All about our home in Pingree

I have not been writing as often as I should, which brings a problem… I'm far behind on my blog. No one probably knows what's going on with my life. We purchased a house at the end of July, the last day of July. We kept it from EVERYONE!  Mostly because I kept getting the feeling that it would fall through, and I didn't want to be disappointed and keep sharing and sharing in the disappointment.  We have a small budget so that equals a small home or a home that need major work.  We looked for a year for a home in and around Blackfoot, everything within our budget we either couldn't get a loan for or was falling down.  Kade wanted some land, but that was pretty much nonexistent for our price range.  When our home came on the market we looked at it and made an immediate offer.

Some stuff about our home.
It was listed as a 2Bed 2Bath home with an office, when we looked at it and realized there were in fact 3Bed 2Bath with an office we figured it would be big enough. It is 1682sqft so we may not have any room for more kids and  Kade didn't get the garage he wanted but we hope to build one someday in the distant future.  It was stick built in 97 so it sin't very old and has some nice custom things about it and central AC.  The one and only previous owner was in a wheel chair and so all the doors are nice and wide, there are 3 outside doors, the toilets are super high, the closets have nice shelves and the tub and shower are a little different designed.

The house was in rough shape (foreclosure).  Cats and dogs had been left inside.  There was even feces on the walls (YUCK). We knew it would be a lot of work, but it's always more work than you anticipate. Especially since I mostly had the kids and so when they were with me it was impossible to get much done.  Trecia and Jake helped a ton, painting, pulling out floor, painting, putting in floor, painting, and cleaning! you guys rock thanks!  Plus my mom and Annie watch my kids from time to time, thanks for that, awesome people.

These are the pictures from the realty website.

front room/living room

The kitchen while standing in the dinning room

Kitchen standing by the laundry room/ backdoor.  You can see the dinning room as well.

master bedroom, and master bath.  

master bathroom, there is another mirror/sink on the other side of the tub.

The office

one of the bedrooms.

There isn't a picture of the 2nd bedroom, and I didn't take one. As soon as we closed Kade went and ripped out all the carpet before I had a chance, haha.

bathroom

back of the house. 

It took us a full month to redo flooring, paint, and make it so we could stand to live in it.  We didn't get the bathrooms or the laundry room floors done.  they are just subfloor. but we can use them and eventually will finish them.

I never want to move and I don't plan on it EVER again!

The house is on a 5.3 acres and is up on a hill.   The outside is surrounded in sagebrush so establishing a yard will be a big to-do. There are also 2 single-wide trailers on the property...which are torn to shreds and the kids love to explore in them *yikes*  we are hoping to burn them or something in the spring,

The moving is slow and painful.  Someday we will finally be unpacked......someday. But we officially are living here.

Yellow Day

Yesterday at preschool was yellow day! Lex just happened to be wearing yellow too.

Addyson is getting so tall!

Red Day

It was red day at preschool....the kids wear red and bring a red show and tell.

They look so grown up! 

Painting and more painting

We got carpet today Aug 24, 2015

Here are some pictures of the painting and carpet.  

The kids always wanted to help, what would it hurt? The floors were painted already....they had fun.

Oh, they loved to help vacuum.

  

The front room/living room after painting and right before flooring was installed.

other side of the living room

The office after paint, before carpet. 

Hallway

Bedroom 1

I didn't paint the 2 regular bedrooms yet, until I decide who is where and what colors I want. Which could be years or days, so I kept them white.  

Bedroom 2 - 

the biggest of the 2 and lots of closet. As of now both Drake and Addy are in this room.  Lex is with the parents.  and the toys are in the first bedroom.

Hallway whlie standing in bedroom 1

Master bedroom

Master with carpet

office and hallway from the living room.  And that's right there is no door on my office.....

office with carpet

Hallway with carpet

Bedroom 1 with carpet

Bedroom 2 with carpet.

Standing in the hallway looking at the livingroom/ kitchen/ door to the master bedroom.

And yep, Lex is walking at 11 months.

Mom and Me

On Wednesday Drake and Addyson had their mom and me day at preschool. It was a day for us all to see how preschool is going to be. I may have been pretty emotional, how in the world are my kids so big?!?

 Their teacher just texted me this picture!!!  We were making a poster of all the things they are going to learn...so we can practice at home! Their first official day of school is Monday! 

Slacking!

I realize that I really haven't been keeping up with the blog very well.  As I was thinking, why, I realized that since Lex got mobile I just don't have the time I had.

I use to nurse and update the blog....now if I am doing anything while I nurse he gets distracted and I don't get much done.  He is only napping 1 long and 1-2 short naps a day.  His long nap normally is around 11-1 where I get my workout in.  I wish I was as dedicated to get up early and exercise...but we all know that 9 o'clock is considered early for this mama, so 6 or 7 isn't even an option at this point in my life.  The time I use to take to blog has been occupied.  Now that I know that, maybe I will make time.  I love to journal so I have something to look back on.

I am going to try to do some recaps/updates for June and July and maybe further if I feel like I should. So scroll through to see them.

Family Home Evening Walk...in June