Shakespear Shuffle

Moving Day!!!

This Shakespear family is moving on from Springfield Missouri to Gearhart Oregon!  We found a dental practice in Astoria that is a great fit & decided to take the plunge & buy it (well we're in the process of buying it). I think I'm still in shock really.  Our house is empty, our things are packed in our pod but it still doesn't seem real.  We've tried hard to get the kids excited about moving & I think we've succeeded for the most part.  Hyrum is a little sad to leave some friends & familiar things & honestly so am I.  I am excited to go back to the Northwest & to have cool summers & to be close to my family & to live next to the coast & close to mountains etc. but I am sad to leave Springfield too.  Jeremy keeps reminding me about the hot, humid summers & then I feel better about leaving! =)

Jeremy, Dallen & I went to visit in April to check things out.  Here I am in front of the school from Kindergarten Cop.  The town is proud of their movie heritage.  There was a framed painting of Sloth (from Goonies) in the hotel we stayed at.

Coolest fish & chips restaurant

Across the bridge into Washington!

It was so fun to have just Dallen all to ourselves.  With 5 little kids none of them get a ton of one on one time.  He was the perfect little traveler & enjoyed all the extra attention.

Here he is scoping out all the fun things to do in Oregon

We have had so much rain this year in Springfield.  It's been a welcome change to the drought last year.  It's stayed cool up until this week which is crazy & we've had some pretty cool storms blow through.  The kids played in the rain forever one afternoon.  I thought well this is great practice for OR & it was nice to see that they can still have fun in the rain.

Always safety first Justin-never mow the driveway without the proper head gear!

We are getting prepared for the beach around here!! And we will be investing in rain slickers & boots for everyone too.

We met two of Hyrum's favorite friends Michael & Jayden (from school) at the park one day.  They gave him a bag of stationary stuff so they can be pen pals.  They are such good boys & come from great families & I feel grateful Hyrum had them for friends.

This is the England family-they are my favorite people in Springfield & I am going to miss them sooo very much!  Olivia is such a great friend.  Our kids are all the same ages & all of them get along so well-they never fight & have a blast together.

Next time I post we will all officially be Oregonians!!!