Our new Kitchen

We have been living in our house for almost a year!! Grady and I have been talking about painting. Because our entire house is the same tan-ish color that I can't stand anymore. Being a stay-at-home mom, it really gets old looking at the same color of walls throughout the house. I desperately needed something to brighten up the open kitchen/living room. I really wanted to paint the wall in the kitchen blue. But Grady didn't want a blue wall. He said red was fine but I think everyone and their Grandma has a red wall. I just didn't want it. So for months we would look at colors and we decided on green. So we got a sample and I started the process.

Grady was heading out of town and I really  wanted to have the wall painted why he was gone. Since we had decided on the color I was ready to go. But because our walls our tan, blah, we have to do 2 coats. Even with the paint/primer in one! Such a task. But I got to work and got it done, well almost, I ran out of paint.

Got more paint and Grady to move our GIGANTIC ladder so I could finish the wall up.

Here it is completely done!! It was exhausting doing it but I can say I have gotten pretty good at doing so.

This is the color we picked. Its called Corn Husk Green. If it looks really pale its not. You have to look at this pic at and angle without direct light.  And we absolutely love it. It has already made such a difference in brightening up the rooms.

Now that this project of painting is done. On to the decortating part. I have a huge shelf I'm almost done with but I need something really awesome to go on the wall. If you have any ideas let me know.

Well on to the next project! Actually we don't have one. Well maybe we do. Soon we should have a backyard...well at least the start of one...hopefully.

Here Fishy Fishy

For Memorial Day we decided to get together with Grady's Family and hit Enterprise reservoir for some much needed relaxation and some killer fishing. If you know me you know I don't like to fish, at all. But Grady got into it a little bit last summer and so did Taylee. We have a strict catch and release policy at our house. Why keep it if you aren't going to eat it! Anyway we had quite a successful day fishing. Here are some pictures to prove it.

First Catch of the Day. Way to go Pat!!!

For the first time since she got her pole Tay caught a fish all by herself. Yes that huge fish on her tiny little Princess fishing pole. She was so excited. She kept telling us that she had one and we finally realized it when it was close enough to see it. She reeled it all the way to shore. She wouldn't touch the thing or hold it or even kiss it!! ...

But she did talk to it while Grady was getting the hook loose. She kept saying, "its ok little fishy we'll get that out of you real soon and you can get back in the water." It was pretty funny stuff. The best thing is that she actually understands now that you just kinda hang out on your chair and wait for the fish to bite and you stay quiet. She did just that up until about the last hour and then she decided she was bored.

Letting the fish go

Here she goes again!! Bringing in #2. She was so excited she said, "I can't believe I just caught my second first fish!!!"

While Grady and Taylee were fishing this what Carmindy was doing. Eating and being really cute. She loved to walk all over the beach and play with her cousin Graham. And I chased both of them around with the camera taking pics inbetween capturing all the catches of the day.

This is what Grandpa David caught. Taylee wouldn't quit teasing him about how small his fish was.

 

Half of the family

Grady's first catch of the day!!!

 Yes she is eating again. More snacks!

Finally caught something that was alive!

Wyatt and his big Mama fish. It was leaking some sort of fluid while he held it. Do fish pee? That was a question for the day.

Somehow Tay ended up like this. Who needs face paint when you have dirt?

Carmindy and I hanging out. She was being a little stink but she had fun.

Showing Carm the fish. She didn't know what to think of the thing. She freaked out when we asked her if she wanted to touch it.

 By the end of the day we were all exhausted from playing around, fishing, talking and laughing. We all got a little too much sun but it was worth it in the end. Because Taylee caught her Second First fish.