The New House!!

Chad and I closed on our new house on August 20, 2014.  And we are beyond thrilled to be living on Lick River Lane in Gainesville, VA!!  We now have more than enough living space, a large yard, privacy and yet are still close to all of the stores and amenities we grew accustomed to in Fairfax.  Plus, the neighborhood is full of young families and there are always people out walking dogs, pushing strollers or kids playing up and down the street.  We even have two nice neighborhood playgrounds and Lauren LOVES to ride her tricycle to the "swings"!!

Our house is a 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath colonial home, with an extra main floor office.  We converted the living room into a nice sized playroom and still have a toy-free family room.  Also, upstairs, two of the bedrooms connect via a wooden door.  So Charlie got the bigger bedroom, but Lauren now has two bedrooms.  One of the rooms has her bed and the other has a pullout couch.  There is plenty of room for ALL of her stuffed animals and when she gets older, I am sure she will love having two separate rooms.

We moved in the weekend of August 23rd, but it took another week to completely move out of the Fairfax townhouse.  Thankfully, we had a lot of help during the move and I am glad that LONG week is behind us.

As of the middle of October, we are mostly unpacked.  Chad and I still have to finish getting our master bedroom decorated and we have put a few boxes with miscellaneous items in a basement closet under the stairs.  I am sure we will get to them some day!

For everyone who has asked about the house, here are some of our pics...

                     

                                                               

ENTRY

                               

OFFICE

           

PLAYROOM/LIVING ROOM

                                   

          

DINING ROOM

          

 KITCHEN/FAMILY ROOM

          

FAMILY ROOM

          

KITCHEN

                                   

           

UPSTAIRS HALLWAY

MASTER BEDROOM

MASTER BATHROOM

           

LAUREN'S 2 ROOMS

           

CHARLIE'S ROOM

 BASEMENT (MAIN ROOM)

           

 BASEMENT (ROOM #2)

          

 BASEMENT (GUEST ROOM)

          

 BASEMENT (CHAD'S WORKSHOP)

          

 GARAGE

                     

BACKYARD

NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYGROUND

                     

We are very happy to be settled and are looking forward to creating many family memories together in this home!  And hopefully we will be having everyone over soon!!  =)