New House/New Baby

Coordinating the sale of a home and the purchase of another was way more involved and complicated than I imagined. We have had lots of ups and downs in the last several months but it all finally came to and end. We signed the sale papers to our old house and found a new house just in the nick of time.

Our bank was awesome to work with. We were able to close on the new house in 3 weeks! Everything went so smooth.  The sellers were moving out of state for work so they were motivated to get the deal closed too.

We had lots of help from family and friends. My Mom came up one weekend so she could help us pack. Kim and Loren came up another weekend to help with the move.  Our friends Cam, Kramer and Rachael showed up with their muscles on moving day too! 

I don't even think Hanley realized we moved.  He walked into the new house and acted like nothing changed and same with Roxy. Maxi on the other hand has been traumatized by the move. She hid under our bed for the first 24 hours. She then ventured into the master bathroom and walk in closet and hid there for another 24 hours.  It took her about a week to even cautiously make it down the stairs. She would come down in the evening after Hanley went to bed and it was quiet downstairs. She still doesn't feel very comfortable in the new house but I am sure she will in time. 

There are so many things I love about the new house:

-A level driveway, backyard and street... all which are Hanley friendly!

-Our street dead ends to farmland.  Hanley loves to walk down the street to see the horses and chickens!

-The neighborhood is so quiet!

-My kitchen and all the cupboard space! My Fiestaware looks great! 

-Cody loves the built in sprinkler system and A/C.  I am unsure about the A/C. We have already had a domestic dispute over it when I have asked him to turn it down. I told him one night that I never thought I would get in trouble for trying to save him a few bucks! Haha. 

-Our laundry room is amazing.  We are pretty sure there is more cupboard space in our new laundry room than there was in our old kitchen! My new washer and dryer are an added bonus in the laundry room!

-There are so many little details I love: The recessed ceiling in the formal dining room and the office, the wainscoting in the formal dining room, the french doors going into the master bedroom and master bathroom, the built-ins in all the closets, the fire place and the classy look of the wrought iron fixtures. 

It's almost like this house was built for us.  It's the perfect family home for our growing family.  Yes, I said GROWING family...

As of March 2015, our family will be complete when Hanley becomes a BIG brother!