Decorating and Babysitting

Tyler and I have been busy at work on our new home.  So much so that we laughed at ourselves when on a Friday night we were actually choosing to do yard work! I know, who would have thought? But it has been so much fun and the house is really beginning to feel like ours!  As for the inside of the house, new paint is up on almost every wall (okay, maybe a few more to go!) and it seems like the furniture has finally found its place (for awhile there, you had to be careful where you sat around here...because I might have just moved that chair you were planning on relaxing in!)

We have made a lot of progress since I last posted pictures of the newly painted walls, but we still have a ways to go, so I will just show you a few of the spaces that are more settled.

This piece is our newest addition and is in our foyer, which opens up to our....

Living Room. Okay, so this is just the couch. But Tyler's Aunt just finished these adorable pillows and I am in love! So thats why the picture is...well, all couch!

As you can see, our living room opens up to our kitchen, and here is a picture of the kitchen eat-in area:

In the midst of settling into the house, we had the privilege of watching my sweet nephew for the weekend while my sister and brother-in-law were on a mission trip to Guatemala.  We quickly realized that our decorating sense is not quite kid friendly.  But that didn't stop us from having a blast with the little guy!

This one if my absolute favorite!  They really bonded....a big step for Tyler!

So maybe we broke few rules about the pacifier?  But he was so cute!!!

Typically I would expect this look of Tyler mid an intense video game.... not mid Sesame Street episode... but hey, maybe it was an exciting segment on the letter of the day.

We feel so blessed to have our new home and love sharing it with family and friends! In fact, come on over, Tyler just told me tonight that he is going to start cooking! So I am sure he will be glad to whip you up one of his specialities...once he figures out what those will be of course.