We've Moved Again

If you didn't already know this, we moved! Again... this time to our actual home. I have to say we LOVE it! When the kids first saw the house all they did was run from room to room to play in the closets. Yep, that's right, the closets. They had rack shelves in all of them (their level) which make great fun to swing on. Elijah was so excited to have our new house. His room is really big so even though it's a 3 bedroom house I asked if he wanted his own room or if he still wanted to share with Chloe. Without a thought, he replied he wanted his own room. I think we all prefer it that way too.

Like I said, it's a 3 bedroom house, 2 stories with 2.5 bathrooms. We are just so happy here too. The best thing about the new home is that it has a nice size backyard. Even with it snowing, the kids have a blast playing in the back. We've spent the past week unpacking and just trying to organize everything. I'm happy to say that for the most part, the first floor is pretty much unpacked, (yay!) except for our decorations. We did have to go out and buy a few things (and still need to) like our new t.v stand and we bought mattresses for everyone.

I have to say that Heavenly Father has really helped us out here. We barely had anything, Chloe was the only one with a bedroom set. We looked online and priced compared and we were able to buy things for a steal! I was so excited about it too. Part of the excitement is that besides our couch everything has been a hand me down or someone has given to us, so our t.v. stand was the second piece of furniture that we've bought together. I'm in love with it too. I saw some similar ones online for over $400 and we found ours in a store for $150.

One thing that we've noticed since moving here is how easy it is to stay clean. Even the kids try their best to clean up after themselves. Also, since the kids have so much space to do whatever, they rarely watch t.v now (back in the day they only got an hour, but after moving and the craziness of everything it was upped to about 3-4... sad, I know) Also, our neighbors are super friendly. I'm not really used to knowing my neighbors but they are really nice and inviting here. So is our new ward. I thought our last ward was really outgoing (and I still miss them tons!) but almost 1/3 of the ward made sure to welcome us on our first Sunday.

So I don't really have any pictures yet of our house, that'll have to come later, sorry. As I finish each room, I'll try to post the progress.

One perk of moving: finding our stuff! Chloe was so happy when she found her sunglasses. She's taken them everywhere around the house with her.

Of course the kids love playing in the boxes. This is their "rocket ship"

The kids playing in the snow in the backyard

Elijah's first snow angel

Also, as a side note but equally exciting... Jed's youngest brother, Luke, got back from his Orlando, Florida mission Wednesday! We were lame and couldn't get our act together and find things to leave in time so we missed picking him up from the airport. We met up with Jed's family for dinner though. Here's all three brothers back together. The kids LOVE their Uncle Luke!