ohhh the holidays!

so we may have kidnapped Karen's fake Christmas tree. I promise we'll return it after the holidays though :-) . The holidays are the best!!! I can definitely say this is the earliest I have ever put up a tree...but I just couldn't resist! We need to buy more lights tomorrow though. And today Nick built our first in-house fire! El nino fuego loco was back in action...I also think it's Biscuit and Teddy's first tree as well.

La Maida is FINALLY a House!!

oops excuse the boxes in the guest room!
I can't believe it! We are finally living in our house! Three months after construction began, we are settling in and figuring out where we want everything to go. We've been in for 2 weeks now, and after a few what Nick called "hiccups", things are finally wrapped up. Sure, the first night we discovered the furnace wasn't working and neither was the water heater (no heat AND a cold shower, really?) but all in all there haven't been any major catastrophes. We DID find out that our security system DEFINITELY works (crazy scary loud sirens).
Here are a few pictures of the house right now. The new mantle is in, most of our things are unpacked, and the living room is oh-so-livable.