Labor of Love

So I decided while Jason is gone, I am gonna take on some projects. Let me take you back to the month of April when we decided we were gonna paint our house! Well this is the color we started with (see first pic!) But the problem is.... we never finished. As you can see the plate covers weren't back on. The other part of the living room still had BLUE tape up and trim wasn't done. It was just awful. I wish I would have taken some more before pics.... We decided we didn't like the brown. It was too much, cuz as you will see in some pics down below that our hallway leading to our living room is like a dark chocolate brown. So WAAAY to much brown. So Jason and I have been talking about changing it. Just finding the time. With Jason working 2 jobs and me working full time then coming home to a 1 year old! Kinda difficult! But since it is now September ALMOST October! I thought I would finish some problems to make our house seem more like a home! So when Madi went to bed off I went.

Well of course I primed it first! And since Jason wasn't here to help, I left him a message, that is now covered up!!

I have finished this wall and almost done with the other side too. BUT I will DEFINITELY get that done tomorrow!! My babysitter even agreed to stay a lil bit after I get off work to play with Madi while I finish it! So I took a pic from my door. So when you first walk into our home this is what you see!! How awesome is that. It is such a great reminder to me of how our homes should be. A sanctuary! My dad painted this painting of the Mesa Temple since it is where Jason and I got sealed! PS don't mind Dex he was too busy tryin to get to his toys!!! By the way he likes to steal Madis toys.....

But I want you to take a closer look in the pic above. If you look to the left of the table a BIG white spot!! Let me tell you. I got a call at work today and it was Quon (my babysitter.) She says "UM HEATHER I have a big problem. I got up to go to the bathroom and Madi was tryin to grab the gallon of paint and got a hold of it (my smart butt left it on the table!) it fell down and the lid popped off and now its all over the carpet and kitchen floor. I was like crap try to get it up the best you can. So when you are lookin at the spot its not bad. But now that I see it in this picture, its awful! I will have to work on that tomorrow! ANYWAYS!

The picture to the right of the Temple on the top is Madi in her blessing dress. Then the pic below it is our engagement pic that is set behind The Proclamation to the World. We got that as a wedding present!

And then of course here is a close up of the painting! Isn't it amazing!!! My dad is awesome!

Anyways there is a small update. I will keep you up to date as to what project I have next. He is gone for 13 more days! But who is counting?!?