Our View

When we first drove up to the house we realized we were right next to a park. It has a very small skateboarding park, a picnic area, playground, basket ball net and lots of grass. Eli and I took a walk around the park to help him go to sleep on one of our first days here. Ben heads straight through the park to get to work.

This shot is straight from our front step right outside our door.



Later on the first day we were here, we were out driving, exploring a bit. On our way home we decided to stop by the closest grocery store to get some food for the next day. We pulled in to the parking lot and realized our house was just down the street so we went home and walked to the store. Couldn't believe we missed how close we were. You can't see the store from our house but you can see the parking lot. It's probably two minutes to get to the store from our house. I only pick up a few things at a time as it's a good excuse to get out of the house to go to the store every few days.

The Lake

We've been trying to walk as many places as possible. So far I haven't attempted to walk in the rain with Eli. Ben walks to work. It's about 10 minutes from our door to his office. I've walked to do errands. It's about 15 minutes to walk to the main downtown area, although some businesses are even closer. We've walked to dinner a few times. We've also walked to the lake, which is about 20 minutes away. There's a playground, tennis courts, a basket ball court, swimming and boating. Rather a spectacular view, isn't it?

First Weekend

The first weekend in our new place there was an annual car show in town. There was a parade on Saturday that was a few blocks from our house. We found an empty patch of grass to stand on just as the parade began. There were all kinds of cars: some brand new, some from the '20s, some refurbished and some that needed work. This was my favorite car.

Day 3

Day 3 of traveling was Tuesday. We passed the half way point between the equator and the north pole. We took the senic route and enjoyed ourselves. These are some of my favorite pictures from the day.





We're still working on getting internet so I don't have any pictures after these for now. More to come and hopefully soon.

We Made It

We made it safely. We're waiting for the internet to get set up. Until then I just have my phone and haven't figured how to post pictures from it yet. More to come.

Days 1 & 2

We set out Sunday afternoon. Headed west and caught the coastline for a bit. Ended up at a cozy little hotel. Good room. Good price. Good customer service.



We were in the car all day Monday and this is what Eli looked like most of the trip.

Rocks and Legos

Love spending time with family. So thankful we got to see them before leaving for Idaho.





Rocks and Legos kept everyone happy.





(The white light in the photo means there's no more blue & green sheets held up by binder clips in the windows. Don't understand why we can't sell the house that way. They worked for two years.)

Fixing Up the House

We bought a house in 2009 that needed a bit of work done on it. My husband did the hardest job with some help from his friends: the tile. It's my favorite part of the house.



Now we're moving out of state and need the house fixed up. There are a bunch of little projects that need to be done but we don't have time to do them ourselves before the move. We have some wonderful guys helping out. In the last week we now have baseboards, vent covers, mirrors, lights in the upstairs bathrooms, just to name a few things.



The house is looking amazing.