Thursday, August 28, 2014

Our New Home

I promised some folks that I'd post pictures of our new house, and then promptly forgot! Better late than never, I suppose. Our new home is in a killer location. Our church is just across the street so there's no commute for Josh and we're a little less than a mile from the beach (and a host of great seafood restaurants!). 

The house itself is lovely. It's small, but the layout is really logical and it's a much nicer place than our previous apartment in St. Louis. 

Our Bedroom: 



The Kitchen:



The Office:


 Bathroom:


Open Concept Living Room/Dining Area/Playroom:



 Hallway:

It's a cozy little home and I think it'll suite our needs very nicely this year! 


Sunday, August 24, 2014

The Kid's Room

It feels so weird to type/say "the kids" but alas! Poppy will be here in jus three short weeks and so I'd better get used to it.  I thought I'd do a separate post for the kid's room just because I always love to see blog posts about nurseries and children's spaces. We decided pretty early on that we'd have the kids share a room once the baby starts sleeping through the night (she'll stay close to my bed for the first few weeks or months). We really just don't have the space for separate rooms and I like the idea of sharing. They'll have to share a lot through the years, so we might as well start now! 

I didn't really have an end game in mind when I started setting up their room. I've always used a pretty big variety of colors in Rhett's room with the goal of keeping things fairly neutral. I'm also a fan of the eclectic look. With our little Poppy coming, I wanted to incorporate more reds. The results so far have been a touch more masculine that I'd prefer, but I'm hoping to add more touches that will balance it out. If not, I'm sure she won't mind. She's a baby.
 I can't believe Rhett is in a big boy bed! He's been loving it. He's always liked his space when he sleeps and he definitely loves his new bed. The quilt on his bed was Josh's when he was little. I'm not sure if it'll stay in this space or not, but it's a good size and Rhett really likes it.

We decided to go ahead and put the crib up, even though Poppy may not be in it for sometime. We thought it was a good idea for Rhett to get used to it in his space. I'm going to add artwork above the crib (hopefully a poppies painting). The blanket was given to me by a friend at work and is perfect for the space. 
I'm hoping to get Poppy an identical armchair for Christmas this year. Rhett really likes his. It used to be his TV watching chair, but now it's a reading chair. He knows it's his an loves curling up in it. 

 Rhett has been really into reading lately. I often catch him curled up in his bed with four or five books when he's supposed to be napping. It's a good problem to have. We decided not to have toys in his room this year. He doesn't really like playing in his room anyway because he'd rather be wherever I am. It's nice for him to have his books handy though.
I love these Eric Carle prints. I got them as a gift before Rhett was born and I love how much color they bring to white walls. 

Thursday, August 21, 2014

We Made it to Florida!

Well, it's been a long time coming (or at least felt that way!) but we're finally all settled into our home-for-a-year in Jacksonville Beach, Florida! I think the move went as well as could be expected with a pregnant woman and a toddler in tow. Josh drove our moving truck and Rhett and I took the SUV the 1000 miles down to Jax Beach. The trip went really smoothly until we were about 100 miles out. We blew a tire on the moving truck, which was just really disappointing when we were so close to our new home. It actually got repaired pretty quickly and Rhett thought being on the side of the road was just hilarious. So things could have been worse, but we were definitely glad to get here and settle in.

Helping put together Poppy's Crib!


This was when we were stranded. He really thought it was funny. 

Finally here! 
Rhett has adjusted beautifully. He was thrilled to see all his toys again and he absolutely loves the beach. He asks to go all day and has so much fun splashing in the water, digging in the sand and collecting seashells (which he throws in the water, of course). Josh has been his primary care giver for some time now and he does seem a little confused now that Dad's not home as much. He asks me a few time a day "Where Daddy go? Water?" (He call the beach "the water". So I guess he thinks Josh has gone to the beach without him). He's happy though and I think he'll really enjoy the year. We will too!