Virginia!

Random fun with the tree stump!

They left bubbles!

Abby posing in the frontyard.

The kids before us had left this cool sword in the shed.

Our new house is nestled in the beautifully wooded suburbs of Fairfax County Virginia and is about 30 years older than our previous house in Illinois. We were certainly spoiled by all of the new appliances, new carpet, fresh paint, new fixtures, etc. in our last home. We've traded saplings for giant trees and soaking tubs for yellow tubs. I think it keeps us on our toes to have so much variety every couple of years and frankly, the kids are obsessed with the yellow tub/toilet combination!

The backyard is a little boy's dream with lots of sticks and bugs, dirt and leaves. There is no grass in our backyard, just out front, so less to mow and more free areas to dig! Within the first 10 minutes of playing out back Abby had cut her hand open on a piece of fence and Alex had rolled a tree stump down the hill, breaking a tiki torch. They will learn!