The home, a three-story affair in an upscale, family-oriented Des Moines suburb, is located just a mile from grandmother Karen White Fieg's house and abuts the elementary school that the eldest of the three children, Paige, 4, will attend next year. The children will actually attend public schools where Emilie and Matt were first introduced and will be able to walk to school through the 12th grade.
Neighbors in the cul-de-sac told the Harveys that Paige and her siblings Hanna, 2, and Michael, a newborn, bring to 44 the number of children under age 10 who live on their short little street.
If Matt, better known to friends and family as Harv, is intimated by the many responsibilities that come with financing the property, he has yet to betray it. Harv is an information technology specialist for The Principal Financial Group, a financial planning and investment firm with $318.8 billion in assets worldwide.
"I feel great," Harv said. "I feel like I am living the American dream."
At the Harveys' new home, each child has his or her own bedroom and there is a large playroom on the third floor, prompting the children's grandfather, Air Force Col. Ed Fieg, who toured the home shortly before its completion, to marvel at how much more little Michael will have than did his mother when she was born. At that time the Fiegs lived in a tiny, two-bedroom apartment over a garage -- a remodeled barn, actually -- in Durham, N.C.
In addition to the playroom and an as-yet unfinished 'man cave' in the large basement, the 2,700-square foot structure features a three-car garage, a huge living and dining room and adjoining kitchen with black granite counter tops and sink. A fireplace dominates the living room but is designed for maximum efficiency as it is entirely electric.
This is the second Fieg family to move into a new home this year. Kevin and Anne Whiteside Still recently took possession of their new home in Danville, Indiana.
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