Home Sweet Home...

I snapped a few pictures of the house today while I was there.  I couldn't get too many because I had both kids with me by myself, but you can get a feel for how things are progressing.  Right now they are telling us we should be able to settle between 1/14-1/24.  I'm hoping it's closer to the 14th because Andy is traveling for work during the latter part of that window.  Although it wouldn't be the first time I had to do the majority of the unpacking myself!

Here is the staircase from the front of the house - standing in front of the playroom doors.  The painters were there today prepping for paint and stain.  The railings will be stained a dark color as will the hardwood floors.  The walls will be a shade of tan as well as the carpets.  There is tile in the foyer, hallway, laundry, kitchen and nook.

This is an example of the trim on the top of each doorway.  This is going to look so beautiful, especially with the high ceiling in the foyer.

This is the fireplace in the living room.  It is concrete and will be painted white.  this is a wood-burning fire place...a battle I finally won with Andy.  I know they are inefficient and messy, but nothing can compete with a roaring fire on a cold winter's night.  The sounds of the wood popping and the smell of it burning...I can't wait!

This is looking into the living room from the dining room.  The wood floors are wider plank than we've had in our homes before and I can't wait to see how they look stained.  We've also chosen a darker stain than in the past...

Here is the fireplace in our family room.  This one is also concrete and will be painted white as well.  It is a gas fireplace and will help to heat our family room and kitchen area.

This is our kitchen from the family room.  I love how the tile looks with the grout - good choice Kevin!  The railing you see on the left connects with the foyer stairs and then upstairs from the landing.

Andy and I feel so blessed to be able to afford this beautiful home.  We spent a lot of time worrying about resale and making choices to help us when the time comes...but as in the past, if it's God's plan for us to move, he'll sell our house once again.  We've decided that since we're going to have this big home, we need to make the most of it and have lots of people over.  We both agree that this home is our most favorite one yet and is going to be the hardest to leave...

Hotel Chunko is currently taking reservations...The last week in February has already been booked!  We are so excited to have company planning to visit us so soon.  Let us know if you want to come out to ski, hike, mt. bike, kayak, sight see in the numerous National Parks like Bryce, Arches or Zion, camp, etc.  There is so much to do year round...and a plus is that it doesn't feel nearly as cold as the northeast in the winter time!