Saturday, March 24, 2012

We bought a house!!!

Remember when I posted about how I wanted a house HERE.
We found one that had everything we wanted and even more than we thought we'd get!
Here it is!!!

We came to an agreement today and it's ours! Of course, we still have to get through the inspection, but if all goes well with that, we should be moving into it in May!

The only catch is that it is not in our neighborhood. In fact, it's in a completely different school district. However, we are okay with this. We made sure that we only looked in the school districts that we would be happy to send our kids to. We are excited about the neighborhood our new home is in. It's a great location and the school is great too.

Oh, and in the backyard is this...

Yup, that is a crazy, insanely huge and adorable PLAYHOUSE! That is SEAN in front of it...which means the playhouse is huge! I don't even have to duck to "play" in it. It has a wrap around porch, 2 stories, a foundation, landscaping, screens in the windows that open and close, a balcony, several rooms, a fake fireplace and electricity...yup, electricity. And there are 2 of these! The other is a 1 story one and isn't as fancy, but still...c'mon! The boys (and all the little girls in our lives) are going to go crazy for these play houses!!!

And the crazy thing is, the yard is so large and wonderful that these gigantic structures don't even really put a dent in it!

This house has so much more room than we thought we would ever get! It'll be so nice with our growing brood to have room to stretch out in. There's so much space that we don't even have enough stuff to fill it! It needs a lot of cosmetic work inside...can you say wallpaper?!?! Ugh. It'll be nice to make it our own though. :)

Can't wait to do some before and after pictures of the inside and maybe put some of my pinterest ideas to work!

14 comments:

Cassie said...

ADORABLE!!

JamieLynne said...

wow!! i kind of want to move into the playhouse it looks so nice!! haha

Cassie said...

paul says you might want to shut the breaker off to the play house. :)

Kerry said...

WOW! I love this house from the front; I can't wait to see more pics :) And the playhouse freakin' awesome. I think Tate is right now you'll FOR SURE need a little girl! Congrats I hope everything moves along quickly and smoothly!

Beckysblog said...

That play house is literally the size of my current house!

Awesome!

Linda Rode said...

Congratulations on the new house. It is a lovely house. The backyard looks incredible. Wishing you many happy days there.

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Andrea Martin said...

Your new house looks amazing! Congratulations.

Evelyn Achterop said...

Congratulations, Jennie… It’s good to know that you bought something that exceeded your expectations! I think it’s one of the reasons why house hunting and buying is exciting for a lot of people. That huge playhouse is definitely a main attraction of this house. Did you know about it before you bought the house?

Nannie Toller said...

You are so lucky! It’s like you got three houses for the price of one. You did a great job with finding that house, Jennie. I think it’s a great place to raise your kid since you have a big, spacious yard and a playhouse for him to play in. Congratulations!

Richelle Jelsma said...

I love the playhouse! The blue paint has a beautiful contrast with the white edges; creating a fairytale-like home. You seem to be very satisfied with it, and that’s what’s important. You’re very blessed, indeed. All the best to you, Jennie! =)

Darius Degross said...

What a grand playhouse! You guys are so lucky to have found a beautiful house with little surprises in the backyard! I want to see the other one too. I hope you can also post the picture of the other playhouse. Anyway, Congrats!

Genny Stutesman said...

It’s definitely very important to consider the neighborhood, where your target home is located. Sometimes, a house could be exactly what you’re looking for, but the neighborhood has a sketchy reputation. I’m glad the house you found is in a great neighborhood, though. And that playhouse is just amazing! I want one in my backyard, too! Haha!

Abdul said...

I’m glad that you were able to find a spacious and comfortable home for your growing family. It looks warm and welcoming, especially with that front porch facing the lawn! I’m pretty sure that your kids appreciated the huge playhouse that you made for them!
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