White front door (it used to be dark green)

 

 

Living room

(painted walls and trim, moved the huge TV, and hung some pictures)

 

 

Our "kitschy" artwork in the living room (thanks to Wal-Mart and etsy.com)

 

   

 

Powder room

(repainted the red walls, painted the trim, put in a new roman shade, and hung some artwork)

 

 

Kitchen windows got new cordless roman shades too

 

 

 

 

"Pruned" the landscaping a bit
(probably need to do before and after pics to get a true appreciation for this, but let's just say it was pretty overgrown)

 

   

 

I love etsy.com!!

(decorated our mailbox with some peel and sticks...please don't stalk us now that you know our address...LOL!)

 

 

The house in the daylight...minus a huge sweet gum ball tree and the overgrown landscaping

(we've also traded out all the lighting)

 

   

 

The remaining oak tree...and our sweet gum ball stump

(couldn't grind it up b/c the gas lines run right under it...of course)

 

 

The gloriously large (and naked) backyard!
(again, probably need to see side by side before and after pics...but we had about 20 trees taken out)

 

 

"Handy Nathan" has started working on the deck...we're changing it over to Trex decking

 

 

For Melanie...this is the swingset we scored for $700 on Craigslist (including pick up, powerwashing, and set up)

 

 

Dave and I took out our aggression on some wild ivy and Andrew and Courtney are adopting these hostas

 

 

Aladdin and Finding Nemo

 

 

Mickey and Minnie

 

 

Beauty and the Beast...Woody and Buzz

 

   

 

Intermission fun

 

 

The guys...the girls

 

 

Mulan and The Incredibles

 

 

Grand finale!!

   

 

 

Such darlings

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hanging out on the "island"

 

 

I'll pull you...

 

 

...if you pull me

 

 

Perry and Ella LOVE to swim!

 

 

Luca LOVES to jump!

 

 

Smiley boy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big girls!

 

   

 

Perry was still a little "grumpy", so I snapped a few shots of Ella by herself

 

 

Goofy girls

 

 

 

 

From the door

 

 

It's a sports theme, can you tell?

 

 

Art above his bed...bedding

 

 

LUCA..."revamped" ceiling fan

 

 

Being cheesy

 

 

Silly kids

 

 

New closet doors...replaced the bi-fold doors

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little monkey kept climbing out of his crib...so he's in a big boy bed now!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Messin' around before class

 

   

 

Golf

 

 

Look out Tiger!!

 

 

Ella showing off her superior soccer skillz

 

 

A little bit of gymnastics

 

 

 

 

T-ball

 

 

 

 

Hockey

 

 

 

   

 

Lukey does NOT like the bounce house

 

   

 

 

The girls

 

   

 

Now he's got the hang of it!

 

 

Everyone's down

 

 

 

Lukey and Daddy passed out after a long day

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get a good look while you can because I have a feeling these won't be up long ;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Having a little picnic

 

 

And the balloons go up!

 

 

WOW!

 

   

 

 

Glowing

 

 

Mmmmm, funnel cake

 

 

Mommy and Luca

 

   

 

Goldfish balloon...Perry (and Sneetchy and Hop Hop) were the only ones who weren't afraid of the loud horn and fire!

 

   

 

   

 

Someone is loving the one on one attention with Daddy

 

 

Balloons in the background

 

 

Waiting for fireworks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Luca's face says it all, right?

 

 

At least Perry and Ella smile

 

 

 

Woo hoo!

 

 

 

Boating

 

 

Fun house

 

   

 

The girls went through all by themselves 2 or 3 times!!!

 

 

Do again!!!

 

 

Aren't they so cute giving their tickets to the carnie??

 

Lukey rode the boat by himself while the girls were in the fun house

 

 

 

And the carousel of course