Happy birthday Lizzy!

Happy birthday to Lizzy!  We could not have picked out a better friend for Elsa or Elsa`s mommy!

Life at the house

We have already enjoyed the new house a lot. It's definitely been an adjustment, but a good adjustment.  We closed on the house on Valentine's day, which was oh so romantic, and moved in on the 15th, with the help of a couple friends. It went so smooth. We had packed everything up into boxes before Friday, so thankfully it was quick. We started around 9:30 and were finished at 3. 

Since we opted out of cable TV, and just got internet a couple days ago, Shane has made himself at home most nights in the garage. He says that the garage is his, and the house is mine...I'm ok with that. Right now he is working on building a headboard, but that is just the first thing on the list. I have been good, with his help, about not craigslist shopping for furniture and such, because he was so insistent on building what he could. It may take longer to have what we want in the house, but it will be worth the wait. He's a talented fellow. 

We have a little play ground in our neighborhood that we go to most days at long as it is not too too cold or wet. We also have a big park that our house backs up to. There is a trail in the woods behind our house that leads to it, so we have also spent a lot of time there. I hope I never take advantage of being able to walk out of the house into a big yard rather than a stairwell and a parking lot like we had at the apartment. Oh the little things. 

Here are a few pictures of the past couple weeks. I haven't been good at taking pictures, but hopefully I will get better.

Happy Valentine's day, Elsa. Daddy got you a flower...and a house. 

Grilling out in the new backyard with the grill that has been sitting in our closet for 2 years. 

Shane didn't waste anytime. All his tools were set up and in use within days. That will be our new headboard soon...

Playing at the neighborhood park. 

Eating snack and watching daddy work in the garage. 

Myrtle Beach

The weekend before we closed on the house, we took a trip to Myrtle Beach. Shane's brother and sister-in-law gave us a 3-night stay at a resort in Myrtle Beach as a Christmas present. This was the first time we went away together without Elsa. Shane has left her a few times before now, but I had never been without her over night. It was time for the momma to get away ;) We had a great time! We went to the outlets Saturday and Sunday afternoon, played putt putt golf, ate at mom and pop places for breakfast, and splurged at places like Outback and Carrabba's for lunch and dinner. We slept in (which wasn't really a luxury since Elsa doesn't wake up until 8 or 8:30 anyways) and stayed out past 7 (which WAS a luxury). We definitely missed her, but we couldn't have had more fun, and it was perfect timing, with the hectic week ahead of us. I told Shane last night that it was time for another Myrtle Beach trip...it's only been 3 weeks.  

Walking around Barefoot Landing

Putt Putt

We bought Elsa some Reebok Flex shoes at the outlets. They are so stinkin cute.  And the perfect toddler shoe (light, flexible, easy on/off) She's out little crossfit girl.

Thank you L and G for that. Y'all really spoiled us.