O.K., so I am sooo behind on my "blogging"...so here it goes.
We have moved! Yeah!! We moved out of the condo that was our home for the past 6 years, We have raised 5 children, given birth to 2 of those 5 in that home. But since it was only a very small 3 bedroom with only a small patio we had seriously outgrown that home. It was at the time we moved into, a huge step up from where we were at, we really needed a bigger place, with room for the kids to be able to go outside and play. Things that were seriously lacking in our 1st real home..our lovely 2 bedroom apt in La Habra. But since life doesn't stop, we out grew the condo as well, and we were lucky enough to find our "new" house, and WE LOVE IT!!
We moved in on the 10th of October, almost a whole month ago. WOW! That is crazy to think about!! A HUGE thanks to my nephew Jamison for all of his help, although I am sure he didn't really mind, it got him a break from doing his homework!! Also, thanks Jen for bringing him over and letting Sam work him to the bone!! We really appreciated all his help! And a HUGE thanks to Javier as well, who came all the way down on his day off none the less. Without the help of these 2, Sam would have gone crazy! They were able to move out our entire condo in just 2 days, and get our new house set up as well. It was awesome! Thanks to my Mom as well, for letting us crash at your house, and all your help with the move, and Especially helping with all the cleaning at the condo. I don't know what I would have done without your help. You were a HUGE lifesaver to Sam and I both. Thanks for everything!
Now onto the good stuff!! Our new house!! Let me tell you about our HUGE yard. It is freaking AWESOME!! It's so big, my kids are going nuts. They absolutely love it, Sam and I do as well. I think that Sam actually likes having a yard to do work in. He mows the lawn and trims the bushes...he likes to do that kinda stuff..LOL!! But all in all it's really nice. We sit out there while the kids play, Sam and Stephen can play catch. I love to watch Molly and Delilah, we have RV access, and there is a circle of sidewalk, and they like to drive their car, and ride their scooters around the cirlce. It's so cute to watch.
The fact that we have more room is wonderful as well. The girls room is so much bigger, They have room to play and room for their beds. Delilah moved into a "big girl" bed, no more crib for that little chicken! She actually does really well, she sleeps in it, naps everything. I was a little worried, she was super happy in her crib. But the crib was just falling apart...Caleb, Molly, and Delilah were all in it...plus we got it from a family in our ward in La Habra, and it had been used by 1-2 of their kids. All in all, it was well used!
The boys room is a little bit bigger, not as big as Stephen would have liked, but it's bigger than what they were in at the condo. He had a little bit of a problem with the fact that the girls room was bigger, but we gently reminded him that there are 3 girls in that room and it's just him and Caleb in his room.
Sam had a bit of a shock when he saw our room. But I had to remind him that nothing was going to be the size of the master we had at the condo, not unless we buy our own house and make a master suite like Mom and Dad M. have..but until that happens we are happy with what we have! All in all, we love our house, Sam loves that he has a 2 car attached garage, and a driveway all of his own. The kids love that they have a backyard all of their own, and I love being in a place with more space.
We also, are smack dab in the middle, right between the kids schools which is a nice perk. It only takes about 5 min to get Stephen and Meghan to school, and Caleb still takes the bus..but it's nice to be able to just open the front door, and he can come right in! Sweet!
It's nice, we are happy, the kids are happy. Life is going pretty swell right now..just hope it stays that way!
