House

Our house is...DONE! Well...for the most part, there are still a few little things Kirby needs to do and I have TONS of organizing to do, but we are 99% complete.

We moved the laundry down to the basement and now we will used the laundry room as an office. I did not take a picture of the office because it is still a DISASTER, it's where most of the mess has accumulated and where I have to do most of the organizing.

The staircase is the biggest change, we have had no railing the entire time we've lived here which was a major safety hazard especially with little kids. We are thankful that no one ever got hurt over the years.
This has always been a straight drop off, so we never really went upstairs at all, but we really didn't have a reason to since it wasn't finished anyway.

The mantle is finished, ready for stockings to be hung in a few short weeks!

The ceiling used to be a "natural" color but we painted it white.

The loft, an area that NEVER got used before because it wasn't finished. Now it's the toy/play room. Eventually we will get some funiture and it will also be a TV room. And it's the only room in the house with carpet. We have wood or tile in the rest of the house and it is much easier to keep clean, but it's nice to have one area with carpet, it's so much cozier.

I was going take a picture sometime when all of the toys were picked up, then I realized that would be never, so I went ahead and took a picture of it in it's natural state. (the daycare kids also nap up here)

So, this is it! Feel free to stop by anytime to see it. (Kirby is allowing me to have visitors now!)