Weekend Wrap-Up (on Tuesday) and Palmer's Playroom

Like the past several Thanksgiving weekend, we headed down to Whitefish, MT to spend some time shopping, golfing (Mitch) and getting away for a few days.

We were lucky enough to get to spend a couple days with my mom before we started our mini-vacay and lucky to have her spend the weekend here dog-sitting for us! AND, we came home to some delicious
 turkey dinner (my favorite!!).


||Friday||
Friday we made the drive down to Whitefish. As much as I don't enjoy riding in the truck for so long, the drive really is beautiful!  I tried to capture some pictures, but attempting to take photos while riding in a truck is difficult!

||Saturday|| & ||Sunday||
The girls spent the days shopping and touring Whitefish and Kalispell while the boys did their golfing.

 

||Monday||
We made a quick trip to Kalispell for some speed shopping then had to start the drive back home as I had to work at 3pm. Like Palmer, I too was worn out after the weekend!

Palmer's Playroom
While in Whitefish, we were able to pick up a few things we needed to make Palmer's Playroom a little more kid-friendly.

curtains | floor mats

Now, I just have a few more items to arrange in the playroom before it will be "complete"

Big Decisions Ahead

For the past few weeks, Mitchell and I have been very seriously considering putting the house up for sale for various reasons. We recently had a Realtor come in and do a report on what the house could potentially be listed at.  I have to say, we really aren’t didn’t think we were those people who think our house is valued at way more than it should be, but we were both a little bit surprised by the number that came back. Nevertheless, we both have a lot of thinking to do and a big decision to make.

We need to consider what is the best choice for our family. I really do love my house, but I have to say, that as we were building the house, I didn’t know if it would be big enough. After living here for 8 months though, I know now it is plenty big. A little too big in fact. With 2400 square feet about ground, there is a lot of house! A big house means A LOT OF CLEANING and with a baby and a dog (and me & Mitchell), there is a lot of space to mess up!  I don’t want us to be spending all our time cleaning and not enjoying our family.

during the building process

I love the neighbourhood; there are a lot of young families around here. There are beautiful walking paths, nice parks, and quiet streets. I know though, that we will be able to find this elsewhere too. I love my house for the features it has: the master wing, the upstairs laundry, the beautiful kitchen open to the rest of the main floor, the large backyard for Leaf and Palmer to play. It will be hard to leave, if that is what we choose to do, but I know we will find a house that suits the needs of our growing family.

I guess I use to think that having a nice big house meant a lot, but I really realize now that the only thing that matters is who you share your home with.

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