Aaannnnnndddd we're back!

So. Behind.
But so many amazing things!
I will be back to chronicle December 2013 at some point, including a "Hadley turned 2!" post (because she's an awesome big girl now - who are we kidding - she's still my baby) and try to get some pictures posted of what's "finished" in our house. Right now that would be ... the kitchen. I think I can safely say the kitchen is done except for decorating and even that won't be much because there are more cabinets than wall space by far (opposite of the Iowa house). The girls' rooms are done too, except for decorating, curtains being up, and blinds in Morgan's room.

But for those we didn't talk to over the holidays, we've settled in nicely, we're still "roughing it" without blinds in the master bedroom or Morgan's room (they should be done this week, early next week hopefully!), but we can fully function around the boxes that are immediately visible and are very much enjoying our new home.

Highlights:

• We LOVE that the girls can play in their rooms without supervision. At the Iowa house, their ages and distance (an entire flight of stairs that made hearing them without a monitor almost impossible) didn't allow for independent play in their own rooms. And they're suddenly playing so nicely together...ah, the joys of 2 and 4 (I know this is temporary but for now we're choosing to love it).
• Kitchen. My kitchen. The end.
• Proximity - we're relatively close to everything and when we found Calvin this referee outfit he HAD TO HAVE, we could drop it off on our way home without a bat of an eye. LOVE!
• So many more but I must move on for now. :)

Lowlights:

• OMG Is it January 10th yet? We can't wait for the dogs to have their electric fence (it comes Jan. 10th, see?) so they can go outside unsupervised. It is SO COLD and let's be honest - we hate taking them out on leashes.
• Cold. Ok, I get it, it's winter, but I'm CRINGING at the thought of the HIGH on Monday being -10. (did you see that big fat minus sign!?) And almost daily it's been going down a degree. Someone said -14 for the high and I almost fell off my chair. No. No school Monday. Please dear Lord no school on Monday for the very sake that I'll freeze to death.
• No other ones! Just whining about the cold we're all experiencing!

I'll get back to such things as Hadley turning two soon...for now, Happy New Year 2014!