Tuesday, July 5, 2011

You might want to sit down for this...

Welcome to our rental house... let's tour a bit shall we?
This is a study in wall paper sine two-thirds of the house is covered in it.
We will be tearing it ALL down and repainting almost every interior wall!
Time to put all the time watching HGTV to good use!



The entry with large closet- view looking from the kitchen to front door- notice the fake dark green linoleum, ya that will be covered up too!
The Living room- aka the play room soon to be a pale yellow
Dinning area... soon to be a tan color of sorts
Guess where this gem of a border is?
Kitchen... doesn't make it country just because of that choice! It will be a soothing light aqua
The family room... we just learned the land lord is putting wood laminate in here... can I hear a hallelujah? Soon to be the same tan as dining room
The upstairs bath... oh no wall paper you say? No, there is, and it's already peeling off! Soon to also be tan
Rigel's room... he might like sports, but the border still goes! Soon to be blue, not because he's a boy, but because he likes it and it goes really well with Orange- his fave!
ECU- extremem close up!
Ohana's room- soon to be seafood spray with lavender accents!
These are going to be extinct too!
The very large guest room! I thought I posted it, the border is rainbows and unicorns- how 80's can you get? Soon to be pale yellow like the living room
Master bath- soon to be tan
Ginormous master bedroom- soon to be green- a green called happy camper which is what we will be when all the painting is done and we are snoozing on our new king size bed! Another hallelujah!
Our in bedroom library I guess... they will stay white and probably contain lots of baskets... I love baskets! Sorry Boyd!
And best for last, our golden vanity countertop! I decided it is just a rental so I get this baby for 2 whole years! It could be worse I guess

So that's the quick tour... we will post photos of all the new fresh paint jobs and those amazing laminate floors being installed this week! We spared you the 1/2 bath on the main floor- it has wall paper too.
And we didn't reveal the basement. It's like a dungeon... dark wood paneling and crazy leopard-like shag carpet. We leaving all that too since we won't use that space much.
We also have a great yard and are just 2 blocks from the YMCA!

July 4th 2011

Red, white & blue!
Rigel's shirt is vintage old navy 2001
The weird marks on it are sweat from his nap... gross but true
We got invited to the Fletcher's 4th of July bash... so fun since I just met her last week on a mtn. mama hike! Thanks for including us Fletchers!!!
Ohana spent most of her time walking around and eating all the yummy food... I swear she has a hallow leg or something!
And this is where Rigel spent most of his time... we actually took them both swimming earlier in the day, but glad he enjoyed it nonetheless!

Boyd let Rigel stay up to see the fireworks at the Air Force Academy since you can catch the action from the neighborhood... he did great staying up till 10:00pm.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Hot day in Manitou




We continue to explore life in the Springs so today we went to down town Manitou. We only went into a couple of shops and had lunch at great spot on the creek. The kids loved these "love birds" and the old time amusement rides. We tasted the mineral spring water that flows out of spouts all around town. Fun family time!

Thanks Granny!




Granny sent a package. Rigel thinks getting mail is so cool! They look pretty cute in their new duds.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Date, baby, corn

Our great friends Jesse and Kimmy got married on Father's Day...
To us... that means we get a date night... thanks Mr. & Mrs. Bean!
Our God family has a 7 day old (in this photo) kitten and Ohana LOVES it and calls it "baby"
Summer solstice= grilling and the kids love to shuck corn with daddy!
Rigel actually eats more when we eat outside
Ohana discovered the joy of antelope steak... she eats good anywhere

Now you're up to date with the Smiley's... more summer fun to come!

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Watertainment!



Water is always a crowd pleaser and Target has cheap water toys!

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Sign of summer!

WATERMELON!!!
YUM- ENOUGH SAID!