Happy House-iversary!

Welcome to our humble abode! We've been here a year so I guess it's about time to give you the grand tour. We've tackled a couple projects like painting the front door and the garage doors.





Before

When we moved in, all the walls were white so we added some color. Painting the living room was a bit of a task. We had to put up some scaffolding to get to the top. We will be sticking with these colors for, um, quite awhile.


Before

We also took out the wooden spindles. We thought about putting a slide in but apparently that's "not baby proof." Whatever. How cool would that have been?!
The master bedroom is really big!! In our last house there was literally only room for the bed. Oh and Jake had a little floor spot but that was pretty much it. We even have a master bathroom!! Which means I don't have to shove all my stuff in drawers when people come over.

 

Lily's room is as cute as a button. The windows are huge which is totally awesome. I didn't spend time decorating or changing stuff because it's pretty much perfect as it is. Someday we might repaint but for now the handprints all over the walls are adorable. 

 

Bathroom. I just wanted you to know that it's true what they say...everybody poops. 

 

The kitchen is fantastic. So much space and so many cabinets! We've been here a year and I still can't find stuff but that's mostly because Lily moves everything and hides her toys in the bowls and pans. What goes good with spaghetti? Plastic balls and doll clothes of course!

In case you are wondering about the paint patches in the wall, we are going for a new style called "giraffe." Just kidding. We can't decide on a color. Probably something in the orange, yellow, red or tan family. We really narrowed it down right?

We have other rooms too. There is a room with a totally awesome craft table. I'm not going to show you...you'll just have to take my word for it. Why am I not going to show you? Uh, where do you think all the extra stuff in the other rooms went when I took these pictures?

And we have a basement with a bedroom down there too. Currently there is a huge washing machine box/secret club house right in the middle. And I can't show you because you don't know the password.

So...that's our house! We love it! And we can't wait for you to come see it in person!

 

Happy Father's Day

Lily Girl is pretty blessed for lots of reasons. She's super cute, she has red hair, her mom is a wonderful cook... But the number one reason she is blessed is because she has the best daddy ever!

He teaches her to swim.

Reads her any book she wants.

Takes her on adventures.

Goes for walks (even when it's really hot).

Gives her shoulder rides (even though she's not exactly light anymore).

And makes her laugh all the time. 

We are so blessed!!!

ALWAYS Bring An Umbrella

Has it been raining a lot where you live? Cause it's been raining a lot here. But don't worry...we are prepared.

It's spring so we expect some rain, maybe a little hail, a couple tornado alerts. And we have had all the above. 

A little hail? I meant a big hail. Seriously, imagine that guy hitting your window! That will ruin your day! Luckily, our cars were inside and the monster hailstorm didn't last long. 

But all this rain has kept us from our daily walks. So we had to improvise. Unfortunately treadmill walks in a stroller just aren't the same. I tried to take a picture but I almost broke my face so you can just use your imagination. 

But anytime the weather breaks for a bit, we jump at the chance to enjoy the sun! (Even if a sudden downpour comes out of nowhere in the middle of our walk and we get soaked and I run down the street with a stroller like a crazy person because I didn't bring an umbrella. Bring an umbrella. Always bring an umbrella.)