Home Sweet Hickory

We finally made it to our new home in Hickory! Even with the help of professional movers, it's been a hectic week. Josiah stayed with Nana and Pa during the packing up. We all stayed with them for one night and then Josiah went to Mimi and Granddaddy's for two nights while we unpacked. I'm so grateful for their help; it would have been insane packing with a toddler running around. We love our new house, and hopefully we'll post some pictures soon.

When Mimi, Granddaddy and Anna brought Josiah back, they stayed a few days and were a huge help to us. Anna snuggled Micah for one of his naps - not the most productive thing she did, but very sweet. She also was really helpful with Josiah, unpacking and painting.

Granddaddy took a break from mowing, edging, and weeding our lawn to chill with Josiah.

Here is Josiah's new favorite place: his new sandbox. We hadn't even noticed it when we bought the house, and Mimi did some work on the sides and added new sand. She also primarily painted two full rooms; she's an awesome, detail-oriented painter. We are so grateful for all of their help and their servant-hearts. Next time we'll let them just snuggle their grandchildren!

Josiah has spent hours and hours here each day. I'm not exaggerating. It's the first thing he asks for in the morning; we have to convince him to come inside and eat. With so much to do, this might be Mommy and Daddy's favorite feature of the house too - something to occupy our toddler for hours is priceless!

But my other unexpected, exciting find was this: a full-grown strawberry patch, thriving blackberry bushes, and supposedly a blueberry bush too, though we haven't seen fruit from that one yet. The strawberries and blackberries have been delicious; I didn't know fruit could taste that much better fresh!

They also had an awesome herb garden with oregano, lavender, rosemary and sage.