Movie Theatre

Well, as I clean the house today, I thought that I would take some more pics of some of the rooms that we have finished. One thing that really appealed to Steve about this house is that it had a separate "media" room, all prewired out the nose for crazy stereo magic! Like a man's dream, right? It is quite a small room, so it was a challenge to find furniture to work in there that would seat our whole family and store all of our media! But we did...I am excited with how it turned out. I think its our favorite room in the whole house. We spend lots of time in there.

BEFORE:
(previous residents)

AFTER:

Addison's Room

Remember this? This was Michaela's room when we moved into our Austin house. She has since outgrown this decor, but we thought that we would reuse it for Addison. I wanted to put a new spin on it so that she would feel like it was different and fresh just for her. She was not thrilled about getting hand me downs, so I had a task ahead of me to make the room not look the same as Michaela's did back in Austin. I think we made it work.

Before:

(previous owners)

After:

I tried to replicate her bolster pillow on the wall. I actually kind of rushed through it, completing the whole room in a day. When I went back, I realized that I missed a little purple stripe. I am not so sure that I will ever fix it. By the time I get to that, I will want to redecorate. Still turned out fun!

Dylan's new Art Blog

Hey guys, Dylan has his own blog now for displaying and selling his art! We are really excited to share it with you! He will be adding new things each day until we get caught up, but we got a really great start. So, please check it out! He would love some positive feedback. The art that has been posted ranges in age of when it was drawn, from 7-9 years old. If you look down under the picture, it will say when on the label. You can view his blog here:

www.dylansartwork.blogspot.com

The big 11!

Michaela is 11! A little lady...Can't believe how fast it has gone by. She's a big Middle School student now....with contacts! We love this girl. Happy Day!

Michaela's Room

So, I finally got Michaela's room painted and finished for her 11th birthday last week. Not sure why it took me so long, but I was dreading doing ceilings, its my least favorite thing...This is a really small room (about 9x10), so we had to trim down the furniture and stay very basic. I think she loves it still, but it is a big change for her...

Before:

(previous residents)

After:

Chi Chi Chi...Chihuahua

The kids and I decided to head to Redmond to have lunch with Steve 2 weeks ago. While we were sitting in the office waiting for him, some residents brought in this teacup chihuahua that they found running around the property. Since it was the weekend, and the pup had no place to go, we offered to take the little girl home until the owners contacted the office.

There was NO intention of keeping this little thing! I for one, am allergic to almost everything, and I don't like pee and poop in my house! But she is the best little dog! She is a shorthair teacup, and I haven't had one sneeze attack since she's been here.

Steve finally found the owners (they didn't find him) and we were heartbroken because we knew that we would have to give her back. It turns out that they have lost her 5 times and they really didn't want her anymore. So, one week after bringing her home, we found out that we get to keep her! We love her much! She is a great addition to our family, especially after losing the bunny a few weeks ago. Crazy how those things work out! Her name is Bella Boo and she weighs 4 pounds.

Bella is dressed for church loving on her baby...

Triple X!

Last Saturday we went to XXX in Issaquah to eat. Yeah, not a porn shop, just some good burgers. This may be the biggest cheeseburger that Steve's ever attempted to consume.

I don't need a big cheeseburger to make me happy, but a huge diet coke does the trick!