The New House.

It has been a little over a month since we moved into our new house, we moved in the day before Thanksgiving to be exact.  LAWD. Have. Mercy.  I had no idea we would just now be getting settled.  When Erik and I got engaged we built a house in Riverbend.  He moved into the house in March 2010 and I moved in when we got married in July.  I don't remember taking over a month to unpack everything and feel "moved in", I guess I just didn't have that much stuff like I do now....plus we have some extra "stuff" now with two kids.  Right now, there are still boxes in the garage that drive me crazy but those won't move until we get a shed.  Anyways.  Long story short, many of you have asked for pictures and I just now getting around to it.  I kind of wanted to wait until it was all decorated but lets be honest, thats not happening any time soon.

Well, we LOVE our new house.  It is just what we wanted and more.  The farm life is so much fun too.   The kids are having a blast.  We never see them.  Thats a good thing for the record.  Just kidding......kinda.  No but really, they are always outside playing and we don't even have to worry about a weirdo taking them or them getting lost.  SCORE!  We have bikes and riding toys galore, cousins next door and Nanny and PawPaw close.  We consider ourselves super blessed.  People around here call you darlin' and use manners, its amazing!  All the workers at restaurants and stores like actually seem to enjoy their job.  The drive isn't bad either.  I don't mind the 45 minutes TO work, from work...not as much.

Below are pictures of the house.  I did the best I could with the picture taking :)

Our House :)  

The Den.  Or as some call it, the living room.

Another view of the den.  We ordered the sectional from Transit Damage in Charlotte.  I did not really want a "bulky" sectional but Erik did and he won.  Four of the chairs recline so that has been nice.  Comfort has always been the upmost importance so we like it.  It can be configured any way you want.  This isn't probably how we will keep it but again, it'll do for now.  

Different view of the den.  Rug is from Wayfair.  

This is the dining room.  Hutch is from The Gibson Mill in Concord, such an amazing place!

Our BEAUTIFUL farmhouse table built by Chris and Tiffany McCord, my favorite piece in the house.   It was decorated for Christmas when I took this.  End chairs are from Wayfair and white chairs are from Target.  

The mantel decorated for Christmas.  Before you ask, the 5th stocking is for Daisy (our dog).  

The mantel after Christmas.

The Kitchen

The island.  This is where we eat dinner because its just convenient.  I've never had a big island so its definitely one of my favorite things in the kitchen!

Stools from Target :)

Farmhouse sink, my ONLY must have.  

The Master Bedroom 

Different view of the Master.

Headboard from Reinvented Charlotte and side tables from Wayfair.  

View from our bed.  Dresser isn't what I wanted but it'll do for now.  

I clearly have some stuff I need to put on the walls.

Picture from the doorway to the master bathroom.  We cannot find a shower curtain long enough so right now there is just a shower curtain liner.  Probably will end up getting a glass door put in.  

Erik's sink.

My Sink :)

Picture from the doorway of the Master closets. 

1/2 of my closet.

The other 1/2.  

PS.  Anyone need a wedding dress?!

1/2 of Erik's closet.  I didn't get the other half, oops.

Gage's Room.

Lyla's Room.

Guest Room.

Bathroom.

Morning Room which is a little playroom right now.  When the kids get a little older it will be more like a sun room for relaxing :)

Bonus room upstairs.

That's it!  Schumacher Homes out of Mooresville built our home and we HIGHLY recommend them. They have model homes available all across the US that you can look at for ideas.  Have any questions, just ask!  A big shout out to my Aunt Lisa for housing us while we were building, to my family for helping us move in and to Erik for putting up with me through this stressful yet exciting process.  Here's to making memories :)