Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Home sweet home...

Sorry this is crooked, tilt your head a little and it'll be fine.

And, sorry these are all fuzzy, maybe my lens is dirty?


And finally, proof of all my hard work!





The much anticipated move has finally taken place. It was great to finally close on the house we started building way back in August, but the cleaning of the old house and the moving of all the stuff was EXHAUSTING!!! The last time we moved we had 1 couch, 1 baby, 1 mattress set, and 1 dresser, plus a few extra things. Things sure were different this time! We have WAY too much stuff. It was nice having all of that junk in storage for a few months, now I know exactly what I can live without! Anyway, the hard part is over. The new fun part begins. We get to make this our new home. I drove by the old house today as I was waiting to pick up Brooklyn. It's strange how I didn't feel sad. A home is not a home without the ones you love in it. It was just a house we used to live in. Yes, I'm sure I'll feel the heart strings pulled every once in a while when I think about it, but it's not our home anymore.

Here are some pictures of the new house for those of you in California who we wish could be here with us. I'm taking pictures now so you can see everything before anything happens to it (we all know how hard kids are on houses... :)

We love our new home and would love for any and all of our friends to come visit us. 2606 Sandy Lodge Ct.

11 comments:

Emily said...

Janelle, it looks beautiful! I am excited to see it..maybe I will stop by tomorrow! ;) I'll call you.

Amanda Jones said...

Looks great! I'm especially likin' the wainscoting in that room--is it the dinning room? Can you tell I watch too many design shows with Amanda? Anyways, congratulations on the big move! Hopefully we can come see it soon!

Katie said...

Janelle, I am so excited for you! It is beautiful! I also love the wainscoting in the dining room as well! Breathtaking! I love your kitchen! Do you love your new fridge? Pretty fancy! You deserve this beautiful home.

Katie said...

yeah you did it! Your background looks great!

Kelsey said...

GORGEOUS! We are so happy for you! You will be enjoying that extra space for sure! Hope you enjoy your new ward, too!

Janelle said...

It is fun to be able to visit this blog while I am away from home. I can see all the cute pictures of the kids. I loved looking at the slideshow of Tyler's birthday party. Greetings from Amsterdam!

Janelle said...

For anyone who is wondering why I made such a weird comment above, that was from Jeff...

Muggle Mom said...

can't wait to see it! looks great!

Lisa Michelle said...

Nicely done! It's a beauty! Congrats on the move. :)

ps - love your new blog look, too!

Angela said...

Lovwe it!!! I can't wait to see if in person.

Julie said...

Congratulations on surviving the move! Your new house is gorgeous! I especially love the big island in the kitchen. We'll miss having you in our neighborhood!