Home Tour

When you put your house on the market.... a magical thing happens...

It's clean.

All. The. Time.

Which is a rarity for our home.  

Don't get me wrong... our home is clean...sometimes... 

you know... 

an hour before a party... Friday afternoons for an hour after a  house cleaner comes... 

The usual.

But I realized I never shared our home on the blog.  So here is a quick tour.  Now mind you...it's not exactly how we lived in it...but you get the idea...and I get our home documented...so I can remember the home I brought my babies home to.

Our living room

The view from the stairs

And the view from the landing

Our dining room

(with our new table...for the new house)

And Kitchen

(lots of delicious meals and wonderful conversation were had here)

Up our stairway and down the hall

(all my favorite professional pictures Thanks to Mia Hope and Laura Cottril)

to Madeline's room

(complete with custom monogram from the talented Heather @ CookieMondays)

and Jack's room

Our room.

(don't mind the Christmas bedding still on our bed.... )

and our bathroom.

(my favorite room in the house, I just love, love, love how our bathroom turned out)

Some rooms were left out... That's just the way it goes...

But you get the idea.

Thank the Lord we're in Escrow!

We were SO blessed to get an offer.

And we accepted it!

Keep your fingers crossed for a quick close!

Maddie Turns 4!

Miss Maddie, Miss Maddie...

What am I going to do with you!

You are quite the handful young lady! 

And now you are 4! 

Four Years Old!!??

How can it be??

You are such a little lady. So full of life.  

You love everything girly, especially things that are pink or purple.   You love to play Barbies, Babies or cook up a storm in your Pink Kitchen.  You love to swim, and ride your bike.  You are very strong willed and are extremely independent. You want to do everything YOURSELF.  You love your Daddy more than anything and can't get enough of your big brother.  You are adapting the best to the recent change in our life.  You are thrilled you get to hang with Mom all day, you are so excited that Mom's new car has a DVD player and you love that your new home includes a pool. You have won the children's lottery in your mind.  

In keeping with tradition your Annual interview is below:

1. What is your favorite color?
Purple and Pink
2. What is your favorite toy?
My Pink Kitchen
3. What is your favorite fruit?
Broccolli! "Maddie, Broccoli is not a fruit." Ohhh... oranges then.
4. What is your favorite tv show?
Calliou and Dora
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch?
Mac and Cheese
6. What is your favorite outfit?
My Horsey Pajamas
7. What is your favorite game? .
A puzzle

8. What is your favorite snack?
cupcakes
9. What is your favorite animal?
Cows
10. What is your favorite song?
Twinkle Twinkle... no umm....The Wheels on the bus!
11. What is your favorite book?  
A princess book
12. Who is your best friend?
Tenley! And Emma Kate!
13. What is your favorite cereal?
Chex
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside?
Paint the sidewalk.
(this question was skewed by recent events)
15. What is your favorite drink?
Cranberry Juice
16. What is your favorite holiday?
I like Halloween!
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night?
Babies and Barbies!
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?
Eggs and Toast but not the yolk! I don't like yolks.
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday?
California Roll! I love sushi! Oh, Oh! And Broccoli!!
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? 
A Mommy like you!

Happy Birthday to my favorite little girl.

Now.... 

Stop growing immediately. 

Good Bye First Grade! Hello Summer!

We made it through First Grade!

Hip, Hip Hooray!

 He's grown so much!

He's such a little man now!  He's lost that baby face.  So grown up!  And So So excited for Second Grade!

A day in the life.... Creekside

Soooooo....

This happened....

Which brought on a time of reflection....

So many perfect Walnut Creek days are in my past.  Saying good bye to this city isn't something new for  me.  I've done it many, many times. And somehow I always seem to end up right back in this zip code.  Walnut Creek will always be "Home" for me... Maybe things will change...Maybe I'll adapt to a new place and it will become home...but there's something about the Creek.  I love it.  I always will, and I'm so happy I was able to live here as long as I have, and bring my babies home here.  They were born in the Creek, just as I was all those years ago...and maybe somewhere in them, they will always feel at home here when we roll on through to visit our loved ones.   

So just for fun... 

One more round of a Day in the Life through the eyes of a Walnut Creek Girl at Heart.....

A morning swim in our tub was always the best way to start the day....

As is blogging and Mac.

Followed by the Breakfast of Champions....

(no Noah's in Clovis....What will we do???)

A quick stroll through my happy place...

Followed by a leisurely walk through my place of worship.

:)

What's more enjoyable than a pedi at Olympic Nails??

A Quick dip with some Walnut Creek Besties

Dinner at my Favorite Restaurant...

Yes Please!

With My Girls???

My kind of night!

Too many "lemonades"

Why do they make them so delicious!

Nothing Says Walnut Creek like Crogans!

(on a side note... This establishment served me my first Beer a very, very looooong time ago)

Nothing like Walking Main Street with some of your favorite peeps in the world.

I. Am. Blessed.

I am one lucky lady for many, many reasons.  I'm not afraid of this change.  I welcome it.  I know that a fresh start can be a wonderful thing.  I know that Walnut Creek will welcome me with open arms every time I cruise on through 680.  I know that I will miss my friends and family more than they will ever know.  But I also know that we are not that far and that I have their unconditional support.  I know that the opportunity that is knocking on my front door is one that many woman wish for.  I'm excited for what lies ahead...

and I'm sure.... 

Not too long from now....

A day in the life....

Clovis...

Is coming to a blog near you.