"Life Is Lemons": Kids' Rooms

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Kids' Rooms

We finally have our kids' rooms mostly done, minus a few last details.

Cambrie's Room...

George's brother, Richard, painted these canvases for Brie. She has her own plum tree in Utah on my dad's farm and wanted to do something that reminded her of the orchard...

Drew's room...

Max's room...

I'm so happy with the way the paint turned out in these rooms. Max's room will have all different types of maps on the walls when we're done.

Drew's room will be all sports of course...

It only took us 9 months but we finally made some decisions and got it done. It was fun because the kids got to design their own rooms...I think they did a pretty good job :)

5 comments:

Jennifer said...: Super cute Charakie! I especially love Brie's room! How fun!; May 1, 2011 at 10:00 PM
Teisha said...: Wow! They turned out amazing! All the painting is awesome!; May 2, 2011 at 9:18 AM
Stacy Stoddard said...: they look awesome. i am impressed that you have tackled three rooms in nine months. we have been in our house for at least 5 years and we still have white walls and no pictures on the walls in our master...guess we better change that.

cant wait to see you guys.; May 2, 2011 at 8:43 PM
Natalie said...: How cute! I especially love Cambrie's. That painting is beautiful!; May 3, 2011 at 11:10 AM
Kenon said...: Yes, they are just as amazing in person. ;); May 4, 2011 at 1:35 PM

Tender Mercies

Everyone has a story: life experiences that have either strengthened us or made us weaker and have defined who we really are. Our story is no different; George and I were both married previously to very wonderful people who changed our lives and helped us become who we are. We each suffered a tremendous loss when our spouses (Joel and Summer) died of cancer leaving us with an unfinished story of the lives we had imagined. Through the grief, loneliness, suffering, and pain we both realized that our stories were being revised and that Summer and Joel were helping in that process.

George and I met in March of 2007. We dated for a year and it was a wonderful year full of compassion, empathy, healing, and love. My dad often talks about the tender mercies of the Lord and we both know that our lives have been touched by these tender mercies in ways we never dreamed possible.

We were married on March 1, 2008 in the Salt Lake Temple. The new revisions in our story may seem complicated but to us it's rather simple. Our kids know how much we love each other and are so happy to be a complete famiy again. They also know that "daddy Joel" and "mommy Summer" are a big part of our lives and that families are eternal and we will see them again someday. George and I often joke that "we are blessed....we think!," but the truth is we have been blessed beyond measure. We've had our trials and there are still sad days but we have each other to lean on. We now have someone to share things with--it feels so good to love again!