Drumroll! Presenting Pics of our House.

I have been meaning to take a few pictures of the inside of our house. Now, I am no professional when it comes to taking pictures and my camera is not the top of the line but I am pretty proud of our new home. So, it was finally time to get these pictures posted. I have been having loads of fun experimenting with paint colors. Usually, I see something I like in the store and have to decide what room to put it in. Next I will start accessorizing but for now, enjoy the pictures with the little amount of furniture we have and excuse the mess.

This is the view from our front door looking into our living room. I spent a lot of time painting this room.

Looking into the kitchen/breakfast area from the living room.

The kitchen. I love the island and all the cabinets. Avery was trying to sneak into all of the pictures.

The formal dining room is off the kitchen. We have yet to purchase any formal dining furniture or repaint the room. (Or pick up our shoes.)

The master suite is conveniently located downstairs away from screaming children. It really is peaceful.

Upstairs we have the....

Incredibly PINK girls' room

Incredibly fun and messy Playroom

Game room/media room extraordinaire

And essential office/sewing room.

I love you Proactiv!!

Honestly, I love infomercials. I can easily be sold on anything. Talk about all the things you just can't live without--foodsavers, exercise videos, steam cleaners, etc. Once not so very long ago, I decided I just couldn't live without the Magic Bullet--you can make a whole meal in a little cup. That was a huge mistake. It took all of 10 minutes to learn that the Magic bullet was nothing but an overpriced blender that breaks in less than a week.

BOOOOO! Two Thumbs Way Down!

I began to think infomercials were just a way to sell a cheap product for oodles of bucks. That was until that cute Jessica Simpson, Kelly Clarkson, and Vanessa Williams started singing the praises of Proactiv. Most of the time my skin stays pretty clear with the occasional breakout: but, sometimes, I go through really bad skin phases. I jumped on the proactive bandwagon and I have yet to get off. That stuff seriously clears my skin in less than a week. So, sign me up for a commercial. Perhaps those infomercials aren't as bad as they seem.

Yaaaaaaay! Goodbye Zits!

Christmas in our New Home

We got to celebrate Christmas in our own home this year. We haven't done that since the first Christmas Mark and I were married. I tried really hard to get Avery and Sarah really excited for Christmas day, but it was still over their little heads. The nice thing was that we all slept in until almost 8am (unheard of in our house). It was only the four of us and definitely a Christmas to remember.

The girls in their matching Christmas PJs

Sarah loves her baby stroller

Avery loves her stocking

I love Christmas!!