Home of the Hootie Hoos

We are just shy of one month of living in our house.  The last four weeks have been a whirlwind of a ride, but every stay-up-late-and-unpack-some-more-boxes has been worth it!!!  We have a few more things to do get done.  Like paint the dining room...someone in our family keeps putting that at the bottom of the list of things to do, but I keep trying to move it up to the top!!!  Maybe if I start looking at fabric to make new curtains and re-upholster the chairs, he will move it back to the top!!  :)  We have curtains and pictures to hang, but that is always the hard part...making such a decorating commitment can be hard!! Anyways, I am super proud of all that we have accomplished in the last four weeks.  Along with getting our home settled, we have kept up with homeschooling, Chris has studied and passed his bus driver license tests, watched the ministry continue to grow, hosted our first visitors, decorated for Christmas, had a yard sale, written our yearly update letter, kept up with daily chores and just spent time as a family enjoying our new home.  The other night as Chris and I were preparing for a Bible study that we are leading, we realized how good of a team we make.  The chapter was on birth order.  Chris is a firstborn, and I lean more towards a firstborn with a splash of last born characteristics.  It was interesting reading the chapter and how most of the time when two firstborns marry it can be very catastrophic, but every once in awhile it works.  Well, I am thankful that we work. We had to give an example of why we thought we worked well as firstborns.  My example?  The fact that we have gotten our house settled, kept up with daily life AND decorated for Christmas in less than a month!!!  We both saw a task, and we have given it our all.  Both hardworking in completing the task, but humble enough to not control every little detail.  So, without further ado...here is what we have completed thus far.

The Hooties' bathroom

The boys' room...Tobias' bed

Josiah's bed

The boys' room

We haven't gotten very much up on the wall, but this definitely made it up quickly.  Our dear friend drew this for Josiah

The girls' room...Sophie's bed

The kitchen and baby area...this where I find Kyrie most of the time. :)

Kyrie's bed

I made some chore charts for the Hooties...seems to be working well! :)

Our living room

The play area

The entry way

The dining room...waiting to be painted an aqua-y color. :)

Dining room from kitchen

Our kitchen...many a meals have already been made here

Our classroom

Our guest room...ready for some visitors

Chris' work space...it's a work in progress. :)

Our HUGE backyard!

Screened porch

Right now our porch is a play area...may turn into a seating area once we get the garage play area complete

Our bedroom...still a work in progress...need to make a head board, hang curtains and pictures

Our bathroom...it is HUGE

This is the first time in our married life that we have shared a closet!! :)

Well, I hope you enjoyed the tour of our house.  It has been fun opening up boxes and remembering what we have.  I have been having even more fun finding just the right place for our things.  If you are ever in the area and need a place to stay, know that our guest room is ALWAYS ready for visitors...and I know a few Hooties who would LOVE to have some visitors!!