I love this yard and this kid!

First of all, this post needs to come with a "Thank You" and a "Sorry" to my friend Jenny Hickman. We have been in this house since they moved out in December and we just continue to love it more and more. Thank you for leading us to this house and sorry if this post makes you sad. This girl worked so hard in the yard for the 7 years she lived here and now we are reaping the benefits. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this yard.

This week, I painted the door! I love it and it just makes it look even more like a cute little cottage. I also painted the shutters black and it looks really good. The door used to be white and the shutters were green. It was really cute that way but now its more "us."

Here is a picture of the house after the paint job was finished. We are having our first family BBQ here this weekend for Lulu's birthday and so we've been working hard to get it ready.

Wherever we move from here on out til I die, my one request is that it already have a yard that is created and that I just have to maintain. I don't have the vision to create a yard by myself but I can maintain what someone else did and this is my new favorite hobby.

This is Oakley and Lulu helping me garden. They are great helpers and love all the flowers as much as I do. This garden is titled "Oakley's garden." She has adopted it and plans to be its caretaker all summer.








And I just had to post this picture of my cute Lulu the night she performed her solo at the dance idol competition. She loves to dress up and dance and have all the attention. She still talks about that night.

We bought her a trike for her birthday and its been so fun to watch her learn how to pedal. She is so proud that she is a big girl. Last night, she wrapped her arms around my neck and said, "Oh Mom, I'm so glad you're here." Love this girl so much.