Projects

We decided to take advantage of the break and knock out a few more home improvement projects.

The "piano room" BEFORE:

All one color! Ugh!

AFTER: (now known as the "green room")

Color! I love this room in the daylight.

The pantry BEFORE:

A funny story is that someone actually took all of these

metal shelves when we set them out for garbage pick-up.

AFTER:

The shelves are from Ikea.

Alex painted them with a very dull polyurethane,

then put them together in the pantry.

I love this chocolate color on the walls -

it really makes the shelves stand out.

Quite easily one of my favorite rooms in the house.

You've gotta love a well-organized, accessible pantry!

And not just its contents!

Bikes

Nearly everyday the kids ask if they can go outside and ride bikes. It's been way too cold! But today they got their chance. December in Georgia:

Cranberry Sauce

This is becoming a tradition. Every other year we forego the traditional cookie plate and make cranberry sauce to give to friends. It's very tart (even with all the sugar pictured!) and super yummy!

We're feeling left out

Everyone's getting snow except us. But we can still make snowmen! The kids were quite proud of their creations:

They didn't last very long before Frosty was eaten alive!

wreath

My favorite Christmas addition this year!