Treasure hunting

Ryan's been into treasure hunting lately and found a few "treasures" to bring home from the park the other day. He decided that we should put them in a jar in his room and ever since has been begging to go outside and look for more treasures to fill up his jar. So, this afternoon, we went out to check on the progress of the new house and agreed that we could go treasure hunting in the woods. It has been a while since we've done much exploring out there... it's either been too cold/wet lately, or we've just been too focused on the house itself. Anyway, we had so much fun, and found some fun "treasures" too :)

Tree vs. Beaver and the tree won. So cool!

I love our creek! :)

View of the side/back of the house from the woods


As for the house itself, the hardwood floors were stained this week, so that makes a big difference in the look of the main floor. The lighting was hard this afternoon, so it's hard to see well in the pictures, but here is the gist:


They've also been working on the landscaping out front - the stone walls are up, the walkway to the front steps is begun, and there is grass seed everywhere - I can't quite imagine what the yard is going to look like with grass!

Guest parking area with steps up to the front yard


They've also been staining the back deck. Here is the underneath from the back yard - that's where the hammock is going to go :)


Ryan got so excited tonight when I told him we were moving in one more month. I'm so thankful that we are already making memories there and it truly does already feel like home. It will still be so hard to leave this house, but I am feeling much more ready than I ever expected. Now, will the next 4 weeks go fast or slow? We shall see...