Painting, painting, painting!

I feel like all I've been doing these last few weeks is painting! I am the type of person who won't be able to even begin to enjoy this house until I feel like we've got a pretty decent start on making it our own...and a huge part of that for me is painting the entire house. Unfortunately, there is not a single room here that does not need a fresh coat of paint. The previous owner had a penchant for red and did a quick paint job before putting the house on the market. This means most rooms in the house were white with tiny streaks of red popping thru here and there....ugh! We are getting so close to being done though. We've completed painting the foyer, living room, dining room, family room, and our master bedroom. All that is left is the kitchen, kid's bedrooms, and bathrooms. The bathrooms are going to be a nightmare because we have to strip a ton of horrendous wallpaper off the walls first...fun stuff! Note to all those considering wallpaper in the future: DON'T!

On the kid front, both my babies are doing fabulously! Cole turns 8 months old today! Time is just flying by way too quickly. He is getting so big and more mobile by the second. Whereas Eve was a lazy baby and was content rolling around on the floor until she was 11 months, Mister Cole is already getting on his hands and knees like he is gearing up for crawling....eek! I'm not quite ready to have two kids running me in circles! He is also eating 3 meals a day now in addition to his bottles, and nearly sleeping through the night. We are down to about one night feeding around midnight now and then he gets up for the day around 7 am.

Miss Eve is also doing great. She will be 29 months old tomorrow. Sometimes I find it hard to believe she is only 2 1/2 years old...she is SO smart! And I'm not just saying that because I'm her Mom! She is still absolutely loving the freedom that our new house gives her. Her room is next up to be made over, and lately she has been absolutely resolute that her room will be pink! This, despite the fact that I already had a whole other color scheme in my head...oh well, it is her room. The only area where this little lady is giving us trouble right now is with eating. Nothing really new there though since she has been a picky bird eater since birth! I feel as though on some days, I'm practically begging her to just take one more bite of something so I can have a little peace of mind. But she is happy and healthy so I guess I shouldn't be complaining.

No other news here, except we will be making a trip back to Ohio in a few weeks to visit family. I'm sure I will be taking a gazillion pictures and updating here, so check back soon!

Lots Going On!

Man have these past few weeks been a whirlwind of craziness! The biggest thing of all being that we are finally in our new house! We absolutely love, love, love our house...a 1940 bungalow with lots of character, a great yard for the kids, and way more room than we've ever had in a place. And yet there is SO much we want to do with it! The house was nicely upkept by the previous owners, but we have lots of redecorating and renovating plans to make it our own. We are taking it room by room, and are getting close to finishing the family room. Here's some before and afters:

BEFORE:

AFTER:

We still need to get slipcovers for the furniture, a rug, and put some pictures on the wall; but overall, I'd say it already looks loads better. Our next area of attack is the foyer and dining room...pictures to come. The kids have settled in nicely. Eve looooves being able to run from room to room. She also loves getting in the pool with Chris whenever she can. And Cole finally has his own bedroom. I can't even begin to tell you how nice it is not to have to sneak into our own bed anymore for fear of waking him up! So all is well and God is good!