I'm a big kid now!

We've been married nearly 9 years now and with every move we've had with our family, buying just wasn't a good option. After tiny living quarters in Korea, the prospect of a house with some space and a backyard sounded amazing. After some research we could see that it really is a buyer's market, kind of a golden era where the interest rates are lower then they've ever been, and the home prices in the area are fairly low as well. This meant we could get more house for our money. We needed to stay within our BAH (basic allowance for housing) and amazingly, we have.

We ended up going with a newly built house in a new neighborhood. (the streets aren't even on google maps yet) After talking with my mom about her boss who had just had a house built, a lot of the features that are included in our house go for a lot more in Denver. We feel truly blessed.

So, the specs:  3 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath, and the basement is being finished right now to become a great room. Fenced in backyard, 3 car garage. (or as dan says 1-2 car garage with a workshop for him!) Here are some pictures we took while my mom and brother came down to visit for a day.

Basement area to be finished

Master bathroom with a garden tub

Dan showing that he can stretch all the way out. Can't wait to take a bath in it!

Walk in closet off the master bath. Never had one of those!

Master bedroom

A view from the bedrooms upstairs down to the living area. Uncle Kevin was enjoying playing with the kiddos

View from the living area into the kitchen. Up the stairs are the 3 bedrroms, down stairs is a family room, and then below that is the basement.

Kitchen. To the right out of the picture is a corner pantry closet and the refrigerator.

Here's the family room that leads out to the backyard. Also on this level is a half bath, laundry room and door out to the garage.

Holy garage batman!

The backyard! Sprinkler system and rocks around the edges to keep water from draining to the house. The door that my mom and I are standing by goes to the garage. Can't wait to add a grill, some patio furniture and maybe even a trampoline!

And the front view! SOLD!

And you can you believe that along with the buying of the house we also found a car? We haven't even a been here a week, but that Honda Odyssey is our new baby. First minivan! They lady we bought it from was either super nice or super crazy because she just kept dropping the price all on her own, giving us a steal of a car. I just love it when things work out smoothly.

Now we just have to wait, as closing isn't until August 20th. It could be sooner if all the financing goes through fast, but they still have to finish the basement, so we'll see!

I never thought this could be us, and i'm excited and a little nervous to see how home ownership goes for us. Wish us luck!