We have been crazy busy the past few months. Our house closed on Leap Day and we worked on it nearly every day for about a month before we moved in. We packed, cleaned and moved out of our rental at the end of March and moved into our lovely new home that partially resembles a contruction zone. But, we really love it and are slowly putting it together and doing what we can to make it ours. I don't have as many before pictures as I would like...things just were so crazy that pictures didn't seem to be a priority. But, now I wish we had taken more. There is still a lot to do but we are proud of ourselves and the many friends and family members that have helped us thus far. We are especially grateful for Ryan's dad. He has been over hear pretty much full-time. He truly deserves the gold star! We couldn't do this without him.
Three days after we moved in, we had our first guests. My brother and his family had been planning to visit us for a few months. It just so happened to fall right when we moved. I was really worried how it was going to work out, but it was perfect! We were unpacked enough and all the kids did great stepping over nails and not tripping on uneven stairs and carpet ends. We had a lot of fun and did some great things...even though the weather didn't want to cooperate for a few days.
Wet bar almost gone...hallelujah!
Our lovely new Acacia floor. We are really happy with how it is turning out.
Hayden loves the new carpet. It's so soft and clean...especially compared to what was in there. Yuck!
New light fixture and a little look at the paint color. We painted the entire house the same color (beige/tan), with the beams on the main levels accented a bit darker. We also painted all the cielings white. Painting took a LOT longer than we expected. We still have some touch-up, trim and doors to do...not too excited about that. But, it will be nice to put up some doors and base boards sometime in the next few weeks, hopefully.
A look out our kitchen window.
A look out our front door. The kids play in the cul-de-sac all day. It's the most wonderful thing!
Mya had a birthday two weeks ago. She was talking about it for a month. I can't believe she is 7. We love her so much!
Casa Bonita-Come to Denver and you can experience it, too!
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Our friends had a family 5K this past weekend. The weather was beautiful and we had a lot of fun. (Ryan and I both pushed strollers for a little extra work out :) Carly and Ryan ran the whole way. I went with Mya and she did great, too. She ran about 1 mile and walked about 2. I'm glad she did. I don't know if I could have run the whole thing right now. I'm still trying to figure out a good workout schedule with the baby....ughhh.
I have so many pictures, but this will have to do for now. The school year will be over before we know it. I am excited for summer. Even though a lot of our time and money is being put into the house right now, we have a lot of fun things to look forward to when school is out.