Fixing Up the House

We are still working on the front yard.... I need to get it together and decide what flowers I want out here!! But today we weeded (again) and ripped out a bunch of the plants that were there that we really hated!

This big shrub was a really stubborn one so we gave it a few more days! But its gonna go too! I am hoping to plant, peonies, hydrangea, hostas, and a few others... I just have to figure out WHAT!

It looks SO much better without all the weeds and nasty plants!

So many possibilities....

Here is the view of our garden in the back yard.. and the one remaining shrub we still need to pull out!

Here is our little island full of corn! Hmm I am SO excited!!!!

Our long row of tomatoes, and peppers and peas! We went with 4 different varieties of tomatoes so our salsa would be super flavorful!

In the corner in rows we have onions, carrots and the two long rows are lettuce.

Strawberries, blueberries and just outside the pic our zucchini plant.

Here are the 2 large and very stubborn tall shrubs BJ (THE MANLY MAN) tore out!

These are the shrubs and bushes we ripped out of the front and back!

I have added a few things to the living room! I have searched and searched for end tables on KSL, and finally found two! Adding things to the house is a slow process because I need to be VERY thrifty! But I have to tell you when I do find what I am looking for its SO worth the wait!

This black one came all re-finished and was on $20! I found the lamp at the D I for $3 and the plant on sale!

I wanted tables that were a little more vintage and eclectic then just the popular square chunky furniture I see everywhere!

I wanted two different tables to add to that eclectic feeling I want! This one needed to be refinished but it was only $8 so I was happy to add the needed TLC!

I also added the curtains and the large plant! Both of which I found on sale!!!

I am still looking for accessories for these tables but the ones I have so far I found around at yard sales for a couple bucks or less! YEA!!!!!

I added drapes in the Kitchen! I also added a matching curtian and rod on the back door! We really needed I think the neighbors know us a little TOO well! The big window in the door was not good for late night strolls when you are naked!! wink wink

I love making our house a little more like a home, and doing it all on a budget!!

Our First House

SO here it is! Our first house! Itsnt it just the cutest place you've EVER seen? (I love it, can you tell?) If you look close the boys are smiling at the door!

Here is our front door and the new amazing storm door we just had put on! Its also good to note our shout out to our stay in Hong Kong with our Chinese Lions!

Step inside please! Here is the entry way and a very excited Spencer to greet you! He is standing on the stairs and looking into the living room!

Here is what he is looking at! Our living room! And some cute little guys watching Backyardigans!

The living room doubles as the place I do consultations for weddings so we wanted it to look professional and comfortable!

I just found some end tables on KSL so I am excited to refinish them and get them next to the coach! It will help finish it off! The kids do love to hide behind the chairs though so that will put a damper on their Star Wars battles :)

Here is Bjs favorite thing in the whole house... our dying house plant! hahaha

Not the TV silly! He is in love with it! And my Dad and BJ did a beautiful job of taking all the wires and hiding them through the wall into the closet under the stairs!

The walk way there goes into the kitchen and dinning room

I had to take a shot of the TV turned because while my dad was visiting he worked so hard on the TV mount! But it is SO nice to have the kids keep the food in the kitchen and still get to watch TV!

We use our island SO much! I LOVE LOVE LOVE having one! The boys always eat here, color and do homework here and help me cook and make cookies here!

The door back by the coats goes to the garage and the door framed by the wreath and picture is the downstairs bathroom!

And these lovely bar stools I need to recognize because yours truly refinished them! It was my first big refinish job and I kinda love them!

A couple views of the kitchen and dining room! I painted in here one day when BJ was a school and surprised him when he got home! It was a lot of work but I like the way it turned out! And I love that I did it myself!

This window and back door go out to the backyard. Its covered in snow so I didn't get any pics for you!

I made these wall hangings! I needed something big and I had some fabric I wanted to use in the kitchen! It was a fun project because I got to use some big power tools and it makes a big splash in the room!

We inherited this piano from my parents when we moved, its the piano I played as kid! And I hope we can have the boys all learn on it too!

Now lets head upstairs to the toy room!

Graham is still in the crib, he loves it still, I love that he takes great naps and goes right to bed! For now its sill a win- win! (and all the frames on the dresser are evidence I havent hung up all the pics and shelves in here yet...

Toy room closet and our new toy shelves! We are still missing he biggest bin because they were out of stock.. but those 2 bins will hold all the duplo legos! YIPPIE

These organizers are amazing! The boys actually play with one to two bins at a time and are motiviated to help me pick up and put things a way in the right place! ITS A LIFE SAVER!

Thank you Gramzie and Grandad its the best Christmas present EVER!

Graham just didnt want to get dressed .... silly droopy diaper!

Now into the big boys room! The only toys we have inhere are the geo trax and their books!

Here are their bunk beds, dresser, and the foot ball holds all their dress up costumes!

And those two boards are there picture boards! They have close pins on them and they hold all their pictures! It works so much nicer then smiling at them and then throwing them away!

SO I didnt get pics of my room because I am still organizing it! (its a never ending battle!) I also didnt get pics of the bathrooms , backyard or garage... so maybe we can have a round 2 of the home tour!

We love our new house and I am glad I got to show it off a little bit!

Now we just need some visitors......

Movin on Over

The move was messy! But I think it was our best move ever! My favorite part was NOT being pregnant and trying to move! Every time we've moved over the last 4 years I have either been sick pregnant or HUGE pregnant! So this time was a breeze in comparison!

ALL of the Holm family showed up and helped SO much! Then men moved everything and all the girls helped me put away SO much before we even finished moving everything over! 

The best part of moving is being DONE moving! And I truly LOVE our new place! I haven't gotten pics of everything yet but here is a preview....

The front with our snazzy garage... I LOVE the extra space! We finally get to set out our Chinese Lions in front of the door! YEA Oh and thats our Milk Jug Pirate from the party the boys wanted to leave him up for a while :)

The front room

The dinning room

The kitchen! SO SO SO much bigger then the last place! THANK HEAVENS! It makes me really appreciate the extra counter space and cabinets! (and please notice my sweet curtains I found for a dollar at a yard sale! My first ever curtains, cause they are so expensive! I kinda love them! Dark espresso brown paisley!!)

I just had to take a close up pic so you could see how cool they are!

Oh and this is the day after we moved in the kids out in the TOTALLY enclosed back yard! It is by far the best part of the new house! (did I mention that the morning we moved there was a snow storm?! Yea it was funny, we got stuck in the road a few times and then ran to WallyWorld to buy a shovel so we could scoop the driveway and get into the house:)

More house pics will come later as I get the kids rooms organized and clean enough for pics...it may take a while:)