We Moved!

moving day was a long day

I have so many blog posts to catch up on.  Now that our internet is installed and the office is set up, I can start tackling these posts that I don't want to forget.

We moved in 3 weeks ago and had lots of help from family and some really great neighbors.  We are so thankful for the help we received!  It was a crazy mess of boxes for a while, but I can finally say that pretty much everything is unpacked.  Ya, we still have some things to hang and lots of projects to tackle (in the distant future), but we are pretty settled for now.

cooking in my new kitchen

photo courtesy of Charlie

There are lots of things I love about this home.  The kitchen has room to breathe and an island for preparing food.  Every breakfast, lunch, snack & dinner, the boys sit on their stools and either watch or help me.  Cooking with them has been way more fun and way more messy.  I love the help, but man, parmesan cheese can fly great distances when a 3 year old and 2 year old are helping.  A bigger place means a bigger mess!

helping mom make dinner

Bath time in mom & dad's tub!

a pirate camping in the "spooky forest"

When we bought this home, we didn't realize Charlie's room was in fact a "spooky forest."  Every day we go camping with blankets, bowling pins to make a fire, play food and weapons.  Once the blinds are closed the room  magically transforms into spooky forest.  It's a good thing I have these boys to keep me safe from all the bad guys and wild animals in there!

muscle men

We brought our trampoline in the move and put it up a week or so ago.  In the mornings the backyard is shaded and cool so we jump and jump.

Making a house a home.

Lots of hanging going on around here--thank you 3M strips and Tony. 

Thank you, thank you Tony!

Our street has several new homes on it so we have lots of new neighbors just like us.  We're ready for the temperature to cool so we can be outside with new friends!  I really miss our old home and friends.  I keep reminding myself that these things take time.  It took time there and it will take time here.  That's how life goes.  Being newly pregnant, I haven't had the energy to go out and explore the area like I would normally be inclined to do.  I know where the necessities are and that's good enough for now!

the view from our street

It's beautiful here and I know we're going to fall in love with this area.