How is everything going with the new house? This is the question I'd say we get the most these days. Besides "When are you due?? Must be any day now right??"
We have quite a collection of pictures stored from the progress over the past few months - and so many people have been wondering where our Home Sweet Home is. So we have much to share with you all.
Finally, we have found Home.
Feeling at home really is such an important aspect that affects the quality of any long stay in one place. It's the feeling of comfort and belonging. Unpacking those stacked boxes and knowing they won't be re-packed next year is honestly an indescribable emotion for us.
To see squirrels and other wildlife running around our lawn, and to have couples walking by constantly with little ones in strollers. Most people might be thinking "Hmm, sounds like pretty normal stuff to me?" But for us, this is something we've been craving so bad that we weren't able to experience on Beaumont Crescent in Kitchener. But we are thankful for each place we've lived each year - it's given us a clear perspective of things that we really wanted in our first house. We've grown closer as a family, and of course become professional movers along the way!
We have many plans for this place and of course things will get done slowly over time - but we're loving the improvements so far. A huge thank-you is in order to my Uncle Mark for doing all of the painting for us! And for helping out with other repairs around here. Ben is becoming quite the handy man himself nowadays so he's excited about getting his hands dirty and tackling some bigger projects around here.
We'll update more when rooms eventually come together completely over time. We mainly just want to thank you all so much for all of your encouraging words and prayers for us during this big step - we appreciate it so much! We are so excited and thankful to be raising our family here and look forward to the future ahead of us. We were going to to do every single room in the house in one post - but figured that would be a bit much all at once. So we'll start out with one room at a time to make it not so overwhelming. For us I mean;) So we will bombard you with tons of pictures now. Which is the fun part anyway right? :)
We finally finished the Nursery! At 2 weeks before the little peanut's arrival. Well, we're sure he'll be fashionably late just like his brother...but it's still nice to feel like everything is ready and waiting for him. So here it is - officially complete!
We'll update more when rooms eventually come together completely over time. We mainly just want to thank you all so much for all of your encouraging words and prayers for us during this big step - we appreciate it so much! We are so excited and thankful to be raising our family here and look forward to the future ahead of us. We were going to to do every single room in the house in one post - but figured that would be a bit much all at once. So we'll start out with one room at a time to make it not so overwhelming. For us I mean;) So we will bombard you with tons of pictures now. Which is the fun part anyway right? :)
We finally finished the Nursery! At 2 weeks before the little peanut's arrival. Well, we're sure he'll be fashionably late just like his brother...but it's still nice to feel like everything is ready and waiting for him. So here it is - officially complete!
Before and after pictures always seem to amaze me. To scroll from one picture to the next makes it seem like you just snap your fingers and "Viola! Big transformation all in a few seconds!" Not quite...
It doesn't show all of the little details like putting furniture and shelving up, making sure each picture frame is perfectly straight, and the tedious little jobs like hemming curtains and organizing the closet. But each hour of work that went into this room was fun for us in it's own way.
It was our together time after Landon went down for the night. Just the joy of being together and taking the time to put so much love into something for someone that we will soon be holding tightly in our arms. The grumbles and laughs when things wouldn't turn out as expected - and to try hard to keep quiet since a little child was trying to sleep in the next room.
The looks Ben would give me on an early Saturday morning when I'd ask him if he minded getting the drill to hang something up. I have to give my husband credit here for having so much patience with me. When he would see my excitement he just couldn't say no. I love you hunny!
We wanted to do the same we did with Landon's nursery and place little things on his shelf that were meaningful to us. Like the music box from my childhood - the little bear figures were Ben's special touch from Germany, and the little lamb that belonged to my Grandmother.
Pulling these little guys out of the box brought back lots of memories for us from the first time around. Anything that would sing or rumble was a favorite for Mr. Landon. He helped me pick some special ones that we should hang up for little brother.
These pictures always make me smile when I see them. I had an idea in mind of what I wanted to put up on this wall - and just let my imagination go. So I busted out my scrapbook paper and some modge podge for these fun little projects to keep me busy while Ben played soccer in the evenings.
What a coinsidence that this little music box plays the melody for "twinkle twinkle little star". :)
This "Too Small" bin is something that most mommy's will totally understand! Best idea ever! It has the perfect spot on the top shelf of the closet. I'll speak for Ben when I say that he is super excited about this!
I'm definitely liking the after picture of this room a whole lot better! We're ready for you little one. We just have a few more final touches to make to Landon's room and that will be the next room officially completed. So keep an eye out for that post coming soon. Thank you all so much for reading! Have a great week!
S
