Our "new" house...at least for a year!

Here is the house we are renting in New Tampa for this year. The house has plenty of space for all of us to live and sleep and for me to work. However, it is all builder grade so I will be very happy when we get to the next house with some better quality finishes! Most important, the neighborhood is great...we are in a gated community on the water, with sidewalks and 3 parks...it is PERFECT for the boys! I am so glad that we found it when we did and that it is working out so well!

Our house

View from our back patio

Another view...very peaceful!

This is the view from my "office"...things could be worse!

The beach park...boys love it!

Playing in the sand in mid-January...very nice!

The beach house in between...

After we left Atlanta, we went to the beach house. It was going to be 5 days from the time our stuff was picked up until it was delivered because of the New Year holiday! We went down there to relax as I also had the week off work which was very nice. Gabe worked some because we were in his territory and the boys got to be with Tink and Poppa. Gabe left on day 5 to meet his mom who was kind enough to come down and help us unpack. I didn't want to take the boys to the house in chaos, so the plan was to get everything unloaded from the truck and at least have the boys rooms put together before we arrived. The boys and I stayed at the beach house for a few more days while I worked and then we headed over to our new house...which I had only seen one time! I remember saying good-bye to my parents before we left and you would have thought I would have never seen them again...I had not cried once since we got the news of our move combined with the stress of work, selling our house and packing...but boy did the waterworks come on...I got it together for the boys and we did the 3 hour drive from Jacksonville to Tampa to meet Gabe!

While at the beach, we of course had to have some of our normal fun at the beach, zoo and just around the house. The boys LOVE the beach house and we are very glad that we are only 3 hours now as we plan to go every month this summer!

Dylan loving life...still no hair cut :)

Going away party!

Again, going back 3 months, Gabe and I were very fortunate to have a fabulous going away party. We combined it as a holiday party and enjoyed seeing family and friends and saying, "See you soon". It was nice to have a long night out and knowing that the boys were in good hands!

We really do miss our friends back home, but we are also really enjoying making new friends in Tampa!

My favorite cake of all time!

Our good friends Adam and Ines!!!

With Liza (my twin), John, Michael and Jennifer

Best work friends!!!

My pod-mate at work...best ever...Love me some Valerie!!

Amazing friend, Jen!!!

Monique...childhood friend from 6th grade!!!

My beautiful cousin Sarah and her husband Bill!

Krazy Kristen....love her to death!!!

Michael and Maya...love them to pieces!!!

Amazing Autumn...she is such a kind soul and has been our saving grace!

My soulmate...Amanda!

Blair, Fleming, Bryan and Jordan...not a party without them!!!

My incredible family!!!

The best sister I could have ever asked for!!!

Back tracking to family pics...

I mentioned in a previous blog that we had family pictures taken for our Christmas card...unfortunately, they didn't work for the card but I now have them and LOVE them....

I found this girl while at a wedding shower and she was so sweet and so kind and I could not have been luckier...

I sure love my boys!

The ENTIRE Jonas family!

This is one of my favorites...precious!!!