First Comes Love...

We finally got around to planting our wedding seedling this past weekend! It's not technically the same one we planted at our wedding, but my parents saved a handful of them, and when our seedling sadly went bone dry (right around our 2nd Anniversary, and coincidentally right after the birth of our first baby!) we had back-up. So we've been nurturing this little guy the past 3 years and it's been doing great!  Now that we finally have a family home, we decided it was time to plant him in the ground. I just hope we planted it with enough space to grow.  It would be pretty hilariously depressing to have to cut it down in a few years  ;) Here are some pictures of us hard at work, planting our little seedling! I thought it would be fun to take a family picture each year on our anniversary, next to our little tree. This year's self-timer image leaves some room for improvement  :)

We made it through our first full week! Everyone is doing great and acclimating well to the new environment.  I was worried that it might be too much change for the kids (especially for Abigail starting a new school, moving to a new house, and into a new "big" bed all in one week) but no one seems worse for the wear. As a matter of fact, even our terrible little sleeper (George) has been mostly quiet through the night. Hallelujah! The week has been full of Target runs (where I've single-handedly managed to spend half our life savings), a laundry list of projects, and emotions that have run the gamete from "I feel like we're playing house!" to "Oh sh.t, what have we done?" , but at the end of the day, we are so happy to be here.   The kids love the house, our neighbors are amazing (we have so many neighbor kids that ride their bikes down the street every day, and Abigail is ever eager to join) , and the amenities of our neighborho...

We have been searching for months, going back and forth, not only on areas, but city vs. suburban life (it was a tough decision for us).   For so long we wanted to stay in the city, but when this house popped up in Issaquah, we knew it was the right move. I will miss urban life , but I'm warming up to the idea of suburban living.  Things like a neighborhood pool, outdoor movie nights (Frozen is next - Abigail will love this!), having a fenced backyard for the kids to play, and the greenbelt / lake trails that run behind our house are all things I'm really looking forward to. We wanted a home that hadn't been remodeled ( to be the ones to make these fun decisions ) and got just what we wanted - some awesome late-80s design  :) We plan to paint and re-carpet before moving in, but the bigger projects will be a few years down the road.  So come take a tour with me.... I can't wait to show you! The front livin...