Hailey Turns 3

 Mattie....she is teething...and starting to crawl...needless to say she is a handful!

 We celebrated Hailey's birthday on Monday and kept things pretty simple.  We are doing a combined birthday with her cousin on Sunday so instead of cake we just went out to eat and got some yummy dinner and dessert.  The owner of the restaurant is a good friend and when he found out it was Hailey's birthday he brought out an ice cream sundae with a candle as well as a  large antique megaphone and told the whole restaurant that it was her birthday and we all sang to her.  She was a little embarrassed.....but got over it when she got to eat her ice cream.

 Her main gift was this princess costume.  Hailey loves princesses and loves to dress up....so I thought this outfit would go over well.  When she opened it she got so excited and squealed with delight.  She has worn that outfit everyday since she got it.

My funny toothless child.  Poor girl...I forget that she can't eat certain foods because her front teeth are missing  and can't chew them.  I told her to eat an apple as a snack the other day and she just looked at me and said, "uhmm how...I have no teeth to bite it!"  I guess I forget what it is like to be toothless.

More house pictures

 It is almost finished!!!!!!!!!!  We had some issues with the stucco.  I chose to do something different then everyone in my subdivision....or Idaho Falls for that matter and it back fired a bit.  The first round was awful...so I made them come back and do a second layer and it looks better.  So now I am still not used to the texture.  I like it and then I am nervous because it is not what everyone else is doing....oh well to be an individual or to do what everyone else is doing...that is the question:)

 My fireplace....I love how it turned out...So again I was doubting my choices....I chose to go white...and match my trim....instead of the color of my cabinets and then use tile on the inside.  We ended up using the same tile that is in my entry way and I think it turned out great.

 My kitchen bask splash....This was also another decision that I was nervous to see how it would turn out.  I think once my microwave gets installed it will look better...also the gray slate will look better once it is sealed.  I hope it is not too busy....but I really don't have a lot of it.....so there it is.

Back side of the house...originally this patio was going to be stained and stamped....but we had some issues with the concrete....so we had to cut back.  Eventually I would like to go back and stain it.

Rock Work Front Window

House update

The stucco bands are finished and the rest of the stucco is ready for the final color....this grey color is not the actual color.

 Front door

 Kitchen and dinning room...the hardwood floors are still dusty....but I love the color of the floors.

 Master bedroom

 laundry room

 Window in the office

 secret door in the girls closet....it leads under the stairs and into the toy room.

Front entry...I love how it turned out with the tile and the bench.