Yellowstone

On Friday, we took a little break from all the house work and went to Yellowstone with my parents and grandparents. We could not have asked for a nicer day. The weather was beautiful and although it was warm, it was not hot so we were able to walk around all day without melting. We saw about 300 head of bison, several elk, one bald eagle, and of course, geese and swans. We did make it to Old Faithful and saw many more of the wonders that the park has to offer. Here are some of the photos we took. Kevin had the camera most of the time. He is a natural!

Update...

We have been truckin' along to try to get our house done before we have to go back to work. Here are some photos...

We are so close... I'll upload the finished photos soon!

Remodeling...

Kevin and I both took this week off from work because we wanted to stay home and work... Lucky us! We are remodeling the living room, kitchen and hallway. When the previous owners painted, they chose not to texture anything and they used flat paint. Now, I agree that flat paint is nice when it is first done, but now it is not so nice. So, we have decided to texture all the walls and ceilings. We will also be getting rid of the burgundy wall and horrid light fixtures. Here are some before photos, I'll update throughout the process...

PS- Things got so crazy that I didn't get any before photos of the kitchen so these are from when we were looking at the house... the decorations belong to the previous owners...

Spring is blooming...

As a house warming present, my grandparents bought us a lilac bush. As all of you know, I'm kind of a slacker so it was kind of a crispy critter when I finally got around to planting it... We watered and watered it last year but I thought for sure it was a goner. However, I was pleasantly surprised when it finally turned a little green and now is blooming. It smells wonderfully and the buds are amazing. If you look closely, they are really purple with almost a blue tint. Very beautiful... :)