I've been itching all summer to be able to landscape. Obviously, with all the pool construction, the smart choice was to wait until that was complete, so we spent the summer planning. Kiersten loves a simple classy look and when looking for inspiration online, the pictures we ended up both liking both were filled with boxwoods, hydrangeas, Russian sage, and Karl Reed Forester Ornamental grasses. To help get an idea of what we wanted to plant in the beds near the house and al

Alright, alright - I promise this is the last pool construction post. Especially because as I am writing this, they are shutting the pool down for winter. But even though we already shared the drone aerial shot before and afters, I couldn't call it a wrap without sharing one last "before and after." Though I guess this is technically more of a "during." :) We installed another Arlo security camera overlooking the backyard before construction began. Thought it'd be good to kee

Alright, I know I said last week that we were done with pool construction! You were probably expecting my next blog to be about painting something else white, or changing another light fixture, but as much as I know you're excited to get back to reading about those projects, or watching Zach do yard work, I had to share a few final wrap up shots! We had way too much fun this week creating some before and after reels with the kids, so if you're not following us on Instagram or

That's a wrap on the biggest, most exciting, project we've ever taken on! Having a pool has been something we've been planning for and dreaming about for a long, long time. We're thrilled to have been able to tackle this project and build something we hope brings a ton of joy to our family for years and years. The progress these last couple of weeks has been slower, but we've tied up all the loose ends we left you with a couple weeks ago. Scroll to the bottom to see 7 weeks o

We're SO close to being "done" with all things pool but we'll save our final recap for next week. I've been holding out hope we'd have a second summer and have been in total denial that fall is here. But it's officially October, so I guess it's time to say hello to fall and get the house looking like it! Abbey and I got to work on our front porch decor transition. Front Porch Mums and Pumpkins We always get our mums and pumpkins at Earl May. The mums here HUGE this year! This