Settling in and getting ready for Christmas

 We spent the next two weeks unpacking and enjoying a little extra time together. The kids were out of school and day care and we took some time off work and just got settled into our new home as a family. 

There is a path around our neighborhood that is about 1 mile - perfect for stretching our legs and finding some sledding spots! 

The boys have even met some neighbor kids and are loving the freedom of a less busy street! 

James has been waiting since his birthday to set up his Christmas train. 

And first time ever for us - we woke up in the middle of the night to a CRASH! 

It woke us both - but Patrick figured out what it was before I did.... "oh no!" 

We lost quite a few ornaments and and a few hours of sleep cleaning it all up. 

This lady is loving a little extra freedom in our new community. (Partially also because we don't have daycare) she gets to go more places! Love having her in the cart and so enjoy her joyful chatty conversations as we shop! 

We have gotten some wonderful "welcome to the neighborhood" gifts including these 

watercolor paint cookies. 

The boys made their first snowmen at the new house and Grandpa was so kind to bring over the coal needed to complete their faces! 

Painting has been much easier with these handy self filling rollers! 

Christmas treats and little helpers! 

Christmas jammies and silly faces! 

Even got in our traditional Christmas movies --- we are ready for Christmas! 

We Moved!

 So we have known this day was coming for a while - but I don't think I mentioned it here until now... We moved! 

Our new chapter in Fond du Lac began just before Christmas. We closed on both houses on a Friday but had the weekend to explore the house/ paint/ plan before the moving trucks came on Monday. 

Our first night was a slumbie and pizza kind of night. Lots of running around and getting used to the new place. 

Grandma and Grandpa met us at the closing and took the kids to see the lights in the park and then met us back for pizza and some celebration beers! 

Cheers to Fond du Lac! 

First night in the house and we woke up to snow! 

Looking out on the deck at all of the fluffy white stuff. 

We explored the yard and played for a bit and no move is complete without a selfie with the sign! 

Grandma and Grandpa took the kids for the remainder of the weekend and we got down to work --- you know decorating and continuing to enjoy my birthday libations! 

I brought all of the Christmas décor - but we had no furniture --- I was just so excited to decorate since we had little to know signs of Christmas in McFarland with the pending move. 

and check out that tree! such a beautiful tree from our friends at Gilles! 

Monday was moving day --- the kids moved to Grammy and Buppa's for a few days and we went back to McFarland to get all of our stuff and boy do we have a lot :) 

Here's to the next chapter!