Big Changes this Fall....

The most exciting news for us this fall would be that we have moved into a new house! Shane and I started looking in September with no serious intentions, but then found the home of our dreams. We couldn't pass up the opportunity so we made an offer.  After much negotiating and sleepless nights, our offer was accepted and everything finally worked out.
We put our house on the market "For Sale By Owner" and ended up finding a wonderful family who now currently rent our first home on Argenta Drive.

Talk about an emotional experience! Little did I know that our tiny first house would be so hard for me to leave. This was the home I bought with Shane after our engagement. This is the home that Shane and I came home to on our wedding night. This is the home that we painted every wall in and over time decorated and made into a place that was near perfect for us. This is the home that we brought our first baby boy home to :) So many memories inside those walls.
I knew I was excited for a bigger, new home that we actually had enough room to breath in, but I didn't realize that our cramped crazy life on 109 Argenta had become what I defined "home."
Throughout this whole experience I've come to find that home is where your family is. As long as I have Shane and Nolan, that "homey" feeling finds its way into the nooks and crannies of any house.

We now live at 331 Newcombe Lane, Chatham, Illinois, and I couldn't be happier. This is the house I will raise my family in! After only being here for a week, we are already getting settled in. Nolan's room seems almost perfect..... Except for the electric blue walls and the name "Leon" painted largely above his changing table. HAHA
The family that lived here before us had a little boy named Leon- they were a super sweet family who even left us a card and a gift. The gift was a precious little outfit for Nolan, compliments of Leon.We've just decided that Nolan has a new nickname...... Leon......
The room seems perfect :)

It's funny how everything works out. God is definitely good!  I'm very thankful. Thankful for my new home, thankful for my family and friends who were so supportive and generous during this whole moving process, and thankful for everything that has become part of our new life here in Chatham.