Our New Vacation House

Call us crazy, we bought a vacation home near Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. We haven't even gotten our first home in the DC area complete yet. We must have had spare time on our hands waiting for the first house to get done, so we decided to buy a vacation home. Mostly its because Lily drags us to the beach every weekend anyway. OK, maybe "dragging" isn't exactly correct. We all love going so we decided to buy a new home/villa in a large master planned community. Think 4 pools: 1 indoor Olympic size, 1 outdoor adult, 1 kiddie pool + 1 wave pool. Jack Nicklaus golf course. Workout facilities, recreation room, on site restaurant. On the bay, sandy beach, nature trails, and the list goes on and on. And only 10 minutes to Rehoboth Beach. Yes, we definitely feel extremely lucky to be able to do this.

House is this exact picture (brand new, 2350 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths and even a 2 car garage in back)

The kitchen was perfect for me. White cabinets and gray/blue granite. Such a beachy feel.
Picture of recreation area and adult pool at the resort

The wave pool

Fun at Bethany Beach

Last weekend we headed to the beach (the actual Atlantic beach this time) and discovered we love it even more than we thought. So... we ended up looking at vacation homes and found a community we fell in love with. More on that later. Lily had a great time at the beach. She loves people watching (and flirting with boys with no shirts) so it was the perfect place for her. Notice the picture below where she is trying to pick up on a sleeping gentlemen.

Great week with the Dixons

Last week we were fortunate to have Stef, Chad, Danielle & Lauren visit for nearly a whole week. Lily loved having them around and took a fond liking to Lauren especially. Maybe it was because Lauren's graduation pictures are hanging on her bulletin board. Or maybe its because she just really liked Lauren. Either way, she sure missed everyone when they left. Hopefully they will come back soon.

Mid July - Lily & Mom in Baltimore

Unfortunately Chris had to work one Sunday. Darn for him, but Lily and I decided to hit the Aquarium. Actually mom decided she needed some help entertaining Lily so we set off for Baltimore for the day. It was a great time. Lily loved the "sharkies" and the dolphins. And the aquarium was truly wonderful. One of the few things we have had to pay to visit, but it was definitely worth the money.

Lily downtown Baltimore (Inner Harbor) cooling off in a fountain

Lily at the aquarium

Catching up - the Zoo (mid July)

The National Zoo continues to be a favorite place for family visits on the weekends here in the Nations Capital for the Dixon's. Lily loves every minute of it. Until she gets so tired she falls asleep on us.

Our new home!

Yippee. New home progress (as seen below). The house is definitely starting to come together. We have a roof and windows as well. Definitely feeling better about our promised October move in time frame. Looking forward to seeing the walls go up and the finish work start to get done. That will be the exciting part.