Home is where the heart is...

We had our first family celebration at the new house this week!  While Michael, Michelle, Emma, and Elyssa were in New Hampshire for vacation, Adam and I were very excited to have the Desrosiers, Desrosiers, and DuVarneys over to the house for some food and family time.  AJ was thrilled to show everyone HIS house!!  I gotta say...it was awesome having everyone in one place :)



Adam "pracices" holding another little one!  Elyssa is just so darned CUTE!!

Michelle claims she is her grandmother reincarncated :)  (She must have been one heck of a party animal!)

Cousins!

The Dynamic Duo!



Grammy and Pepere with all their current "beans"!  (I love how happy their grandchildren make them!)

Happy Birthday, Dad!  And Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad!!




If this pair doesn't spell trouble, I don't know WHAT does ;)



The next family gathering....Pouliot, Pouliot, Pouliot, Pouliot/Champagne!!!  Bring it on!!

Summer Summer...Havin' a Blast...

It's been a few weeks since we moved into our new digs.  (I'm saving pictures of the progress on the house a little while longer until we get more of the main living space painted and unpacked...patience patience!)  During these last few weeks, we've never been more sure that we made the right decision to move to the convenience of the city.  Our commutes are shorter, we met some friendly neighbors, and above all...AJ LOVES HIS NEW HOUSE!!!! (particularly the back yard).

AJ and the dogs love the freedom that the fenced yard gives them (ironic, I know...fences keep you restricted....yet it's some how liberating!).  These days have been hot, hot, hot and there's no better way to beat the heat than a little pool-side fun!  (Thank you, Grammy for donating your kiddy pool!  AJ is having a blast with it.)

Daddy sets up the pool while AJ dips his tootsies.  Harley looks on for an opportunity to steal some fun herself!

Getting used to the water....

Who's that drinking out of my pool!?!?!

Harley sneaks a gulp here and there next.

That's all for now!  More pictures of the house and how we are spending our summer as soon as the dust settles!



Home Sweet Home

It’s official!! We closed on our new house in Nashua!!!  We’ll be very busy over the next few weeks painting and moving in.  We can’t wait to actually LIVE In this beautiful home.  It didn’t take long for a couple of the neighbors to stop in and size us up…and from what we hear, we’re going to LOVE the neighborhood.  Adam is particularly excited about the house directly across from ours…When he puts his flag out, he’s brewing beer and has the men over for some time in his “man town garage” ha ha ha.  I think we’re going to LOVE living in the city!

   

The Family Room is one of our favorite rooms in the house.  Here are a couple of views of this fantastic space!!

    

Kitchen

Sitting Room

Dining Room

Sun Room - This will be the boys' play room for a few years.  When they've outgrown it and only want to spend time in their own rooms, we will reclaim this space as a beautiful sun room that WE can enjoy :)

AJ’s and Robert’s rooms are going to need a wee bit of primer to cover up these BOLD colors!

         

    

Master Bedroom

Upstairs Bathroom - This is our biggest renovation project.  We will be gutting this bathroom and giving it a bit of a face-lift.  Stay tuned for the progress on this room!!

We LOVE our back yard.  It’s completely fenced in and both AJ and the dogs LOVE to explore.  AJ is particularly enamored with his own “house” in the back yard.  We were very excited to see that the previous owner left the swing set and playhouse.

         

         

The "King" surveys his land!

Harley explores her new back yard!

Looking forward to all that this house has to offer...many happy memories in the making.

In Transition…

I know it’s been quite some time since our last blog post.  We’ve been ultra busy trying to coordinate all of our exciting upcoming changes.  Since our last blog post, we’ve gone through a great deal of emotionally challenging times.  We sold our house in Webster, are in the process of buying a house in Nashua, moved to a temporary “home” in Manchester, and have had several doctor appointments for our new little bean.

On Monday, June 18th, we had an ultrasound appointment and discovered that we are having another little boy!  We are THRILLED that AJ will have a little brother and that they will be so close in age.  Both Adam and I grew up close in age to our siblings and can’t imagine any different for our little ones.  We chose the name “Robert Everett Pouliot” after both maternal grandfathers.  We know that they would both be honored for the tribute.

Another LOOOOOOONG baby? We think YES!

Already looks so much like his big brother!

I think he has those "Desrosiers" cheeks!

On Tuesday, June 19th, we packed up all of our furniture and said goodbye to Webster (well sort of…Adam had several more trips to pack up and clean up the remaining items that we didn’t get packed or thrown out before the movers got there).  As you can imagine, it was tough for Adam to say goodbye to the house he built and the home we built together for our family.  But now we look forward and are gearing up for the excitement that our new home will bring!!

For the time being, we’ve taken up residence at an apartment complex in Manchester…a rather large adjustment for all of us.

Thanks to Grammy and Pepere for watching AJ while we set up his room with all of his things to make the transition as easy as possible for him.

As you can see…it didn’t take him long to make himself “at home”.

Surprisingly, AJ has had the least amount of trouble adjusting to his new digs.  We’re on schedule with naps, night time sleep is right on target, and he’s enjoying the new “perks” of this place (wall-to-wall carpeting and mirrored closet doors).

"I'm Talking with the Man in the Mirror.."

And while we’re talking about the little guy, he had his 15 month check-up at the doctor’s office today.  We are currently weighing in at 29.5 lbs (94th percentile) and measures 32 inches tall (80th percentile).  Dr. Cramer is very pleased with his developmental progress to date and was not at all phased by “hurricane AJ” that breezed through her office.

We look forward to updating you soon when we move into our new home in Nashua!!!

HOME SWEET HOME!!!