Our new home.

We finally found (and moved into) our new home. It is in the Isle of Pines community near Moss Park. It was the area we were looking at in order to be zoned for Lake Nona High School. After nine years of "association living" we decided we wanted something different...and a little more room. It was between this community and another one off Lake Mary Jane Rd. called Live Oak Estates. I really like that community as well. All the homes are on 1-2 acre lots and surrounded by, what else, oak trees. Really beautiful. Unfortunately, there weren't any five bedrooms available or even 4 bedrooms that would work. But we lucked out with this gem. It's on 5 acres with a pond. And the owners had decided that instead of a formal living room they would enclose it for a home office, which is now Will's bedroom. It worked out perfectly...the 3 boys are on one side, sharing a bathroom and Helen is on the other side with her own private bathroom.

Here are Yiayia and Helen on moving day hanging up a bird feeder in the front yard.

While the girls are doing all the work, the boys are having target practice in the back.

The best part about our new home are all of the animals we "inherited" like this duck couple. They wait by the storage shed where the food is kept and start quacking until you give them some food. The deer also enjoy the corn, but they are a bit skittish and usually come in the early evening or late at night. Occasionally, you can catch them drinking from the pond during the day. Our own little piece of paradise.