My New Favorite Place

We are moved in and all settled in our sweet little town home. LOVING IT!! I love small and cozy and this is the perfect place. Lots of game playing and cuddling while watching movies (we have no cable but the kids informed me last night they are much happier without it. This mom was totally shocked but pleased) and eating meals around the table while laughing and sharing stories from our day. Meals are started with the three old reminding us to say the blessing but that we must hold hands first. It is teaching them that we do not start eating until mommy is seated and the prayer is said.

It is amazing the changes taking place in my kids and it so precious to me. They all chip in to help with chores, (sometimes there is complaining) and love helping me get dinner prepared and on the table. We have gone a year and a half without a dishwasher and now that we have one again, no one complains about having to help me with the dishes.

Our home has three bathrooms. The boys have one, the girls have one and there is one for everyone on the first floor. Every bathroom in this house is being used. I love this! Our previous home had 3 bathrooms and for the most part, everyone used the master bath. The boys now have their bath room fixed up for them, while us gals have all the things we need to look pretty set out and displayed in beautiful ways in our own bathroom. Each kitty cat shares a bathroom. Ms. Emma shares a bathroom with the boys and Ms. Bailey shares a bathroom with the girls. (Maggie has gone on to live with her grandparents in Virginia but has already been to visit since we've moved in to our new home.)

Needless to say, life is good and we're happy. The kids are already making friends and spend the afternoons outside playing basketball or riding skateboards or bicycles. Makenna's favorite thing has become riding her bike up to the community center, saying hi to the girls in the office and picking out a movie to rent. Ahh the simple things of life. God is good!