Wow.
So much for making good on my promise.
I suck.
I know.
BUT
I am okay with that.
Life is CRAZY BUSY but such an amazing ride.
Truly.
Soooooooooooooo yeah we moved out of our 1,000 square feet rental home in May.
The house we bought is literally double the living space. It's a nice ranch home with a finished basement.
We were VERY blessed and were able to buy the home from my step brother. The main level is A LOT bigger than what we had in our rental home, never mind the fact it has a kick ass basement. It's your standard kitchen, living room, 1.5 bath, 3 bedroom, 1 playroom home with a basement that is nicely finished with a family room, bar, big laundry space, and a pool table. The two car garage comes in handy as well and we just LOVE the backyard with the patio, pool and deck, club house, and nice swing set.
It's not a mansion by any means but we sure love it.
It will be our home for decades to come.
Home sweet home indeed.
Part 2 up next!
Its just beautiful and you sound like you are crazy happy and busy. Have a great Holiday weekend.
Posted by: Kim j | Friday, August 29, 2008 at 06:54 PM
Kelly,
So glad to read a wonderful update from you. The house sounds perfect for your family - and what a cool bonus to have extra space and a pool!
Good to hear you sounding so happy.
God Bless you.
Posted by: Holly | Friday, August 29, 2008 at 09:15 PM
WoW! It looks perfect! And the pool looks HUGE!
Congrats. Looking forward to part 2!
Posted by: Raelyn | Friday, August 29, 2008 at 11:44 PM
The house is perfect! Thanks for the pics and update - it was so good to hear from you :) Love you!
Posted by: CaraH | Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 06:43 AM
Beautiful house Kelly! Thanks for the update. It sounds like you guys are doing great. Oh, and your recent pictures of the kids on flickr are adorable :)
Posted by: Lisa R | Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Finally pictures of your new house! Beautiful Kelly, as if your entire family. Love the update. Can't wait for Part II!
Posted by: Sandi P. | Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 01:50 PM
It screams wonderful and every time you say "kick ass basement" I nearly lose it b/c I would so kill for that kind of space.
Posted by: Jerri Ann | Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 02:02 PM
So glad you found the perfect house for your family! It is beautiful.
Posted by: Stephanie | Tuesday, September 02, 2008 at 09:14 AM
Hi Kelly, thanks for the house pics. Looks great! Wow, what a pool y'all have there. Hope everything is great with you!
Posted by: Laura | Wednesday, September 03, 2008 at 07:57 PM
Hey Girl,
The house is perfect... I LOVE the pool!!!!!! I need a kick ass basement.. lol
Posted by: Janis | Thursday, September 04, 2008 at 06:12 AM
Thank you all SO SO SO MUCH!
I have missed you all so much!
xoxo
Posted by: Kelly | Sunday, September 07, 2008 at 08:59 AM
I loved reading about your house! We bought our first house and it was twice as big as our last abode. We had empty closets and whole rooms! In fact, when the local clergy came to welcome us, he offered us money to buy a couch for the living room. We still laugh about that, especially now that our family has increased by 3 kids (up to 7 now) and every room is stuffed to capacity with our belongings:)
Posted by: Maren | Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 05:45 PM
Fabulous. Is so weird for me 'cause here in South Africa all our pools are in the ground.
Posted by: Wenchy | Saturday, November 01, 2008 at 12:50 PM