2 years!

Greg and I crossed our 2 year homeowner-iversary yesterday!

We celebrated 2 years of holidays here.



Cooper turned 1, then 2, and soon will turn 3 here.

In this house he went from cuddly, crawling little guy:

To first-steps taking, full of energy toddler:

I really can't believe it has been 2 years. It doesn't feel long ago that we were sitting in an office signing a heap of papers, anxiously waiting to be handed a pair of keys. 

My parents watched Cooper the night we closed. Greg and I set up an air mattress and camped out in the living room. I remember that even with the keys it felt like we were trespassing in a stranger's house.

That feeling is long gone. The house has felt "ours" for a long time now. We have worn it in just right. We feel grateful that we still love it here and that it still feels right for our family (and that the principal on our mortgage has decreased ever so slightly).

The house has seen quite a few changes since we have been here, but as always there are things we would like to improve.

Maintenance:
*Get the house inspected for termite damage. We have failed to do this the last 2 years. It was a really rainy spring last year so we need to get this done.
*Call someone to inspect the cracks in the plaster. There was a crack in the plaster along our ceiling when we moved in. It was inspected and they said it was okay, just cosmetic. The crack has grown. I'm sure that it's just from the freezing winter we had, but better to be safe and make sure nothing is wrong with any of the support beams.
*Replace caulk around tub.

The cosmetic stuff:
*Install light above sink in kitchen. Our kitchen reno was mostly finished a year ago, yet we still haven't managed to do this.
*Install leftover flooring in laundry room
*Re-paint front door & buy/install new door hardware
*Replace number signage on mailbox
*Replace closet sliding doors
*Paint interior doors white

Outside:
*Remove recycle bin plants from fence
*Stain privacy fence off patio
*Remove awning from shed
*Yardwork (remove sticks, trim hedges, weed-eat area around fence)

There is always a to-do list for a house, but (so far) it has been worth it. I am looking forward to building more memories in this little house.