So, our internet has been connected for 3 days now. Today, I hurried and took pictures of our house. I skipped the bathrooms and the play room down stairs. There was no warning, so everything is a giant mess. Here is our house.......
The grass was pretty sad when we signed. The previous owner had moved several months prior to signing. Its really looking much, much better! The bushes blocking the other window need to be trimmed, but we have yet to buy pruning shears.
Matthew's baby.....the 3 car garage with the 3rd bay being double deep. He's thrilled that he may be able to park his truck in the garage. We've yet to unpack everything and make the garage 'car livable'.
Entering into the front door. Matthew hates the subtle peach color on the walls. We are not unpacking everything or decorating until we paint. Problem.....we can't agree on a color. Sigh.
Office-currently storage for all the things that should be in our finished living room.
Kitchen
Kitchen from another angle.
One of our favorite parts-the back porch. No-we don't have a dog. We are dog sitting Garrett and Emily's dog. (matthew's little brother and wife) We consider it a test to see if we want a dog. The kids love it, but Matthew and I feel like we can't give a dog the love he would need. Cooper is a very good dog, but it breaks my heart to have him sit out on the back porch, calmly begging to be played with. I hardly take the time to play with my kids. I don't need a puppy guilt, too! Maybe when Reagan is a little older. Right now she eats the dog food (double yuck!) and pulls Cooper's tail.
This turned out an unintentionally cute pic of the boys. My baby-the back yard! Our lot is 1/2 an acre. Most of it is in the backyard. There are two pear trees, one cherry tree, possibly a peach or apricot tree, and what appear to be a couple of apple trees. The latter 3 are very young, so no fruit, which is why I'm not sure what they are. I'm very excited about the fruit trees. That was an unexpected bonus. We have a lot to do as we need to create a garden spot, level a spot for a volleyball net, and build a shed. Oh, and a sand box. Can't forget the sand box. And stain the back porch. Feel free to come help if you are in the area!
Hallway. First door on left goes into the office. Last door on left, into garage. We'd like to replace the carpet with wood floor. Just here in the hallway.
Inside the garage
Other side of the garage. The previous owners left these shelves, or maybe the original builders? We're excited.
Blurry laundry room.
Master, unmade bed, dirty floor. Open door goes into the master bath with jetted tub and separate shower. There is also a nice walk in closet. And a trey ceiling with ceiling fan.
Reagan's room, which is next to the master bedroom.
Downstairs we have McKinley's room. We painted the blue wall. She picked out a nice picture of a bird that will hang there. We are happy she has her own room. She's been sharing with the boys. It'll be good for her to have her own space.
The boys' room. Also downstairs.
Store room and utility room. Downstairs. We were able to use these shelves which use to be in our garage. We were happy about that.
There is also a large family room downstairs. Right now there is no furniture and boxes of toys scattered about. It'll be the play room until the kids get a little older. Eventually we'll put the tv down there. Or a second tv.
There you have it. Our house. We are very happy with our purchase and plan to live out the remainder of our working days here. Of course, we thought we were going to live in Rexburg forever, too. Hopefully our plans won't change. We are very pleased to have a home. Oh, I forgot, I didn't take a picture of the spare bedroom. Mostly its filled with random boxes that need to be sorted and put away in storage. However, if you ever need a place to stay in Pocatello, please come on over! We'll have it cleaned out by then.......maybe. :)
