New neighbors

So much as happened this last few weeks, I'm just going to throw random thoughts at you here and there :)
First, we have been BLESSED with great new neighbors. We are in a culdasac (spelling?! not so sure) with 4 other houses, and have met 3 of the 4. So far, we have been brought homemade chocolate chip cookies from the girls 2 doors down, and a beautiful bouquet of flowers from the neighbor 2 houses the other way. Such friendly people! We are also lucky to have mostly "younger" neighbors, as the people right next door just had a baby boy last week, and the people across the street have a 1 year old girl. Today as I was out trimming the lilac bushes, our neighbor right next door (a couple in their 50s- maybe 60s since they are both retired) came over to check when the kids nap schedule was so he didn't wake them doing lawn care! How considerate! Thus far, we are so lucky to have such great neighbors.
Preston had a rough go right when we moved in. Crabby, fussy, and not eating led me to believe an ear infection again, and last week a the doctor, I was right. Then on Sunday- he woke up with a bright pink eye- so I called the doctor on call and he was put on eye drops. We are still on his antibiotic for his ears, and now with drops three times a day until Sunday, he isn't liking me so much :)
We are excited to have some friends over Saturday (hoping it doesn't rain) to grill out, swim, and enjoy some adult beverages. Our friends we met in Greenfield are coming up for the afternoon (they have 2 young daughters, Hannah and Mollie) and we invited the neighbors from across the street  over with the 1 year old, Olivia. Preston is going to have to hold his own with all these little girls!

What a weekend...

Whew. Sitting back and taking a deep breath. I survived. Boxes unpacked, things put away, pictures hung- we are all settled. With the huge semi that arrived on Friday with 8 moving guys- I had my hands full in the morning unpacking, directing the moving men, and watching the two kiddos- not to mention it was in the low 90s that day. But, my parents arrived early afternoon to save the day! Last Wednesday, our pool turned cloudy, so I had my Dad jump on the task of inspecting it and figuring out a plan to help clear the water. I then handed the kids off to my mom and kept unpacking. We were all VERY tired come Friday night. Saturday was another day of unpacking and organizing- all while Kyle and my Dad again tried to combat the cloudy pool water. I took samples to the pool store- and we followed steps to help clear the water. Luckily- it has been getting better and better each day, and now we can see the bottom again :)
Sunday morning we woke up and headed to the zoo to get out of the house and relax a little. It was quite hot and muggy by the time we left after lunch- so it was a good thing we went right away. Reese had fun showing Nana and Poppa all the animals, and we even got to see a baby and Mommy elephant taking a bath/ playing in the little pond they have!
Kyle took off super early Monday morning to catch a flight to Texas- on a work trip until tomorrow. Next Sunday he hops on another plan to go to Denmark for 3 days. Yesterday my parents and I finished odds and ends around the house, got it cleaned up, and then relaxed in the pool (finally!) all afternoon. Reese was happy to be able to swim again and we had a yummy dinner at a local Mexican restaurant.
We had a fun, busy weekend- and I am so grateful my parents were here to help. I don't think I would have survived without them!
Pics of the house to come soon- when I can find a minute to upload them to Kyle's computer!

Lots to learn

Our first few days in our new house have been fantastic. We are LOVING the space, and especially loving the pool :) Even though we only moved 25 minutes from our old town, we have lots to learn about Fishers. I, of course, have already found Target , a good pizza place, and a great park for the kids. We have lots to learn about our new area, but so far, so good. Along with the area, we have a great deal to learn about taking care of a pool! Even though I grew up with a pool, I don't have the slightest idea about how to take care of one. Thus far, all has been fine, but today, the pool is cloudy. I tested it- and its low on chlorine- so off to the pool store we go after the kids wake from their nap. I'm going to ask if one of their pool guys can come out and explain how to take care of it, and get us started on the right track.
Busy day tomorrow as our semi load of belongings FINALLY ARRIVES- we have been missing our stuff for the last 4 months! It's going to be like Christmas for Reese when she opens all the boxes of her toys! Luckily, my parents are coming tomorrow and staying for 4 or 5 days, so they are able to help out with the kids while Kyle and I get things situated. I'm sure there will also be lots of swimming this weekend. We also hope to hit up the Zoo and Children's Museum.
Kyle and I both got lucky this week as we each had a friend in town- both of whom were here for work. Lauren- a friend from college- coincidentally was only working about 35 minutes from my house, so we met up halfway in Carmel (a CUTE town with tons of shops and restaurants) for dinner on Tuesday night. It was so great to catch up and here about all her wedding plans as she is having a destination wedding next May in Florida. Mike- a graduate school friend of Kyle's, was also in Indy this week for work, and came out last night for dinner and drinks and spent the night with us since his flight took off this morning. We haven't seen him since I was pregnant with Reese, so he was happy to see the kids and Reese loved playing with him.
Reese is so happy in her new house- and gave Mike the full tour last night. She is also excited to start swimming lessons soon. I found an HSE (Hamilton South Eastern- the local school district) swim student who is a Junior on the team. He gives private lessons during the summer for kids to earn some extra money. Luckily, he lives just up the road- so we will be starting those the week after next for 9 sessions. For only $95 she gets 9 lessons- where as any other swim school around was $160 for 6 sessions, and that was not one on one!
We have also found the Fishers library- and already are looking into story and craft hours. So, thus far, we love our  new spot and our happy to finally have a place we can call "home!" I hope you can see the picture below- Lauren and I out for dinner.

And we're in!

After 3 1/2 longs months, we are FINALLY in our new house! It has been a busy last 2 weeks- so let me re-cap.
The weekend of June 8th was spent back in Illinois at a good friend's wedding. Kyle was a groomsman, so he went back on Friday, while the kids and I ventured over on Saturday. Kyle headed back home on Sunday- while the kids and I went to my parents from last Sunday to Thursday morning. We had a good time while we were back. We visited my grandma, made a trip to Madison to see some friends, swam in the pool, and got lots of play time with Nana and Poppa. I then headed home last Thursday to help load up the U-Haul as we closed on our house on Friday morning. We packed everything up, and moved in Friday morning. We still only have 1/4 of our belongings, as the moving company doesn't bring the rest of our stuff from storage until this Friday. So we still have our card table as a kitchen table, and 1 chair to sit on, but HEY, at least it is OUR house! :) Come Friday, it will be like Christmas for Reese as she gets to unpack all her toys that have been in storage since the end of February!
We took FULL advantage of our new pool this weekend, swimming every day since the weather was sunny and in the 80s. Kyle had a nice Father's Day- we took him out for Mexican for lunch and swam all afternoon!

Call us crazy...

Call us what you want, but if I can think of one word that describes our past year, it would be crazy. Whether it be moving out of our house in Fitchburg only 5 days after having Preston, living with my parents for a month, moving to Evansville only to re locate to Indy 5 months later, whew- just typing that makes me tired. As you all know, house hunting here has proved to be anything but easy and stress free. With the clock ticking- we had to buy a home or be homeless come June 29th. So, here comes the crazy part- we purchased the same home we already "purchased" one before. Yep, thats right. We bought the house on Red Berry in Fishers AGAIN- the one with the round a bout going in behind the house. With MUCH contemplation, we visited 15 homes after moving on from that house the last time, and just could not find anything to compare/match it. The house has literally everything we want- so we are going to put up with the round a bout. With the money from the city for purchasing the "berm" in our yard- we will re do the landscaping for privacy and put up a fence for the kids. Luckily, the road is still quite far from the house, so we won't be living right on the road. With .68 acres, we know we still have a large yard. There were also some issues with the pool, that we had inspected by the original pool installer, and the buyer has agreed to pay to fix the issues, by presenting us with the money at closing. We are more than excited to FINALLY have a house (again) and are moving next Friday. Since all the paperwork with the bank was already completed the first time we had an accepted offer, this time the process was quick. We could have actually closed this week, but we have a wedding in Princeton, IL this weekend, and I will be staying at my parents for a few days next week- so we decided next Friday would be best. So, call us crazy, but we are happy to finally get settled and enjoy our new pool this summer!