreen! I think it might take me awhile to get used to the heat, but come January I am going to be loving sunny AZ! We are really looking forward to this next chapter of our lives. 
• Isaac got glasses and the excitement of his new look hasn't worn off quite yet. Hopefully it never does. 
• Nater is scooting all over the place and eating everything in sight and waving bye-bye and generally charming all of us. He even started saying his first word this past week---"mas" (more) No one is the least bit surprised at his choice of first words. It suits him perfectly. He squawks, "mas! mas! mas!" over and over as he eats. I'm not going to lie, it's hard for me to deny his constant requests. 
• The very first blooms of the season are starting to pop up around here and I love it. It means afternoons at the park, dinner outside, and beautiful Connecticut rainstorms. I hope Spring lasts a really long time this year. It's kind of embarrassing to admit just how much my mood improves with the rising temperatures and melting snow. 
• Devin and Krystal (Ryan's brother and sister-in-law) are coming to visit this weekend and everyone is excited as we anticipate their arrival. I realized that they might be our last family visitors to the east coast before we head west in a couple of months. How can that be? Where did the last 3 years go? It is definitely bittersweet to think of our last spring here in CT. I hope we make the most of it. 

He really wanted round Harry Potter glasses but these ones fit his face better. I think the red frames suit him well. 

What our Saturday Looks Like

Watching their dad shovel snow this morning. 

Those two bumps in the snow are buried vehicles.

Waist-deep snow on 6 ft tall Ryan. We got 3 1/2 feet of fluffy white stuff in less than 24 hours. 

After over an hour of shoveling (and he still hadn't reached the driveway yet!) Deep Deep Deep!

You can spot the antenna of the Corolla if you look close enough.

Hurricane Sandy

Eating popcorn and watching cartoons during Hurricane Sandy.

We came away from yesterday's hurricane with almost no damage (we lost some shingles on our roof). We were even lucky enough to keep from losing power. The biggest fear running through our house, even during the howling winds, was whether or not the storm would be gone in time to go trick-or-treating. It's a valid concern for a 5 year-old.

The destruction of the hurricane, especially in New York and New Jersey, was devastating. All of the images and videos and stories have had me glued to the computer. My heart goes out to all of those who lost so much.