New House

The move is successful! We are back in Iowa as a complete family unit! We are renting a farm property in Roland, Iowa and we absolutely LOVE it! There are no neighbors within throwing distance, there are no police sirens, and there are no car passing with the bass booming. There is wind, there are birds singing, and there are crickets chirping. The sounds of nature fill our ears and it is beautiful! Lilah and Sydney are playing outside without borders. We think Syd has lost 5 lbs since we move here (that was only a week ago!).


This is Lilah and Nate enjoying the landscape to the west of the house. There is a grove of various types of trees and then a football field sized grassy area. Beyond that is a field of prairie grass that is home to many striped gophers, snakes and rabbits.



This is the south view of the house. The door from the deck enters the dining room. Deanna and Billy bought us a fire pit for the deck. Nate was feeling sad about leaving his fire pit in Rochester so this will help him get over his sadness.


This is a view of the house from the northeast. We live on a hill so we have a great view of the surrounding fields and we get a nice breeze.


This last picture is from the end of the driveway. It is nice to be away from the gravel dust, but it is quite a walk for the mail. I would have published more inside pictures, but the house is still a little bit of a mess of boxes and stuff that has not quite found its place. However, the kitchen was the first room to be finished and below is a picture. I will publish more pictures once everything is put away. In the mean time, come on by and we can put you to work ;) !