House Painting

After many months of agonizing over what to paint our house we finally decided on a color and then had instant remorse as soon as it went up (I actually cried). The painter told us to be patient, that things would change considerably once the trim went on and the white house peeking out underneath went away. Thank goodness he was right. With trim, door color and coach lights, it really came together. The final verdict is: we don't hate it anymore, in fact we think we like it. We both agree, that it is not what we thought it was going to be, but that it will grow on us and it is just an extreme change. It's so nice to come home to a new house feeling without having to buy one and there is a definite satisfaction in finally giving the house a much needed facelift.

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After:

Miles First and Last Days of Pre-K

Miles had his last official day of Pre-K at his Graduation today, but their last full day of school was Wednesday. Here are a few pictures along the way.

Last day of Pre-K, May 2010.....now on to Kindergarten!

First day of Pre-K this year, August 2010. (Even though Miles doesn't appear to have gotten any taller, it's just my camera angle. He has actually grown 2.5 inches this year.)

First day of school, January 2009

Lola and Lolo

With love from all of us!!!

Miles Pics

I've been meaning to upload Miles' school pic since it was taken this winter, but my house cleaning today reminded me. Miles' soccer pics also came in this weekend, so I was able to get both posted together. The amazing part is how much he has changed since the winter. Such a big boy now and great soccer player.
(Note: Don't know what has been wrong with Blogger lately, but all of my pics have been posted with really poor quality, at least that is how it appears on my computer. When you click on the picture, the enlarged picture is normal quality, but they look really blurry when they are small.)

St. Thomas 2010-2011