Hey Everyone!
You can see from the title what this post is all about, so let's just jump right into the pictures.
Eliot's Room Before
Eliot's Room After
The stencil I made was only 2 Elephants wide, so it took me hours to cover the wall. I couldn't have done it without Anthony watching the boys the entire time.
I thought I'd add a little zing by making a few of the Elephants orange.
The lighting here is horrid. The actual orange elephants look much much lighter than that.
Dad painted the walls blue for us during their visit.
This is my first attempt at making my own detailed stencil. It's no Banksy, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Hopefully it won't give Eliot nightmares.
Another Elephant I got in Benin. It's a hand stitched, appliqued pillow case. Thanks to Kevin, I can't look at it without thinking of a certain Bob's Burgers episode.
Ira's Room Before
Imagine blank walls. Sorry, I was too lazy to find the actual before shot.
During
Dad painted a couple of accent walls green for us while he was here. Thanks again Dad!
Birch trees!
We thought about getting decals, but we saved $70-$200 by using paint and tape we already had.
I also painted the green on the dresser and some picture frames to match the new walls.
Ira wanted a tree with leaves, so we co-painted this one together...
then added hooks.
Wall hanging before....
and after.
I finally ordered some frames to stretch it out on.
Kitchen Before
After
We finally have all of our appliances!!! And a friend was giving this table away, so we no longer have to eat off of a decrepit Ikea desk. Woohoo!
Anthony also just switched out most of our golden, 90's door nobs and closet nobs for new silvery and white ones. He hung another curtain rod, and has done a ton of work on the yard.
The rest of life is treating us well. Ira has been more of a pleasant boy lately, and less of a dragon. And his mother rejoiced.
Eliot is working on cutting a few teeth, and has been a little screechy lately. But he's also been walking!!! I forgot how stinkin' cute it is to watch a new walker. He's also been making a lot of new vowel and consonant combinations, and can point to my nose when I ask him to.
Anthony has had allergies lately, but is enjoying playing on an interfaith softball league, and as I mentioned before working outside on the yard a ton.
We had fun at a ward campout, even though we were one of four families. And I'm getting pumped for my new calling as Gospel Doctrine teacher.
Alright, that's pretty much life. Happy New Week everyone!
