House Hunting (lots of pictures)!!!

So we have narrowed down where we will be living to school district- Deer Valley or Paradise Valley districts (for those familiar with Phoenix). We really like Arrowhead Ranch, or some of the areas around where the 51 and the 101 intersect, in the PV district. Here are pictures and a little info on our two favorite houses so far, so you can get an idea of what we like, and plan your vacation to come visit us!

House #1
In Arrowhead Ranch, right by the mountains (literally right up against them in a GORGEOUS area) from my previous post. We just found out there is an offer on this house- but there is always a pretty good chance in the market down there that it will fall through. Or we could always find something really similar, there is a lot available. It is 4 bedroom/3 bath, about 2600 sq feet, built 1999. What I love about this house is the mountain views from every window, its huge, and the laundry room is UPSTAIRS with all the bedrooms! And the master bedroom is up two additional stairs from the rest of them, it was kind of fun.












master bedroom- its absolutely huge. this is only half of it.





House #2
In North Phoenix. Awesome neighborhood about a 6 minute walk from the elementary school. Completely new inside, even though its only about 15 years old. Its 3 bedroom, 3 bath, about 2000 sq feet, built 1995. What I love about this house is the yard, the pool, how new everything is (and I love the colors of paint/tile/carpet/counters), the fun loft with patio, and the fun stairs.










Notice the swim up table in the pool?? Thomas thinks I'll serve him dinner in the pool every night...

From Sunny Oasis to Siberia

We were recently down in Phoenix to house hunt (post to come soon!) and LOVED it! The weather was absolutely perfect, and we had a great time. I have some photos of when we went hiking in Thunderbird Recreation Area up by Arrowhead Ranch (one of our potential new neighborhoods!). Here are some photos for those of you who are looking forward to visiting us when we move!


I think it is beautiful, especially considering this is the middle of the winter and it was 70 degrees. PERFECT!

This last picture is for my mom, so she knows that javelina are real. Thankfully we didn't encounter any because we didn't have a walking stick to fend them off...

Here is what I drove to work in less than 48 hours after I took these photos. I was obviously back in Siberia (aka the barren wasteland I've called home for 8 loooong cold years, Utah).

And just for kicks and giggles, this is a cute deer that has been eating the berries from the ground in front of our place in here Provo! Also notice how good people are at parking around here.. its beastly. I'm so excited to leave!