Noni and Grandpa's New House!!!

When we moved up here 2 years ago, it was only a distant dream that our families would follow us.  We made the decision to move here out of necessity for our family unit, but it was not one that was easily made.  We knew we were taking a risk by moving away from family.  Then 4 months ago, one of our favorite things happened!!! Noni and Grandpa Dayton moved 7 minutes away from us!!! And I guess I should mention the spectacular place they chose... 10.5 acres, giant pond, theater room, and great lawn for a soccer field :0) It really is a piece of property that I can see our boys growing up in! They already love it!!! And Jacob could not be happier that Noni is as close as she is! He says "Now I can see Noni everyday!" Now his second dream will come true when he can see Everett everyday! Hint Hint Kiki!!

The boys favorite place is the lake! There are fish, turtles, polliwogs, frogs, crawdads, and the most recent addition... Otters!!! It's crazy to see the amount of nature just in their backyard!! As mentioned in a prior blog, the boys are getting so much more comfortable in the water (obviously by Brayden being full in the water with clothes on!) There is a little row boat that we take the kids out on and fish.  One of the best things is seeing Matt and Mike teach the boys fishing.  Granted Matt and Mike took me fishing once and it was hands down the most sketchy thing I have done in my life (lightning and a metal boat and we didn't catch anything), but I will say they have stepped up their safety skills in teaching the boys how to fish.

The lake has a huge sand area to build sand castles and dig with the boys trucks.  We also are in no short supply of squirt guns!! The water play at their house is off the charts!!

Hands down my mom's favorite part is to go exploring the property and seeing all the neighbor's animals. The boys were slightly nervous near the horses, which I don't blame them, but they do love watching them from a distance!

The neighbors seem so far away, but it's so nice to see their animals up close!!

There is tons of pavement space for the boys to ride pretty much every toy in the world there! And there are two fire pits as you can see in the background... we have had a few s'mores nights this summer!

And the grass area is just insane!!! If any of these boys grow up to be professional soccer players, it will all be in thanks to the space they grew up with!! Obviously I'm starting them young!! :0)

We seriously could not be more excited to have Noni and Grandpa so close to us!! Oh and we can't forget Great Papa!!!  The boys have loved getting to know Great Papa, and it is priceless to hear Brayden yell "Papa!!!" every time he comes through the door.