Apartment Tour

Well, its just about done. No curtains yet, but I'm not even sure when I'll have time to get the sewing machine out. I felt like I was doing good to at least get the pictures hung today. I'm ready to move onto new "normal" and making friends! Here is the best I can do at inviting you all over to spend an afternoon with us. If anyone is ever in the area, please look us up for a real visit! :)

 So here we are on the end, our door is first, but our apartment looks out the back. In front of this building is the park and we are excitedly awaiting the installation of all new playground equipment!

 Welcome! Our foyer houses a coat closet, entrance to the garage and a flight of stairs. There is also plenty of room for a bench....a great place to put shoes on little feet. I need to get a lamp down there and the window is now covered in a cool vinyl faux stained glass for privacy.

 At the top of the stairs there is a double window and room for my hutch and one bookcase.

 There are build in shelves on both sides of the hall and if you take the door next to Rebecca you will be in the hall that leads to the kids room. A bathroom and linen closet too!

 Becca and I went with wild colors for their bathroom!

 Happy! Still needs some pictures on the walls....all in good time.

 Kids room sans curtains.

 They love their bunkbed and are so excited to be sharing a room!

 Okay back down the hall.....

 Oh, here are their bedspreads. Yellow is gender neutral, right? Maybe some throw pillows later for identity.

 Living room view from the built in shelves....you can see a peek of the den as well.

 Another view of the living room.

 So many pictures, but I wanted to give a good tour....to my grandparents especially! xoxo

 Okay so standing in the center of the living room and looking back you have the eat in kitchen.

 Its a great sized kitchen for an apartment and the little door is a deep pantry and behind the folding door I have a w&d room. There is enough room to leave a load of laundry on the floor. *wink,wink and shelves to keep my cleaners out of little hands.

 Ordinary stove, etc.

 From the kitchen you can see what is supposed to be the dining room, but we are using it as a den. You also have lots of light from the french door.

 My little reading spot where I curl up each afternoon with tea and a good book......in my dreams! LOL

 The ever important portal to the world....our computer.

 I can't wait to put some flower pots and wind chimes out here!

 View from the balcony of the clubhouse and pool. I love the sound of the fountain on the pond too, very relaxing.

 Lastly, the master bedroom. Roughly the same size as the kids, but much less cute at this point.

 We need some color!

 Door to the master bath, same as the kids, but with a garden tub instead of a regular. We also have a "ginormous" closet that is currently stuffed with an array of disorganized shoes and clothing.

Not a view from here, but I love this pic of the Charlotte skyline!

Charlotte

Six months!!! Its been six months since I've updated this blog. I guess having three little ones has kept me busy. ;) I'll try to catch up and fill in the gaps with Christmas pictures and things soon. Today though I just want to get some pictures up from our morning downtown. I am LOVING Charlotte!!! There is so much to do and see and we've not even scratched the surface. Trader Joe's health food store is just down the road and it appears to be the "Aldi" of the health food world. I think we might be able to eat organic most of the time now.....at least it will be a regular stop on my errands route. We've also explored IKEA....several times. LOL, its been fun setting up a new house. Our apartment is so near everything. Rebecca is currently nagging me to take them to the swimming pool and although the sight of it from here is tempting, I'm afraid its just a bit cool for the boys. All in good time. We're just about done unpacking and settling in, I'm going to save hanging pictures for Monday. Aaron starts his new job and I want him to come home to something new done to the house and a decent dinner. So this morning we scouted out the regional farmers market. I cannot wait for next Satruday. I'll be going down with a cooler and shopping list. I saw grass fed beef and pork, msg free sausage, nitrate/nitrite free deli meats, free range eggs, cheeses, fresh caught seafood, and of course produce. Two big barns full of food stuffs, a barn full of crafts, and another just for plants! Then we drove to the nearest transit station and hopped aboard the Lynx. Levi and Isaiah were beyond thrilled to be on a "train". Levi sat in the front row nearest the driver, a great seat for watching us fly down the tracks. I can't wait for the north leg of the system to finish in 2017. That will bring the rail right up to this area of town. Downtown we saw bicycle vending, healthy food/ natural food eateries, and the most amazing children's library I've ever seen. The library also houses a couple theaters where they do various kids productions. I saw that back in December they did Miracle on 34th street. Right now the show is "The Reluctant Dragon", its runs through May 4, so I hope to get the kids down there to see it in the next couple weeks. There was a lot more to discover in the 7th street area, but we got tired and hungry. I wore Isaiah and toting his 23.5 pound little self all over was a workout. We headed back one stop to eat at Moe's, one of our favorites. When we got off and headed towards the sign we found ourselves in an outdoor mall, four stories of shopping, and dining, along with a HUGE CVS. I guess they tailor to the urban lifestyle because they carried much more than your usual CVS pharmacy. Lots of cool apartments line the south end of the light rail and I kept thinking of friends and family who would love living in the heart of it all. (Sarah & Maryann, wink, wink)
Going to let the pictures do the talking now, but I'll be sure to post more as we explore further.

 Visiting Grandpa Briel before leaving Evansville.

 We got a big truck! It was full too!

 Levi rode in the big yellow truck with dad the whole way.

 Becca took a turn too.

 Downtown....so much stuff to see and do!

 Loved this Market....like a healthy food court plus farmers market, indoors.

 Bike rentals.

 Cool art.

 Best . Library. Ever.

 Sitll the library.

 Big "book" to turn pages and perform plays.....costumes were off to the side.

 Healthy vending machine....yes!

 Still the library.

 Outside mall thingy.

One last shot of the library. I can't wait to bring the kids back here.