Our New House...

A couple of weeks ago, we decided to cancel the building of our custom home. It was a very hard decision for us, but after months of delays and excuses from our builder, we just couldn't take it anymore. August 20th will be our one year anniversary of moving to New York and we are still living very minimally because 95% of our things are still packed in boxes. After informing our builder of our decision, we started looking at houses. We knew it would be hard to top the home we designed, but we had high hopes because there were much better homes on the market now compared to last year when we looked. 

On our last day of house hunting, we drove by a house that had a "for sale by owner" sign in the yard and pulled in their driveway. The home owners were happy to let us look around despite the fact that they were obviously loading up their cars and boat for a fun day on the lake. We left the kids in the car, ran inside and immediately knew this was the home for us. Later that evening, we called the owners, made them an offer, to which they countered and we accepted! Our plan is to close on the house around the 14th of September. We are so excited and looking forward to finally settling into a home for our kids to grow up in. 

Here are some stats about our new house:

4 Bedrooms and 2 Bathrooms

2400 sq.ft. on living level

700 finished sq.ft. in basement

1.5 acre corner lot

Maple hardwood floors

11ft. ceilings in the living, kitchen & dining areas

4 seasons room

Granite countertops in kitchen and bathrooms

Unfinished bedrooms and bathroom in basement

One block from Peru schools

Our beautiful new home!!!

Custom built-ins in the living room.

The 4 seasons room beside the living area.
Aka... our play room.

Our awesome kitchen!

A very open design. Kitchen, living
and dining are all open to each other.

Master bathroom with vanity area for me!

The awesome master shower.
There is also a tub to the left.

Our huge backyard. Our property
line is well beyond the trees.