3 Years Later

We just hit our 3 year anniversary of living in Evansville, IN.

It seems like just yesterday we were spending our first night in our new house in 2021.

Look at how little the kids were.  We had just unloaded a whole house worth of stuff from the moving trucks and we were all ready to settle in.

Look how tired the parents look - haha.  Kevin accepted a new job, we sold a house, bought a new house in a new city and moved the kids to a new school in about a six week span of time.  I'm tired just reliving that time in our life.

SO much has changed for us since December 2021.

Kevin has learned that having your dream job is a lot of work.  It's hard and rewarding.  Wonderful and stressful and it's amazing to build something from scratch.  He's added new titles to his resume.  He is learning new things every week and he is doing big things for our community.

I met so many nice new friends through church, got plugged into our community in a variety of ways, have made neighbor friends and loved being home to help everyone settle into a new city once again.  I'm back to work and it turns out that the grade I said I would never wish to teacher - kindergarten - is wonderful!  I am enjoying teaching again and really enjoying going to school with the boys.

Olive is thriving.  She's so responsible.  I never have to help her manage her life.  She's detail oriented, goal driven and is the model student.  She is making all As and would tell you that 6th grade is awesome.  She is doing lots of new things this year and enjoying honors math.

Fletcher is adjusting to another new school and doing well there.  I would not have predicted him moving elementary schools again, but our school is a great fit for him.  He catches on quickly and impressed his teacher right away with his math skills.  I love seeing him at school and we are both enjoying not feeling so new there anymore.

Leo has had the biggest adjustment this year after going from full time home with mom to full time school this year.  He's doing so well in PreK.  We are all shocked with how much he's learning.  He loves his school and his classmates.  He tells us everything about his days and we're so proud of him.

We are all feeling settled and so happy with our jobs/schools/house location.  We're feeling less new and not having to use our navigation so much anymore.

The kids have all nearly doubled in height and I'm still shocked at how much growth our family has experienced these past 3 years.

If you find yourself living in a new city or contemplating a move with a job, do it!!  We have loved living all over the country.  Some cities were better than others, but we have really enjoyed learning new cities, making new friends and getting to experience new things.  Reach out if you find yourself relocating - I'd love to encourage you!

Cheers to more great years ahead!!