We finally did it!

We have lived in our house for over 7 years, and since we never decided on a paint color, we still have white walls. That is, until last week when we bought some paint and got to work.

And work it is! Our house isn't that big, but we do have 9 ft ceilings, and a vaulted ceiling in the living room which proved more than a challenge.
Here are some before/after shots:

spare bedroom #1 - before

spare bedroom #1 - after

front room - before

front room - after, check out the accent wall, it was Dave's idea

entry - before

entry - after

hall way - before

hall way - after

bedroom - before

bedroom - after

kitchen - before

kitchen - after

dining area - before

dining area - after

It was more work than I thought it would be, but I am SO pleased with the result.
We still have to paint the bathrooms so technically we aren't finished yet. And there is a pretty good sized stack of pictures to re-hang too. But for now we are just enjoying having some color on our walls.
I have to say that my husband is the best painter ever. He was up and down the ladder, moving the heavy furniture, and didn't slack off when it was clean-up time; he is a hard worker.
So, come see us, we'll let you help us hang the pictures!

More Summer Fun

Summer goes so quickly, but we have had some fun this year, and hope to extend our summer attitude and activities well into the fall.

our anniversary collage ~ many years worth of memories

We celebrated our wedding anniversary, who knew we would ever be old enough to be married so long?

you can't learn to use a drill too soon

We got to have our grandson with us for a few nights while his parents went out of town.

Our hard work last spring is beginning to pay off, we are getting delicious vegetables from our garden.

our standard wedding gift

all packed up and ready for delivery

We have been invited to many weddings, 10 just in August!

it ended up being a free-for-all

The annual Pirate Party in the YSA ward was as fun as ever, Dave was part of the relay race in the pool.
And lest you think we are resting for the rest of the summer, we just bought paint for our house.
Our walls are still all white so after 7 years we are finally adding some color! 
We will share pictures of the finished product soon.