Settled

I am finally finding some time to catch up. We are moved in and loving our new house. Our jobs are great and the people we work with have really made us feel welcome. It feels so nice to finally OWN a home and do the things we want to do to make it feel like ours.

We have changed so many things; the living room floors, some of the appliances, the landscape in the front yard, Avery's room now looks like her room, and painted the master bedroom. We hope to have our patio complete by fall and our kitchen countertops, but it is going to be a slow process. If only I had a money tree..........then I could do everything I wanted. It will take time but it is fun doing a little here and there. I LOVE Avery's room! The stripes nearly committed my mom, sister, and I and once it was finished, it looked perfect. We tore out about 14 shrubs in the front yard and are in the process of re-landscaping. Again, a slow process. We have had the opportunity to take advantage of the pool right down the street and the commute to work is....hold on to your pants.... 7 minutes. In Houston, it was 25-30 minutes to work. We have found a wonderful in-home-daycare and Avery will start going 3 days a week September 8th. My eyes tear up every time I think about that day, but I keep telling myself that everyone has to do it. Oh how I wish I could fit her in my purse and take her with me. I will miss her sooooooooooo much, but I feel in my heart of hearts that she will be taken good care of.

Having our families around has been wonderful too. I get to see my mom all the time and my dad when he is not working. Lindsey has moved to Waco and she misses little Miss Avery bunches. I am so glad she is working and going to school and loving it! Thank you Erin!

Here are some pictures of before and after inside!

Avery's Room

The hard work was so worth it!

Master Closet (I love this ROOM!)

Upstairs game room

Before

After