Home Sweet Home!

Our new house is feeling like home, actually it didn't take long! We feel fairly settled (we have a few boxes left but mostly things like home decor stuff), and this is already home! Our moving days were crazy, long, and tiring; but successful and worth the lack of sleep. It all got done, and we are very happy to be in the new house. After a few rough weeks Griffin has even settled into this new place. We even went to what will become our new church this past Sunday (there were other kids there, and a toddler room, for the first time in 15 months I sat, with Jay, in a service)!!

I have to say life seems easier here. Griffin is very capable of going up and down the stairs with no help (yeah, no baby gates required) and has the run of the house (he couldn't go in the basement in the old house). He happily travels wherever he wants to (downstairs to get books, upstairs to bust the bathroom door open, to the kitchen to ask for food), of course usually he is within touching distance of one parent or the other. Our backyard is fenced, allowing me to drink coffee on the patio while he goes exploring, ball throwing, or sliding. But what has been really nice is the ability to walk places. Almost every day I hit the streets with baby in tow. He is loving his stroller and happily rides as I grocery shop, get mail, chat with friends, or get a coffee. The beach is easy to walk to, and he enjoys running along the pathway (we have avoided the actual water up to this point). Today we hit the spray park and hit the slides at the playground before going for a walk and picking up the mail. I get exercise, he gets fresh air and playtime, and we get errands done. How is this not a win-win situation!! I LOVE it! It sure has made all those pesky errands so much more enjoyable.

So in a nut shell we are loving the house, the town, and everything that comes with this move. Jay is home at a reasonable dinner time, and is less tired then he was driving 4 hours each day. This really has been a good move for us!