Adventures in Painting

Who decided to paint their house with a newborn baby at home?

These people!

Yes, we are crazy.  I think we were just going a little stir crazy.  We have been wanting to paint several rooms in our house for quite some time now but have just never taken the time to do it.  The other day out of the blue we decided it was time to just go buy paint and get it done.  With the help of my sister and my mom helping out with Emma we were able to knock out our bedroom, living room, foyer and hallway in just two days! Talk about being exhausted though! We have had a very busy week and there won't be much rest this weekend since Dustin will be working.  We still eventually will need to paint our bathroom, the sunroom and the kitchen.  It just really feels nice that after owning this home for a year and a half now we are finally making it our home.  It felt like we were living in the previous owners house and now it fits our personality.  I am so proud of the work we have put into it and cant' wait to continue with it.  We have so many projects to do and as it gets warmer it will be much easier to start most of them.  I'm so ready for Spring.  Planting flowers, mowing our yard, opening up the pool (oh man I really can't wait to relax on a float!), purchasing a swing set for Miss Emma, cleaning out the gutters, painting the shutters, corn hole, sunshine, walks with Emma, zoo trips, picnics, drive in movies, patio sitting...oh I could just go on and on! Can ya tell I'm ready!?

We took some pictures of the painting process so I suppose I'll share.  Let me know what you think.  I'm not an interior designer by any means so I was a little worried how it would turn out but I think it's beautiful!

 

[caption id="attachment_276" align="alignleft" width="453" caption="OUR BEDROOM WHEN WE FIRST MOVED IN. BEST DESCRIPTION WOULD BE BLAND, EMPTY AND DARK."][/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[caption id="attachment_277" align="alignleft" width="483" caption="A FEW MONTHS AFTER MOVING IN WE BOUGHT THIS COMFORTER SET AND LOVED IT AT FIRST BUT IT ENDED UP PRETTY MUCH RUINED BY THE DOGS AND WAS STILL TOO DARK AND DEPRESSING FOR US."][/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[caption id="attachment_278" align="alignleft" width="512" caption="WELCOME TO OUR NEW OASIS! I COULD STAY IN THIS ROOM ALL DAY. I'M EVEN SLEEPING BETTER AT NIGHT."][/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[caption id="attachment_279" align="alignleft" width="512" caption="I FEEL LIKE OUR ROOM IS VERY BEACHY NOW. ALMOST LIKE I CAN STEP OUT OUR SIDE DOOR INTO SAND, WITH THE WAVES CRASHING...OHHH ONLY IN MY DREAMS!"][/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[caption id="attachment_280" align="alignleft" width="512" caption="THE NEW BEDDING (AND IF OUR DOGS EVEN THINK ABOUT TOUCHING IT THEY WILL LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME!)."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_283" align="alignleft" width="512" caption="LIVING ROOM WALLS WENT FROM BABY POOP GREEN TO A NICE CALM GREY. (WE SEE ENOUGH BABY POOP GREEN THANKS TO EMMA, WE DIDN'T NEED IT ON OUR WALLS.)"][/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know my posts have been few and far between lately but it's hard enough to find time to shower during the day yet alone sign in here and update everyone on what's going on in my my crazy new mommy life.  However, thanks to this little baby I will have more hands free time:

 

[caption id="attachment_281" align="alignleft" width="512" caption="SHE WAS NOT SO SURE ABOUT THIS CONTRAPTION YET."][/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[caption id="attachment_282" align="alignleft" width="483" caption="THE NEXT DAY I PUT HER IN IT AND SHE LIKE IT. SHE STAYED NICE AND COZY AND I WAS ABLE TO SWEEP AND DUST FURNITURE!"][/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the use of this wonderful invention hopefully you will be seeing posts more often :)