Christmas at home

Spending Christmas in our first house was amazing. We didn't know if we would have closed on the house by Christmas so it was really exciting to have our close date moved up to a week and a half before Christmas! The house was barely unpacked but we had room to move around and play inn and we had such a nice relaxing time together. Trent worked the whole week so that we could save PTO days but he came home around lunch time each day so it wasn't so bad.

We got Ethan a bike for Christmas. We are so excited to finally have a place for him to ride it around!

He in his jammie-jams that we got him that he wore on Christmas Even and then in the pajamas that Grandma and Grandpa gave him that he opened (and then put on) Christmas morning.

The little tree that we decorated, various presents, and the bike helmet from Nana and Papa.

There's the balance bike we got him. We hid it in the closet that is in this living room and had him go look in there for his final present. When he opened the closet door he exclaimed softly, but excitedly, "my bike!" He cannot get enough of it!

We feel so at home in our new house already. Like we belong here and always have. It certainly made spending our first Christmas alone a lot better than it could have been. Heavenly Father is so good to us.

Day Date

The weekend before we moved into the house Trent and I got a sitter and went shopping for some things we really needed, like a fridge, washer, dryer, and glasses. It was so fun to just go do those things alone. We had a great time! We also went to lunch at Jason's Deli where you can make your own ice cream cones after you eat. After we made ours and walked out to the car we realized that mine was short with a big bump on the side and Trent's was tall and skinny. Just like we looked at the time!! Hahaha. Short, baby bump and tall, skinny. Trent thought it was funny too, even though he's not smiling ;).

We bought a house!

So we put an offer on a house last June and finally moved in December just a week and a half before Christmas. The house is so wonderful-I never thought my first house would be so perfect. It has everything we most wanted: four bedrooms, a nice kitchen, a backyard and a garage. Plus, some extra things that are great bonuses: a pantry next to the kitchen, a dining room NOT covered in carpet, a huge walk-in closet and a master bathroom in the master bedroom. It is an old house with lots of projects, including a dirt backyard but it is wonderful. And we are feeling super blessed. As if the house isn't good enough, we just happen to be kiddie-corner backyard neighbors with my best friend in the ward! Whose kids are Ethan's best friends too! Life just doesn't get much better ;).

I don't have any pictures. Sorry. Maybe some day when all the boxes are put away and we have stuff on the walls. But for now just imagine a rock front yard and flat-top roof (both typical of Albuquerque and both things I said I would never have. Hahaha.)