We're home!!!

When Ryan and I first started talking about buying a house we joked about just buying one over the phone or over the internet. When were we going to find the time to go looking together? Well, my mom and mother-in-law and I went looking one day and just stopped in a model home. A couple of hours later I called Ryan and told him about this one model that we loved and that seemed affordable for us. I never dreamed we would be able to build. From that point on, we never looked back.

We built our first home in Spanish Fork. We closed three days before Christmas and moved in the weekend after Christmas. If I didn't work in retail it wouldn't have been so bad. But I don't get too many days off in December. It was absolutely crazy. Thank you to all our family who helped. We COULD NOT have done it without you.

This is the family room and part of the living room.

This is the kitchen before the fridge was delivered.

This is the master bathroom.

And saving the best for last...

This is our fabulous closet. When they walked us through the models and all the closets were walk-in, I was sold.

Christmas! One month later...

It has taken me forever to update and I'm sorry. To be honest, nothing much happened in the month of November and in December we were so busy! Also, before you look at these pictures I have to add a disclaimer- we got a new camera for Christmas and we were either on the wrong settings or it needs to be returned because the color is OFF!

We spent Christmas Eve night at my parents' house (which we haven't done since Audrey was born) because we heard there was going to be a HUGE storm. Audrey had a hard time focusing on actually opening presents, but she still had a great time.

This was one of Audrey's favorite presents. Uncle Devin bought it for her. It is a Mickey book and when you turn the pages, it reads to you. It also sings and there are buttons that make noise. What more could she ask for?
I have to draw attention to Audrey's hair in all the pictures. I decided to grow out her bangs because they are pretty curly and won't sit straight on her forehead. It's been rough. Plus, who wants to sit still and have their hair done when there are presents to open!

Since we weren't home at all on Christmas and the two days after Christmas were moving days, (more on that later) we didn't give Audrey her presents from us until New Year's Day. Here she is with her kitchen that morning.