It’s official! We are moving at the end of the month. And I didn’t break anything on closing day! When we bought our first house, we drove over to the house to soak up the “new homeowners” excitement, and I stepped in a hole in the backyard and broke my ankle. The very same day we bought the house! Yes, moving was not easy.
When we bought our house back in 2013, we always said it was going to be a 5 year house. We’d stay 5 years and then we would move again to something more long term. February 28th will be exactly 5 years since we bought our current house. The timing worked out perfectly. We have been looking for the ‘perfect’ house for many, many months and I’m so happy we finally found it!
We will begin moving in after we get back from Disney World! We are going to the 2018 Disney Social Media Moms Celebration! The celebration will take place February 20-26 and includes a 3-night stay at the Walt Disney World Resort and a 3-night voyage aboard the Disney Dream.
Our girls still have NO IDEA we are going to Disney. We are planning to surprise them with a scavenger hunt at the new house the day before we leave. You can see pictures from our previous Disney Social Media Moms Celebration here.
We plan to stay in the new house until our girls are grown and out of the house. We aren’t moving very far from our current house, but the girls will be switching schools and the lot itself is much larger than the house we’re in now.
Plus we found out that our new neighbors next to us and across from us have girls about the same age as our girls so they are excited to make some new friends. It has the basement that my husband has always wanted. He’s determined to have a home theater. We are also planning on building out a basement apartment area for my mother in law to live in. Huge thanks to James (our realtor) who has been such a big help with the entire process.
Follow me in Facebook and Instagram for more updates on the new house and pictures of our trip to Disney using the hashtag #DisneySMMC.
That house looks amazing, good for you! Hope you and your girls have a fantastic time at Disney World (what am I saying, of course you will!)
The house looks beautiful and big. Glad you didn’t break anything this time! That is an incredible and slightly upsetting story. I would have been so mad!! Anyways good luck with the move. Moving is always such a process but it is also an exciting time too. Wishing you many years of happiness in your new home.
What an exciting time for your family. We have been talking about moving soon. We go back and forth on the idea every few years. How nice that your new neighbors have girls for yours to be friends with. It sure looks and sounds like a great move for your family. Congratulations.
Hooray for finding the perfect house, what an exciting time! I’m sure the kids will be almost as excited about it as they will Disney but you know no house will ever compete, lol. I’m jealous of the basement too, I’ve always wanted one to turn into a cool wine cellar and party room. Just because… you know, it’s fun, haha! Happy moving and happy Disney!!
Congrats on the new home and the trip! Your girls are very lucky! That kitchen is lovely! Is that in the old home or new one?
Thank you! That’s the new house!
Best of luck in your new house! It looks so beautiful, especially that yard!!! And I cannot wait to hear about their big surprise!
Oh hun, so many congratulations on your new house. I couldn’t be happier for your family! Can’t wait to read about some of the new and happy memories you’re going to make living there. And the kids are going to be over the moon excited about going to Disney World. You guys are the coolest for doing a scavenger hunt with that as a surprise at the end. Good for you, because I’m awful about keeping exciting secrets like these! x
Congratulations!! What an exciting time for your family! This home is beautiful and I cannot wait to see more updates about your move Enjoy your family vacation – I know you will have so much fun!
Congrats on the new house, it is a beautiful place. Congrats on the Disney Social Media Moms Conference. We are also attending, so I cannot wait to meet you. It is going to be our first Disney cruise so I know that it is going to be fun. I cannot wait to see all your pictures and posts
Yay! This is also our first Disney Cruise! We went to the DSMMC in 2016 but couldn’t make the dates work for 2017 so we are thrilled to be going this year! I’m counting down the days, can’t wait to tell the girls!
So glad you did not break a bone this time. That would not make for a fun Disney trip!!
Congratulations on your new home adventures. We are hoping that 2018 is the year we buy anew home too.
Enjoy Disney!!
Congratulations! The house looks amazing. And have fun at Disney SMMC. We just got back from a Disney World trip and it was a lot of fun. We haven’t gone on a Disney cruise yet, hopefully, this year. I look forward to seeing all your stories about the Disney trip. Excited for you.
Such a beautiful house, I especially like all the greens around. I hope your ankle is all better now…all before the big Disney cruise adventure, I’m new here but reading that you are a photographer, I’m sure you are like me, taking pics of the kids at all times possible. Have fun!