Sunday, February 12, 2012

We are Homeowners!!

We closed on our house this past Thursday! On Friday afternoon we got the keys to the house.  We began moving in on Saturday morning with the few things we had put in storage ourselves. Monday and Tuesday we will be getting our shipments of Household Goods.  Below are pictures of the house:

Front:





Entry:




Office area:
Living Room:

Kitchen and Dining Area:



Laundry Room:

Half Bath off Living Room:


Master Bedroom and Bath:





Cydney's Room:

 

Baby's Room (may need painting):


Upstairs Bathroom:
Basement Entry:
Basement Sitting Area: 
(Will be Theater Room)


Guest Bedroom:

 Spare Bedroom:

Guest Bathroom:

Garage:

Backyard:







Monday, February 6, 2012

Making the most of TLF life...

Since arriving in Utah we have been living in the Temporary Lodging Facility (TLF). Thirty plus days in a small one bedroom suite can take it's toll on patience, especially with a toddler.  We have done our best to keep Cydney entertained both in and out of the room.  We have found tons of kid friendly activities and places to play.  Cydney especially loves going to the Treehouse Museum to explore, play dress up and play musical instruments; and the Classic Fun Center to skate, bounce, and climb. 


In the room she has found a few ways to keep herself entertained when it has been too cold to be outside.

Doing somersaults on her bed.
Jumping on the bed.

Building a tent in the bedroom to play with stuffed toys.
Creating a tunnel under the pull out sofa bed.


Making costumes out of paper bags.

 "Hmm, what can I be?"
 "I'm a robot!"

The most fun of all is being about to go outside,
to run up and down the hill.
 
Play with sticks and pine cones,

or run through the snow.

This week we are closing on our house and hope to be able to move in on Saturday, although the current owners have until Monday morning to turn over possession.  They have been great working with us to make this process move as fast as possible, we are closing a week earlier than previously contracted.  Yay!!  We are all excited to finally be able to get settled into our new home and get things ready for baby number two.  

(Inside pictures of the house to follow as we begin the move in process.)





Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Vacation and Christmas 2011

After Jared's Weapons School graduation he took 30 days of leave so we could take time to visit family in Florida and Oklahoma.

Walt Disney World!!

Just before Christmas we took Cydney to Disney World for the first time. Watching her experience Disney was so much fun. Seeing the biggest smile on her face for two days was magical, she loved seeing all the characters, riding a few rides and getting to spend time with Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins.
























Wedding!

After spending two days at Disney we attended Jared's sisters wedding in which Cydney was the flower girl.

She was a beautiful Flower Girl and was very excited to wear her dress and dance the night away. She wanted to dance with anyone and everyone who would dance with her. Best night of sleep she has had in a while.

The Beach!!
We rounded out the week spending a couple days going to the beach and spending some down time around the hotel.


Merry Christmas!!
We then traveled to Oklahoma to visit more family and spent the Holidays in Tulsa.




We had a lot of fun spending time with both sets of grandparents and Cydney enjoyed being spoiled with attention by everyone.

Next up for us is finding a home in Utah and getting moved in. Wish us luck in our house hunting and buying adventure.