Saying Goodbye to Minnesota

We are all (with the exception of Coleman) really getting sentimental and sad around here. While we are excited for the new adventure that the Lord has for us, we are sad at the same time to be leaving here. You really start to grow "roots" in a place that you've lived for 7 years. That's no small amount of time. While there are plenty of things I won't miss about Minnesota (massive April snow storms). There are even more things that I will miss. So, here's a little top 10 list of things I will miss (they are in no particular order)
1. the 4 parks within walking distance of our house
2. Lakes everywhere you turn!
3. 1 or 2 good snow storms (not all 20 we get every year)
4. all the ethnic restaurants because of all the diversity in Minneapolis
5. crossing over the Mississippi every time we drive into the city
6. the skyline as we drive into the city
7. the free zoo and conservatory 15 min. from our house
8. our neighborhood/house
9. our staff team (of course this would be number 1)
10.our church
I also thought it would be appropriate to start this post with a stroll down memory lane. Perhaps you remember this photo back in February of 2007.

Thankful that God grew us from 2 to 4!

Callie our little photographer helped us re-create this picture. There it was, start to finish in our little house. I will probably bawl my eyes out when we leave it (even though it has NOT been without its headaches). It was the first house we lived in together, the house we brought our children home from the hospital in, our home for the past 6.5 years.