home sweet home

what a whirlwind of a couple weeks! it's been non-stop on the go, but i am so happy to share that we are really moved in, settling, and jon has already completed several small projects throughout the house! he's updated all of the outdoor lighting fixtures, added pendent lighting in the kitchen, changed out lighting in bedrooms [including the girls' chandeliers!], replaced all of the hardware in the house from a porcelain white to a brushed bronze, built shelving in one of the unfinished sections of the basement and 2 work benches in the other, painted that darn front door, and most importantly- painted miss lucy's bedroom! the girls' bathroom and the nursery are next on the radar- they should be finished in the next week or so! all of this on top of unpacking... efficient doesn't even begin to describe that man [and he has some awesome friends who have hung out & let him boss them around!]

putting in new kitchen lighting before boxes were even unpacked

we bought the house from the original owners who built it. they left the blueprints and building plans for us- it's so neat to be able to see what they chose to add and take-away during the building process!

my happy yellow front door! it makes all the difference in the world to me, brightening up the darker house paint- and so fun for a spring move-in!

the girls' lighting! lucy's is on the left [dark bronze to match her espresso furniture], and sister's is on the right :)

lucy's princess purple and yellow big girl room :) 

we've started bringing up the baby toys as we've unpacked them- and lucy makes sure to check each for good measure. she was one month old in the left-hand picture... on the same playmat that she's attempting to destroy on the right :)

big sister practicing her skills with baby in tow!

prepping for the neighborhood easter egg hunt that's in a couple weeks! we're really excited about all of the fun events our neighborhood hosts :)

lucy's great aunt kim has sent lucy [& now sister] some of the most beautiful outfits over the past couple of years! lucy was so so excited to open the box that came addressed to her with this sweet easter dress inside :)

she finally fits into the sweater that her great-grandmother on jon's side made for jon as a baby- yellow because his parents didn't know gender. oma gave this to me at my baby shower, and i'm thrilled it'll be getting lots of great use this spring!

the first weekend we were in the house, my mom and i spent 8 hours [literally] pulling together the girls' closets. we packed away all of lucy's winter clothes and organized them for when her sister will be able to wear them [late 2015!], pulled out lucy's spring and summer clothes for this year [i can hardly believe i actually had time to shop for her through age 2 during my last pregnancy!], and went through every single tub of her clothing up to this point in order to organize her sister's closet. 

this was no simple task. 

we're talking 10 huge filled-to-the-brim tubs of baby clothes. it's just sinful. really. i make myself feel better by repeating that i'm having another girl, so they'll all get plenty of double-wear :) 

when the rooms are finished, i'll post pictures and include the closets! little girls' closets are where my OCD shines brightest :) my favorite part of both are my labeled tubs- purple for lucy and pink for sister :) [of course it's actually all color coded, down to the hangers and hampers!]

lucy and charlie have both adjusted tremendously well! from the first night, lucy slept all night, and i honestly think any thoughts of the other house flew from her mind immediately. i'm thankful for her resiliency! she loves having the extra space to run and dance, and has quickly figured out where everything belongs- or at least where she has designated them to live :)

kisses from my sweet lucy jane!

...and for a chuckle. a quick video of her love for corn :) mama ain't complainin'!

-ivy