We are moving to TAMPA!!!!!

 After what felt like a very long wait the past couple months we finally got orders and we are moving to Florida!!! To say that we are beyond excited would be an understatement.  Making Tampa our permanent home has been our plan for the past few years and to have the Marine Corps send us there was nothing short of a miracle.  When people have asked where we want to PCS to for the past few years we have always said Tampa would be great but there's only like a 1% chance it would happen so probably North Carolina or something has been our response.  While the past 8 years for me (17 for Rob)! have been an awesome adventure, we are ready to set roots in one place.  I loved growing up the same home and really want the kids to have that as well.

We have no idea what side of the bay we will end up living on yet but having beaches like Clearwater Beach just a short drive away is going to be amazing!!

Ava's class has a news reporter each day where the teacher writes down something the student/news reporter said and then they share with the class.  This is what Ava reported on her day! The picture is the MDX driving to Florida! :)

 When I informed Ava we could wear summer PJ's year round the other night she asked if she could start wearing them now, so we broke out summer pjs even though it was about 20 something outside.

 Less than 2 months until we make our move.  We will either go into base housing or rent something while we learn the area for about a year and then hopefully be building/buying our forever home!!