Our New Home

I thought I should throw some photos up on here so that the inquiring minds (if there are any out there) would be able to get a glimpse of what our new home looks like.  I know that photos can't do it justice, but at least it'll give all of our friends and family an idea of where we're living (and possibly even more incentive to come and visit...)

This is the 26' beast that Hugh drove across 3 states.. See how little the van looks in comparison? (I'm counting TN as the 3rd state because he did have to negotiate this mega truck through Memphis.)    

Our movers in NWA did such a good job keeping everything safe when they packed it up!

Not a single thing broke.  Thanks Little Guys Movers!!

Here is our kitchen..  As you can see, we do NOT have a dishwasher.  Hugh has recovered from his initial shock, and we are doing quite well without one.  In fact, I might even say that I don't miss it one bit.  :)  

This is the hallway right behind the fridge.  It leads to the bedrooms/bathrooms.  To the left of the hallway is the living room... it's as long as the hall + part of the kitchen.  You'll see more of it later.

Guest Bathroom (this is twice as big as our only bathroom was in AR!!!)

Hugh's office/the guest bedroom.  

Master bedroom 

(that is our queen size air mattress in the photo, which we slept on the first night)

Master bathroom

from the far end of the hallway looking into the living room at the front door

the living + dining room... it's quite large!!  :)

So far, a few of my favorite things about the house are:

• abundant natural light from all of the windows
• huge kitchen
• huge living/entertaining area
• space for guests (which we hope to have quite a few of...)
• tons of storage space (4 closets + a storage room off of the carport)

And a few of my least favorite things:

• linoleum (in case you didn't notice, it's in the entire house... and while I'm a fan of no carpet, this linoleum is decently old and needs a significant bit of elbow grease to get it clean and keep it clean because it has millions of tiny grooves that hold dirt)
• no washer/dryer (we have a washer ordered now, and it should arrive before the week is up)
• and if you asked Hugh, he might add the lack of a dishwasher to this list as well, but he's coming around.  :)  

I'll try to post some more pics once things get completely organized and a little more decorated.  For now, all of my picture frames, candles, and wall hangings are stacked in my living room floor, but I am down to only having 5 more boxes to unpack in the house!!!  Yippee!

And in case any of you curious grandparents were wondering, Enoch is settling in pretty well.  I'll even include a photo of him and Hugh enjoying a sunny Sunday under the big shade tree next to our house.  ;)

This is how Arkansas babies handle the Mississippi heat... naked!  haha