we said we would - and now we are!

that pretty much sums up the last six months (or more!) of our family's life.
lots of long chats about which state we'd rather live in.
lots of procrastination.
MORE procrastination.
and then a decision (HOORAY).

and then all that follows a decision to move states.
organising...quotes...phonecalls...packing...de-cluttering...shipping the child off to baby-sitters...more packing...throwing lots away...late nights...early mornings...socialising...having fun (oops i don't think that one belongs here).

but here we are - we've made it! with the packing all done (if not, its too late now!) and ben in the car with little mate, revving to go, there's nothing more to do.

what a feeling! so excited and nervously thrilled about what's to come, yet a little sad and sentimental about what we'll be leaving behind.

dear little tassie - we will miss you. and all that you've brought us over the last five years. its been a full and happy time; we've made some incredible memories that we can't forget.

for me, tassie is where it all began - my life with my darling husband, and our life as a little family with our boy. tassie - you have brought us SO much, so thank-you. thank-you for just being you - i have really learned to love this place - seasons and all!

to our dear friends and family in tassie - thank-you all so much for the blessing you are (and will continue to be) in our lives. will miss you a lot - so there'll be plenty of visits i'm sure :)

now, as we pack up the life that we know and head west, my heart breaks for what we'll be leaving behind.
but every part of me is excited to start a new one, filled with the promise of family, friendships and more good times.

xxx

busy (making memories)

over the past few months life has taken a rather busy turn - the most obvious cause being our preparations for our relocation to WA.

Less obviously, we have been spending our time trying to experience and re-visit our favourite places on this dear little isle before we leave. when we made the decision to leave Tassie we had no doubt in our minds that we wanted to see some more of the pretty place we've called home for the last five years. so we made a bit of a list...

...and we've accomplished an unbelievable number of scenic adventures over the last few weeks - a weekend away at our dream tasmanian destination cradle mountain (that one was kid-free - yay!), a day in the snow and an afternoon at hollybank forest reserve just to name a few - and have just been loving every minute of it. and when you know that its probably going to be your last time at these places for a while, you really try and make the most of it. and autumn/winter are really not a bad time to explore this place :)

king billy walk - cradle mt lodge

cradle valley

a snow-streaked cradle mountain

eamon at the snow, arthur's lake

arthur's lake (edges were frozen!)

eamon at hollybank forest reserve

the avenue, hollybank

a beautiful road

there are some roads you drive along and you think "wow, this is beautiful"...

and then there's pateena road.

situated just a few minutes out of longford, it takes pretty to a whole new level. whatever the season, it is simply stunning.
and always ready to show off its amazing trees, whether bare or full of rich colourful leaves.

a few months ago i was able to enjoy pateena in all its glory with a couple of lenses in my hand. here's just a few of the results :)