- It's cold. It's a dry cold, and it's often sunny, which really does make a difference. What we didn't really know before the move, is that it's also often suite windy here. Could be 20 degrees and sunny, great for playing outside with the kids. But if the wind starts blowing it's just bone chilling. We're adapting slowly. (Matt still loves the cold)
- We have much more family time. Not just me with the kids, but all of us together. Matt's actually had to work almost every Saturday since we moved cause it's their busy season...and I still feel that way. He'll only have to work Saturdays around Christmas and probably close to Valentines Day and possibly Mother's Day. YAY:)
- We have a garage - so minimal snow shoveling and very nice for loading and unloading the kids on cold days. Also, the kids LOVE pushing the button.
- Only have 1 garage door opener which is in my car. So I have to remember to close the garage door after Matt leaves for work. I've forgotten many times (Matt would want to make sure you all know that). I also left the kitchen window open once when it dropped to 20 degrees. Again, telling you for Matt's satisfaction.
- We have a fenced in yard. LOVE it! And big glass doors overlooking it so I can watch the kids from inside. Of course Chloe won't go out without me...and Noah doesn't want to be out for more than 10 minutes by himself cause he wants someone to play with. Still, LOVE it!
- We now have a basement, aka: playroom. I still end up cleaning up toys from the living room each day, but it's SO nice to just throw them down the stairs into the playroom. The kids love it too and it's big enough for them to actually run around in when it's too yucky to go outside.
- Yes, that means we have 3 floors, so I get more of a work out that I did at our old house. Also means a lot more to clean. And the vacuum isn't really working (though I think I can fix that). So grateful for the blessing that this house is. Matt works with the owner (her husband is an OBGYN - convenient!) and we were definitely given and amazing deal to get to stay at this house.
-Least favorite thing about the house: the first floor bathroom is a solid 15 - 20 degrees colder than the rest of the house at all times. And the washer and dryer are in that bathroom. Kind of weird no?
-Least favorite thing about the house if I didn't hate being cold so much: The master bedroom is a weird tangerine orange color. Painting is not a priority for us though we have permission...we'll see how long I can stand it.
- We've been to a couple of churches, one of them several times. We like it but want to visit at least two others as well. This past Sunday I almost started crying in the middle of church cause I just missed Covenant so much.
- I discovered downtown Gillette on Friday and I love it. Lots of cute locally owned stores. Probably wont go down there too often until it gets warmer.
- Rec Center here is A-Mazing. But pretty pricey for an annual family pass:/ The swim lessons were pretty well priced...so I think there will be a couple of kids learning to swim in the next year...
-There's an Arts Center with kids classes that I'm so excited to take the kids to. Both kids just love doing crafts and anything artistic, so I think they'll really enjoy the class. And I'm sure I will too:)
- MOPS! There have been 2 meetings so far and it was so nice to sit down with some other moms and have some fellowship time. They meet twice a month (though not in Dec) so it'll be a great way for the kids and me to meet people. Noah is still pretty hesitant to large group settings, so he was a little overwhelmed by the
childcare since there were so many kids. Hopefully we'll have some playdates soon and once he makes a couple of friends he'll be more excited to go.
- The hardest thing is definitely hearing Noah saw that he misses his friends and that he wants kids to play with. We've met one of our neighbors, and they're great, but they have a 6 year old girl...so there's a little age discrepancy there. I'm sure once the holidays are over I'll be able to get some playdates set up, but until then please pray for Noah's heart. It just kills me to see him sad and missing his friends. I'm so grateful for the friendship he has with Chloe - he's just the best big brother we could ever hope for and I know he would be just miserable without her.
- Did I say these were going to be quick takes? Here's a couple of pics to make it more worth your time;)
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