House Tour

A few people have asked me to post pictures of our new house.  We moved in last October and I kept putting off posting pictures because I wanted to decorate first.  I've realized decorating is going to take me a few years, not a few months, so I decided to just do it now.  I feel kind of weird posting a bunch of pictures of my house on Instagram or Facebook because most people probably don't care so I thought I'd post them on my sadly neglected blog.  I love seeing other peoples' homes but if you don't I'm not offended :)

In case anybody cares, I got most of my inspiration from my favorite design blogger, Maria Killam.  The walls in the main areas are painted with Benjamin Moore Alaskan Skies and the boys' rooms are painted with Benjamin Moore Soft Chamois.  All the cabinets, trim, and ceilings are Benjamin Moore White Dove.

Let's start with the kitchen because it's my favorite room :)

Spencer eating breakfast

I love having a BIG sink that hides the dirty dishes

The pretty view out my kitchen window

I love turning the cabinet lights on at night, Matt couldn't understand why
we needed them since they serve no purpose other than looking pretty :)

Here's what it looks like most nights, just to keep things real 

Next is the family room off the kitchen:

James already broke one of the subway tiles on the fireplace,
I super-glued it (and my fingers) together and you can't even tell

It's been fun having bookshelves

Next are the Boys' rooms:

My two year old still has a total baby room

Spencer's Room

Next is the entryway and railing (the basement is unfinished still):

Matt thinks the light looks like a solar system model, I think he's right

Next are the bathrooms:

Spencer and James' bathroom.  Matt and Co. did the tile.

My bathroom (and also Matt's I guess, but mostly mine)

The floor tile and walls look beige in this picture but they're really more gray

Here is my room, the light was really bright so I didn't get any good ones.  

I wasn't sure about having double doors but now I love them, my boys are always
in and out of our room (especially since the only TV in the house is in here) so it's nice
to have it all open.

We had to put the laundry room, office, and mudroom all in one place to fit our budget :)

The floor is vinyl composite tile, it's like what you see in most hospitals, it's nice
to not have to scrub grout and I don't have to worry about it getting wet like the wood.

And last, here is a little of the exterior (I don't want to post a picture of the whole thing since my blog isn't private).  I know I'm boring but I've always loved red brick houses. 

This is while it was still under construction because I'm too lazy to go outside and take another picture, plus Matt still hasn't taken down our Christmas lights. Ghetto, I know.

Well if you've made it this far, congrats! That's all :)

Trains

Spencer is a bit obsessed with trains. It's rivaling his garbage truck obsession. We go hunting for trains probably 2-3 times per week. Luckily there are plenty of trains in the Salt Lake area and also a train museum in Ogden.

The Haights Visit

My sister-in-law and her 5 kids came to visit for a week in February. Spencer was in heaven playing with cousins all week long!

Valentine's Day

We had a fun V-Day! We brought Matt red-velvet white chocolate chip cookies in the morning. Matt and I went to dinner at Pago in Salt Lake and were so impressed that we became the type of people who take pictures of their food.

Visiting Dad at work

Today after a quick trip to the pediatrician for James' 2nd flu shot we visited Matt at work. His office is on the 24th floor so there's an amazing view (I'm pretty sure it's why he took the job). Spencer loves to watch the trains way down below. We rode the trax down to City Creek for lunch and then drove home.