A little bit of color

We have spent the last 4 Memorial Day weekends camping but this year we decided to forgo the camping and paint our house. We have had white, ugly walls for 5 years and it was time for a change. Luckily it was a nice weekend so the kids spent most of the time outside playing with all the neighborhood kids. Of course they all wanted to help paint so they each got a turn and then we were kicking them out the door.

We painted the kitchen a terra cotta color, the family room a light tan color and the dining room a yellow. The dining room is my favorite but I do like all the colors. Three rooms down and many more to go....

Nine and lookin' fine

Happy Birthday Rylie!

Rylie's birthday was a few weeks ago and we started the morning off with pancakes which was her request for breakfast. I can't belive she is 9 years old!

Rylie loved the cool "peace" purse she got from Nana.

Here's the birthday girl.

It's always fun to have your actual birthday fall on a school day. Nana was able to go eat lunch with Rylie at school.

The class is singing happy birthday to her.

Now, the best part...donghnuts for everyone.

It happened to be a very busy day after school with soccer tryouts and an orchestra concert so we went out after for ice cream.

Here are a few pictures of Rylie at Chuck E Cheese the weekend before. She was so excited to have Nana here to help her celebrate.

We are so blessed to have you in our family Rylie. We love you!