The Move

I finally have my Internet connected on the main computer, so I can upload pics here - wohoo! Here come a slue of re-caps from the past few weeks, starting from the move! As I mentioned before, my family came up to help and were AMAZING!! They have so much energy and were ready to go every day. They stayed almost a week, and I don't know how we would have done it without them!

Beginning stages of the move. Justin thought the U-Haul was the coolest thing ever!

Hangin out on the ramp.

My bro Geoff putting together one of the many Ikea pieces for us. He was an amazing mover as well, moving much of our stuff upstairs, (and down from the old house), for what seemed like days!

My Dad: Mover extraordinaire and Mr. Clean. He could clear out a room full of boxes and have it all put away in no time - Thanks Dad!!

My bro Eric: Painter and all around awesome help! He painted Justin's dresser, and the remaining walls and some ceilings we hadn't gotten to.

All Moved In!

We started the marathon move last Saturday, and here we are a little over a week later! We were officially all moved in as of Thursday after days of packing boxes and moving them over in the truck. My family (Mom, Dad, Geoff and Eric), came up from Sac to help us out and were such an amazing "moving team." Mom and Dad helped clean both houses and dad helped with the moving aspect as well. Thanks so much Dad and Mom - you were miracle workers!! My brothers both helped move, and Eric finished up painting our bathrooms and a few ceilings. Geoff did the task of assembling most of our Ikea furniture so we have more closet space now! We could not have done this move without them - THANK YOU ALL!! I feel so blessed to have had so much help, beyond what I could have imagined! (Pics to come.)

I hadn't realized just how much stuff we have until we started packing. We have sooo much stuff, even after throwing/giving/recycling much of it. It seemed that the boxes just kept on coming and I was thinking, "Where in the world did this all come from?" I'm to the point where I just want to give stuff away - we have too much! So, you may see some give aways listed here in the near future.

Yesterday we had the first ever party/event at our new house - Justin's birthday party! We decided to wait until after the move for the party since our old house was in a state of moving chaos. I had NO idea that we would still have so much stuff not put away, etc. but somehow we pulled it all together with the exception of the play room and the mud room, (which were full of boxes.) We had a great party with our friends and Justin's little pals. It was so nice to have a house people could spread out in and enjoy themselves in. It was the first time people have seen our house since it was refurbished too, so it was fun to take people on the tour of our new house.

We don't have our main computer hooked up yet so I can't post pics, but as soon as it is I will post pics from our new corner of the world! We're still in the throws of unpacking, which I'm sure will continue for quite a long time! We're gearing up for a house warming party in the next month or so which will give us some major inspiration to get the house put away.

HAPPY EASTER to all of my blogging friends! We have eggs boiling on the stove as we speak. :)

The Move Is On!

The day has finally arrived! We're officially in moving mode complete with the U-Haul. This weekend will be the big push and we plan to be in the new house in the next day or so. I won't have internet for a few days, so good bye for now! The next time I "see" you I will be in a whole new world. I can't wait to start blogging about life in our new house.

Today when we were over at the house, (cleaning floors, etc.) it finally hit me - we're home owners! As I walked from room to room looking at the new flooring and paint I realized how much I love our new place. It is perfect already even without any of our stuff cluttering each room. Ron said it sunk in with him when he mowed the lawn for the first time, then it really sunk in when he paid the mortgage! I think that's why I'm up at 12:30, the excitement is almost too much to bear. But, tomorrow is a long day so I better get off to bed. More to come on the other side!

Justin's Birthday Celebration

Today we had a fun little birthday celebration for Justin at my mom's group. He loves sprinkles, so I made him cup cakes with lots of sprinkles on top. Here are some cute pics from the day:

Wow, fire!

Happy Birthday To Me!

Mmmm, good!

He made his own little artistic creation with candles.

Justin Is Three Today!

Today is Justin's 3rd Birthday. It's hard to believe he is three already, where did the time go? Life has changed in so many ways for the better since this little guy came along. He adds so much joy, love, and boy to our lives! Sarah dotes on him and is the little mother hen, Ron adores him, and I as well. I think we all fell in love the day he was born. He has a way of getting into your heart like no other. We're so grateful to God for our little guy! I'll post some pics later today of him, (busy day, lots of painting to do!)

Craft It Forward

This is how it works: the first 3 people who comment on this post receive something handmade by me. The only catches are: you must be able to "pay it forward" yourself (i.e., have a blog, post the image and continue the giving) and I'll need your mailing address so I can mail you the whatever-it-is. Don't know what I'll make yet, and it may take a while since we're moving, but it will get done!

Workin' At The Home Stead

My big accomplishment of the day was finishing painting the dining room! It's "Butternut Squash" and is a bit darker than the living room so it compliments it well. Today I worked on the wainscoat and trim, took forever! Ron still needs to do the ceiling, but I am so happy to have most of the peachy color gone! I also started cutting in the paint in the kitchen. We decided to go with white because it's a dark room with minimal light. It will have a whimsical red accent wall though which will look great with the black counters and appliances. Other than the kitchen the bathrooms and laundry room need to be painted. Luckily the bathrooms are small so they should go fast!

The first dining room I have ever had! I love how the color came out.

View of the living room through the dining room. Justin and Sarah are having fun playing with the train set Ron got Justin from Ikea.

I love the view of these three colors! Living room, hallway, and reading room.

Justin's room is painted a beautiful Robin's egg blue.

Almost every room in the house has a fan. Justin got the cool one!

Here is the "Play Room." I painted it a wonderful light bright blue. This is the left side of the room - this corner will be the computer/office area.

Here is my new sewing area, finally! It's hard to tell how big the room is from these pics, but it's large and will be plenty big for lots of work areas. This window lets in tons of light too which I love.

While I was painting Ron and Justin were busy building a shed, well, the foundation anyway! Here Justin has his measuring tape and is doing very important work for dad.