And the countdown begins!

~ 34 days till New Zealand!!!

Carters Mountain

 We are enjoying the fall with lots of weekend trips.  A little trip home to Charlottesville, to the now famous Carters Mountain for apple picking and pumpkins.  The views were spectacular and the kids loved running around.  Carters Mountain has become quite famous over the years, on the weekend, the cars are backed up on the interstate!  We have been coming up to this little gem for years, they have delicious apples!  The kids enjoyed lunch, apple cider and of course, apple doughnuts.  We picked out a great little pumpkin to carve.  Papa and the kids went on a hayride.  A great trip indeed!

Next, a trip to Norfolk to visit our old stomping grounds and take the kids to the Zoo.  They loved all the animals at the zoo, the train ride and running around.  After the zoo, we drove around Ghent, looked at our old hospital, medical school, apartment and Colley avenue.

Greg and I have taken on the challenge to really get into shape by doing P90X.  We are on week 3, its going well so far and its great to have each other for motivation.

We officially have no cars...NO CARS!  Greg is driving his rental car for work which leaves me with nothing.  I'm stuck with limited shopping...riding my bike everywhere...definitely a life style change. 

My parents picked up all our extra stuff to store at their house...which was only about 5 bins.  We are on track of packing up the suitcases!  Lots of things on my mind and I'm getting butterflies thinking about how close we are to leaving.  We bought a car in New Zealand...so one less thing to do when we get there!  We are tracking houses / apartments on the internet...it is very confusing to know what to get.

11 months old!!!

Goodbye Summer...Hello Fall

~ 50 days till New Zealand

I think our beach days are over...fall weather has settled in...windy, rainy and cool.  Last Saturday was the last day on our little beach, its sad because its our peaceful getaway, our little retreat on the weekends.  I will miss my tan!!!

We took the kids to Busch Gardens, they love going to Elmo's World and the rides.  They had it decorated for Hallow-scream which was fun to see, scary music playing and lots of pumpkins all around. 

The younger girls are really enjoying spending time together while Zoe is at school.  They love watching Mickey together in the morning and playing with toys...Skye is getting better at sharing too.  We took a mini field trip to the Aquarium and they both just loved it.  Skye's favorite animal were the sea turtles, Jazz loved looking into the big shark aquarium. 

I finally got my New Zealand Nursing License!  It has been 5 long months in the making.  Greg got his visa and now the rest are processing...we are getting close!  We sold my Land Rover...boy do I miss it!  I'm driving Greg's stick shift which is not fun at all...I had to learn how to drive it in a day and I'm still pathetic at it.  I only now drive when absolutely necessary...haha!  We are starting to pack up again, going through clothes is the biggest task.  Our mission is to pack in 5 large suitcases, two small carry on suitcases and our carry on items...I laugh at the idea!  7 weeks to go!