A New Canvas

It has certainly been a very busy year around our house. I think that I am the mater of creating projects and that while our house had been "redone," we have learned they skipped a few corners. I know this really frustrates Dustin (and me too), so if anyone ever needs to know how to spot "bad" work, let us know. I am really proud of what we have accomplished and still know this was the right decision.

The house "as is" when we purcahsed it in August 2009.

After painting the shutters and getting new windows...

Beau and I watching as they put up the new siding...

It's looking REALLY different!

It's getting close, please move the port-o-potty!

While we were getting the new siding, we decide to put in a service door to the garage and replace the posts under the porch in front. Dustin was a tropped doing these jobs at the last minute!

The final results....

Tada!!!!

The back

Of course we had some projects to finish up inside too...

Dustin got the railing up after it had been missing for over a year. It was worth the wait! I love the rod iron. The old one was all white.

I finally finished hanging some decorations in the living room.

It took me forever to figure out how I wanted to arrange the crosses and what saying I wanted (thanks Kristine and Uppercase Living).

We're Getting Old

It is really hard to believe that so many of our friends our turing 30!!!! Where did the time go. Amber had a party in Colorado with a wig theme. I wasn't sure I wanted to wear a wig at first, but it turned out to be pretty fun...

To no surprise, Dustin wanted a mullet wig and we couldn't get Beau to keep a wig on.

It's sad, but this is probably one of the few pictures of Jenny and I since the kiddos were born.

Beau is already practicing being a gentleman with Capriana

I love his expression in this one!

Steph, Amber, and Jenny