Time for a New Zip Code...

 

In a couple of months of searching the Pasadena area for an affordable house in the right school district, we found only a few that fit our criteria. Those were gone faster than we could get a move on, and for way more money than we had. Finally one came up while the kids and I were visiting Idaho. Shaun and Uncle Bear went to look and sent pictures. The long story short, we made an offer and worked through the escrow process on this little fixer-upper on the border of Pasadena/Altadena that will become our new home - 1964 Layton Street.

Aunt Pat, Uncle Bear, Carlean, and the kids and I drove out to get the keys and toast the new house! I am calling it the 'Layton Cottage', but Aunt Pat is nicknaming it 'Casa Moscato.'

 Eli really doesn't like how empty and echoic it is with all the hardwood, unfortunately...

Abi thinks the place has great potential, and has already staked a claim on the master bedroom and all the fruit trees.

I can't tell if Luke is impressed. He is willing to put in some work for me while he is here though, when he isn't stealing Uncle Bear's glasses for a photo opp....