Home Sweet Home

So I thought I'd post some pictures of our home for our family to see. It's been such an amazing experience owning our own place. We have a ton of room to grow into which is wonderful so we won't have to move for a long time and we also have space for guests without being cramped. 

We are in love with the town of Orting! There's 7,000 people here so it's small. The only grocery store is Safeway. The biggest city near us is about 20 minutes away. There's a McDonald's, Subway, Pizza Hut, and Papa Murphy's here. All the rest of the little shops and restaurants are locally owned. It's wonderful to know we're continually supporting the locals.

It's also a farming town which means there are fruit and vegetable stands EVERYWHERE! I love it. The feeling safety and security here is tangible. People just look out for one another. It's been awesome to call this place home.

I will say the house has been A LOT of work. I never imagined how much work people actually put into their homes, especially newly moving into one. There's been repairs, painting, cleaning, and a lot of yard work. I will say that all of this doesn't seem like as much drudgery as I thought it would be. I actually don't mind the cleaning and the work. Maybe it's just that sense of pride of ownership. I, of course, want my home to look nice. After all, it does reflect on you.

There are still many things we would like to do on the house, but that's going to take some time (and money!). For now we're content on having our home and feel extremely blessed. The whole process of getting this home was guided by the Lord. It's crazy when I think back about everything that happened while getting our home and how it all fits like a puzzle. We're where we're suppose to be .

The living room. Please excuse the balloons left there from Camden's party(:

          Piano/future pool table room

     Downstairs bathroom and kitchen

            Kitchen and dining room

                  Upstairs loft area

                 Master Bedroom

                  Master Bathroom

                    Master Closet

                    Guest Bedroom

Camden's Bedroom (Mickey Mouse, of    course!)

            Camden's/Guest Bathroom

                    Future Nursery

                      Play Room

Father's Day 2014

Today has been such a beautiful Father's Day. We were only able to attend sacrament meeting today because Camden became sick last night. After a crazy work week we're so grateful to have daddy home today!

He's becoming such a daddy's boy!

For Father's Day, daddy got some tools. We gave them to him early so we could use them while fixing up our home. The main gift we gave to him today. He loved it! A big shout out to Nicole! Thank you again for the time you took into editing it (and doing his one year shots!). 

I thought it would be fun to do something different and something we could keep forever.

A special shout out to my dad. I love you so much! I'm so grateful to call you my daddy. There's so much to say, but I think the biggest thing is thank you. I would not be the person I am today or have the head on my shoulders if it weren't for my parents. It's amazing the love and respect you gain as an adult once you're on your own. Although it's been incredibly hard to be so far, it's been the best for the relationship we have. I miss you every day. 

We certainly love you, Matthew. I am blessed to have you be the father of our children. They are blessed to have your example every day. Thank you for being wonderful.