The Gaileys of Freeport: January 2015

We moved in on Dec. 15 and the first month in our new home passed quickly! We had less than a week in the house before heading to California to spend the holidays with Leah's family. We were away for 8 days and enjoyed relaxing, exploring Napa Valley and San Francisco, and spending time with family, but were also thankful to have 5 solid days at home after our trip to unpack and move in. We absolutely love the house and neighborhood--everything is beautiful and we feel very lucky to be here.

We christened the house with our annual holiday wine party, which we postponed until January 10 so that we could host it in our new home. We warmed the house quite nicely with 70 good friends here. With the arrival of snow, we are also enjoying being able to simply walk out the door and cross country ski in the fields in our neighborhood.

We hope you'll enjoy this video which documents our housebuilding process from start to finish. A huge thank you to Heather Jackson, Jackson Built who designed and built our beautiful home! And, thank you to Glenn Jonsson who sold our former home and facilitated the purchase of this home. And, thank you to all of the family and friends who took care of us throughout this process, whether it was giving us a place to stay, feeding us, entertaining the kids, unpacking endless boxes, or just simply giving us a good laugh when we needed one.

And, some photos of the finished house! There's still some work to be done in the spring: looming and seeding the lawn, paving the driveway, painting the exterior doors garnet, etc.