A year of PA!

It just occurred to me that it's been a WHOLE year since we moved to Pennsylvania. Before we moved up north, Chris and I made a list of things that we wanted to see and do during our time in the northeast, so I started reflecting on what we've accomplished thus far. I will say that many of the things on the list got put on a "will have to do later list" due to a very big surprise we got 2 weeks after we moved here...ahem, Nolan.

Here's some pictures taken in front of our house- a year ago and now. I'm going to blame the fact that 3 month old Nolan looks as big as 13 month Brady on an unflattering camera angle. :)



July 2012

July 2013

I've said it before, but Lititz, Pennsylvania really is a different world from Clearwater, Florida. Both are great, but SO different! Our little town is a stereotypical "Main Street U.S.A." kind of place right in the middle of Amish farmland. (Side note; Lititz was voted as "The Coolest Small Town in America".) It's so unique and Chris and I are constantly remarking on how we really hit the jackpot when we randomly chose where to live in Pennsylvania. We wanted to try new things and experience a different kind of lifestyle when we decided to move and that's definitely happened. I can't say I don't miss my friends, family, old job, and proximity to the beach, but what a great opportunity we have had getting to live a new life up north. Here's a little recap in pictures of some of the things we have gotten to experience since our move...


Moving day...Brady crawling around his new house.

Sesame Place! B-man got to meet the real life Elmo and Dorothy!!



Playing in the snow! Definitely wouldn't have happened in Florida!

The Baltimore Aquarium. B shares my love of dolphins!

Countless petting zoo trips. There's a whole lot of farm animals in our neck of the woods!

Lancaster airport- big boy LOOOOVES airplanes!

Playing in the Fall leaves.

Pregnancy #2!

First trip to NYC.

Night time corn maze.

Change of seasons...pumpkins, leaves, cooler weather.

Rockefeller Center at Christmas time.

Cut down our own Christmas tree.

Nolan's birth!!

Became a family of 4...

Went to the U.S. Open in Philadelphia.

Strasburg railroad- choo choo!!

Celebrated Brady's 2nd birthday with new friends!

Lititz 4th of July parade- a really BIG deal in this small town.

So many trips to Lititz Springs Park to feed the ducks!

Enjoyed views like this every day!
 

We still have so much more we want to explore and we are going to try our best (with a baby and a 2 year old) to make it happen. Hopefully we will get a chance to visit Washington D.C., go to Mt. Gretna, see the Jersey Shore, go to a Penn State game, see Niagara Falls, go to Hershey Park, the Philadelphia Zoo, and Dutch Wonderland. Chris and I are also determined to do a (grown-up) road trip to New England...hopefully next summer!!!

We're so thankful for our friends and family who have been so supportive of all the changes and transitions our little family has gone through. We've been so blessed to have so many visitors and hope that more of our loved ones can come visit in the future!