Our Abode

Yes, we love our house. It is so fun to always have something to work on. It's wonderful to have our own space to work on as we please.
I wanted to wait and take pictures until we were completely painted and decorated. But like that's ever gonna happen :) So you get what you get. It's very much a work in progress...but it gives you an idea.

This is the front room. We painted it (Behr Ocean Pearl), got the entertainment center off Craigslist and the recliner and couch are hand me downs from Doug's parents.

Then you walk down this hall into the next area...whoo hoo, here we go!

This is the family room. We painted it (Martha Stewart Moonshadow) and it looks out into our backyard.

The kitchen is right off the family room as you can see. It's even somewhat clean. That is a miracle. I love the island :)

The other part of the kitchen. We love our fridge given to us by my parents.

Garage shelves that Doug whipped out on Saturday. He's a stud, I know!

I LOVE STORAGE!!!

Right up the stairs there is a loft area which we LOVE. It's perfect for the computer because it's open but not right out in the open. Get where I'm coming from?? We painted it the same as the downstairs living room (Behr Ocean Pearl). It took us from 5PM-12AM to paint this room. It was hard because of the stairs.

Here are pictures of Doug painting above the stairs. I was freaking out...even though I was taking pictures. :)

We had to use Ben (our BIL's) ginormous ladder. I think it's called "The Little Giant."

That is all for now. I will keep updating you...when I can! The best way to see our house would be to come visit. So call now to schedule :)

Snickerdoodles

This post isn't about Snickerdoodles. I made some the other night. I have already had 3 today and want another. Maybe if I write it out the craving will go away...

Doug's friend at work got a new camera and offered to take some pictures of us. Yes please! As you know I've been wanting pictures for awhile now. :) Doug drives past a wheat field everyday and thought it would be a cool place for pictures. He was right. Here are some he got to us and I can't wait for the rest.

We started packing and needed a "baby jail" to keep Katelyn from getting into everything. It works for toddlers too.

Allie and Doug tried camping in the backyard since Allie earned it. They did some smores and watched a movie. But we live by a pretty busy street so the noise and lights made it hard to sleep. Oh, and the fact that Allie couldn't stop talking ;) so they went inside for the rest of the night!

4 day week for us and then off to Utah to see my family and my grandma from Florida!! :):)

Landscape

So we decided to re-landscape the house for Doug's parents 2 weeks after having a newborn. It was crazy but fun! Doug worked out in the 95-100 degree weather getting it done. We were clueless but found some great prices and it turned out very nice. We dug out all the bark and replaced it with nice edging stones and rock, with some new plants.
These are such horrible pictures, but you get the idea. These are just of the front..but we did the sides and back as well.

Before

In the process. Allie was a lot of help digging all that dirt out.

Almost there

Done...I know it's not a good picture. Sorry!