Mikinzie Ella Scott

I am an auntie again to another beautiful little girl. Mikinzie (miki.... kinzie) Ella was born on July 15th and came into this world with gusto!!! Bree had an amazing labor and birth and only pushed 5 times! Bree has had her share of horrible pregnancies and births and totally deserved a great experience! Mike and I went down to see her and her big sisters for a week and WHAT A SWEETHEART!! She is so little and cute and just STOLE MY HEART. I love all of my girls and am so glad to add my little Miki Lou to the family. Here are some pictures of my newest love...

homeless

So we are on about week 3 of our wandering ways... week one consisted of the actual move/drive from Boston to CO Springs, week 2 was my 10 year high school reunion prep and execution (stay tuned for pictures) and week 3 has been baby excitement with the birth of my sister Bree's 3rd child Mikinzie Ella Scott (also to be posted later)
I am so blessed and excited to have all of these amazing places to visit and events to be taking place.... I just can't help but feel just the slightest bit homeless.
We did not even unpack boxes in the new apt. before we departed. We were in my childhood home for one whole week but half of that was out on the lake. Now Mike and I are in a hotel in Mesa ( to help out with taking the older girls off of Bree's hands)and I feel like I am floating from place to place.
We will be "home" in CO on Sunday and although I am excited to be settled... it doesn't quite feel like going home just yet... :o(

Where do we live???
Phoenix??



Page??



The Springs??

In the new place

So we are officially in our new place in the Springs. The apartment is... well will be cute!! Right now it is an explosion of boxes and bags... I wish I had the time to spruce it up before we are off again but sadly that isn't the case. We have just today and then leave tomorrow for Grand Junction, then Page for the reunion and then down to Phoenix to see Bree's new baby (we are hoping she waits for us to get there!!)
so here are some pics and a video of the new place. I especially love the view from our porch and Meli loves all the new space to race around!!

first leg

First leg of our trip
Woburn to Erie then on to Effingham.....

Effingham might be the worst place ever... I'm just saying haha

aaaaand we're off!!

Today is the big day- We are starting out our journey across the country with a big yellow moving truck, the toyota being towed behind us and Meli in the cab haha! We head out and stop in Eerie, PA for the first leg of the trip.
Wish us luck
Wild West here we come!!

Goodbye Boston

Our lives are packed in little boxes
all the evidence of my brave venture out here tucked away and labeled.
Such warm people
Such good friends
Such great memories
So unforgettable
Thank you Boston for being my home
for teaching me pride in history and where you come from
for teaching me about "tonic" "bubblahs" and "carriages"
for giving me the greatest 5 years...
I will forever be a Bostonian...
goodbye

why I will miss teaching 11 year olds

favorite story of the day

Two of my fourth graders are writing "if I were in charge of the world poems"
and we were talking about what we would cancel if we could...
Adriel: I would cancel the yankees
Jin Run: I would cancel your face
LOL
just a smile to brighten your day