Completion!

Just in case anyone way wondering...were they going to show us the back...here it is! There are some peaks back here that require the extention ladder as well as climbing on the roof for the chimney...but it's done now (thank god! If I never need to use that tall ladder again it'll be too soon!) The lovely Japanese maple in our back yard did make it quite complicated to determine ladder placement, and this was only worsened by the new dove family that decided to nest in said tree. I am determined to help these 2 birdies have babies this year since Kiwi caused a dropped egg last year, must be the midwife in me :)

Now the final reveal, first the original nasty hunter green that almost cost us this house (I refused to even look at it since it was so U-G-L-Y on the outside but eventually caved because of the internet pictures of the new kitchen)

BEFORE

After


What do you think?? GREAT improvement huh. Now we're trying to figure out what color to spray the screen door so there is more of a pop around the entry way but that will certainly wait until after Chelan.

But we did already buy this climbing plant to help add some color and flowers to the entry way. Hopefully it lives in the full sun out front.

I can't forget Dominic's sandwich that he made himself for lunch today, he was so proud :)

And he took this shot of Eclair soaking up the Central CA sun while I was slaving away on the HOT roof. Hope everyone had a great 4th! I didn't show fireworks because we didn't do any...we respected Arnolds wishes to help prevent fires in this tinderbox.