Becoming an Adult

I've been joking that I felt like I became a "real" adult over the weekend (at age 28) because Michel and I hosted our first family get-together! We've been planning it since January, yet I still felt like the day snuck up on me. We invited my parents, Michel's parents and grandparents, my sister and her family, and my aunt and uncle over. Now that we have plenty of space in our new house I was really anxious to show off the house, and get everyone together since we were all on Spring Break (my parents, aunt, mother-in-law, and of course, myself are all teachers). We had everyone over to enjoy some delicious hamburgers and hot dogs. However, before I had everyone over I really wanted to make our house look more like a home. From November until this past Saturday (March 10th) our house looked like a hodge-podge of mismatched items. So on Saturday (yes, one day before our party) I decided to go out and buy some things to make our house look like a home. It's still not finished at all, but it's a good start. 

Our master bedroom before: 

Our master bedroom after:

Like I said, it's not finished, but it's a good start!

Our guest bedroom before:

Our guest room after:

I forgot to take an "after" picture of our guest bathroom, so I'll add that later. But I was really happy with the changes we made!

On Sunday everyone came over and we were lucky to have really nice weather. I was afraid we would have issues with rain, but it stopped in enough time that we were still able to grill :)

I was trying to take a picture of Zane, Karys, and Granddaddy, but getting a 14-month-old, and a 3-year-old look at the camera AND smile at the same time proved to be a very difficult task!

I started having fun taking pictures of all of our party guests eating! 

Janette

 

 

 

Zane didn't seem to mind his picture taken while he stuffed his face :)

Karys wasn't as into it

My mother-in-law, aunt, and Michel's grandmother

My mom and Michel's grandmother

Me and my sister :)

This is what happens when you tell Ryan to smile

 I just realized that I didn't get a picture of Michel or his father at our party. So sorry guys! But we had a blast at our get-together and were so blessed that all of our families were able to make it!