the house...

in its 3.5 weeks post move-in form for those who have been asking for photos. taking the decorations out of the boxes is as far as we've made it and it's really hard to take photos of a room but here they are nonetheless:

front of the house:
(sorry i was too lazy to shut the garage door)
we're the dead center house of a cul-de-sac.
potted lemon trees will go on either side of the big
front window and more box woods around the front.
all the rose bushes are coming out!

DOWNSTAIRS
sitting/music room:
(off entry)

the fairygod sister is currently moving into her new home
so we will be inheriting furniture that's not moving with her
for this room.

kitchen:

dining room:

also inheriting a new dining table
(those of you who have had the misfortune of sitting in these cursed chairs will be happy to hear)

family room:

which may or may not house a flatscreen tv someday.
jury is still out on that one.

guest bedroom:
(aka grandma kippy's room)

bathroom:

UPSTAIRS
bathroom:

playroom:

beckam & asher's room:

hallway office?:

master bedroom:

master bath:

my favorite!

master closet:

around the corner:

i can finally see my clothes!!

this was the view from the master bedroom for a few weeks, while the water holding area had water:
and this is the view to the left.
it's our neighbors backyard but it's still our view!
behind the wall you can see a grassy area, which is an empty lot that will never be developed and is completely enclosed by a privacy fence. so despite the vast space in our backyard, guess where the boys choose to spend much of their time? over the wall, digging for treasures, of course!!

holy 472 photos

so i finally got my camera and the down(up?)loading cable together in the same place and had 472 photos to down(up?)load!! they include many important and fun blog-worthy events, including jaden's pirate birthday party, our trip to legoland, christmas and beckams preschool christmas program, jaden's baptism, our fabuloso trip to NYC, beckam's 5th birthday party and some of the house. for now, i'm just going to post a few i took around the house today. there will be many more to come... in the backyard:






and my fairy god sister shelli has been up to her fun old tricks again. while jaden was at school today, she worked her magic in his room. he was SO excited and thrilled w/ the results as was i. they're at target as i type getting a few more finishing touches (i.e. lamp and chair) but i think it's perfect. the photos are a little washed out because of all the sunlight in the room but you get the idea:
and she does this all in the middle of trying to finish her own house, which she's hoping to start moving into this weekend.
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G she is!!