Around the House Part 1: Views

So I got to thinking that we’ve been doing lots of this and that around the house and I have not been updating you on it. In fact, I still owe you, my readers, some photos of our finished basement. I was waiting on the finishing touches, some of which have happened, some of which have not and I’m sick of waiting. It’s all a work in progress anyway, right?

So this week in celebration of the new look around here (the blog – did you see, it’s pink now), I’ll share with you what we’ve been doing to the house and (maybe) what we’re up to next.

I strive for our house to be neat and presentable as much of the time as possible. I am not a neat-freak, but I enjoy our house more when it is uncluttered and put-together. That is no small task with the kiddos, but I fancy myself that we do an OK job. Most weeks. One thing I love, though, is finding a room that is otherwise very “adult” and having a small bit of “kid” in the middle of it. Like this coloring setup on our dining room table (we don’t have a kitchen table). It makes me smile.

Another view of our dining room (click for full), reveals a slightly different story, with a few more “we have kids!” touches – some children’s artwork, a Lady and the Tramp Print (that we had pre kids) and Ben’s high chair. Our yard is small … it’s basically a patio with about 8′ beside it that runs the length of the house. It’s filled with a tree and our teeny garden beside the patio and rocks and window wells the length of the house. That section should be rather dull, but it has three ginormous lilac bushes. They are so tall now that they reach the window on the stair landing between floors. This time of year they are gorgeous. I just wish the window opened so I could smell them too!