Lake House

In March we moved to a new house. It's in the same neighborhood but on the lake and in a quiet cul de sac. We are really enjoying the new house. The boys are outside all the time and we are pretty much unpacked and settled in. We even got a free canoe. We haven't made any big changes but did have to get a new washer and dryer since the room and units weren't properly formatted for the layout of the laundry room. We'll eventually get around to finishing the basement and either making a patio or a patio and the deck bigger. It's wonderful to feel so at home some quickly. I was worried we would miss the old house a lot. The boys both adjusted pretty quickly and love their new rooms. The lake is wonderful and very relaxing. Welcome home!

Play Ball

We signed Bug up to play Blast Ball through Little League this spring. He loves it, in fact he loves it so much that his brother decided he wanted to play. We lucked out and there was an open spot on a T-Ball team so he's playing now too. Bug is on the Mets and Roo is on the Braves. They've both had a couple of games now and are having fun. Bug is always excited to get home and tell us how well he hit the ball. Roo looks so unassuming at the plate but always gets at least one big hit a game, with the rest of his hits being solid as well. He's one of the few kids not trying to kill it! Bug is natural at fielding and throwing the ball. We need to work a little more with Roo on that part, but he's having fun and that's what matter most!

Slum Lords

At the end of March we officially became landlords. We rented out the old house and were lucky enough to get renters within the first week of listing it for rent. We are using a property management company to handle everything which should make it less of a hassle for us. Though renting the house out may not be ideal, it enabled us to have peace of mind moving into the new house. We decided to rent it until we can break even selling it. We may end up keeping it as a rental if it's fairly hassle free and if we get a certain amount back on taxes instead of owing. We'll see, but for now, we're officially landlords.