After what feels like years (because it has been) of moving from place to place, renting and waiting for the right time to buy a house, we took the plunge and are officially homeowners! We moved to Phoenixville, PA back in February 2013 and fell in love with the general area, we knew that we wanted to create a home here. We rented a townhouse in a great development where we have made some great friends but decided we really wanted to own a house. We want stability for our children (and us), a backyard for the boys to run around in and lets face it, it gets old really quickly having to keep packing and unpacking as we move from rental to rental.
We found a beautiful home that we can see ourselves in for a long time. It has a beautiful backyard ( that is screaming add a pool) and it backs to woods so it's very private. I can just see both boys spending day after day out there, kicking a ball around. The house is completely turn key which is a huge plus seeing I'm 7 months pregnant. James even has his man cave ready and waiting for him and he certainly deserves it! Without him and his crazy drive and ambition we would wouldn't be buying this house.
Family Room
Dining Room aka the Playroom
Kitchen
Formal Living Room aka Dining Room
Eat in Kitchen
The Nursery
Chase's Room
Master Bedroom
Basement
James Office
First day of being homeowners
Poppin' bottles
We have been in the house exactly a week and we have gotten so much accomplished. All of the necessary items are unpacked and I'm starting to hang pictures and add a little home décor. James has already mowed the lawn once and purchased a basketball hoop for the driveway. Our next project is getting the boys room's ready. My brother is coming to paint Chase's room this next week and we will move in a new dresser and add some finishing touches like a baseball decal a few other finishing touches. The nursery is pretty much set up and we will decorate that over the fall (owl themed). Asher will be in our room for a while so there isn't a rush to get it done. I did get all of Chase's baby clothes washed and so they are all put away ready for his arrival. We are currently getting quotes for fencing and are hoping we can get that installed some time over the next year.
We are all settling into the house nicely. Chase has made himself right at home playing in his playroom and is making great use of the big back yard. We had 3 butterflies that visit each afternoon and he loves to hangout on the porch and watch them.
I'll update in a few weeks with some photos of the house furnished.
