The Fly Hunter

This week I had the bright idea one morning to open up my front door and air out the house. I totally forgot that I live in a communal environment now and that flies thrive near apartment complexes so for the last 3 evenings our TV enjoyment after Layla goes to bed has been plagued by fly batting, fly swearing, and general fly hatred.

Today I had had enough. Being the green person I am around my daughter I didn't want to pull out a can of liquid death and go on a fly holocaust so instead I got out the dollar bin fly swatter no one ever uses and started a stealth like overview of the entire house while Layla had her morning snack.

Twenty minutes and eleven flies later I feel much better. I've only seen one since them. But, don't you worry... that one's days are marked as well.

New Townhouse Upstairs- Master Bedroom

This is the master bedroom. One half (this one) is the office...
And the other half is a bedroom...
There is also a full wall closet in this room and a door to the attic which we use for storage is like a whole additional giant closet.

New Townhouse Upstairs- Layla's Room

Welcome to the babies room... This is our book basket. I think books are very important so we have them everywhere... in the car, in the toybox, by the bed, and on the shelves... Her Grandma Teri made that cute stool which we'll be using when we start standing to brush our teeth. (The room came with butterflies on it (by the way))

This is Layla's corner with her crib in it (the book basket is behind the crib and beyond that a wall length closet). The rocking chair is the one my mother rocked me in and now I rock Layla in it sometimes. The blanket my dad had custom made for her. And yes... she is free standing in the crib with no hands and I do feel old.
This is the spare bed. We managed to get it into Layla's room. Behind it hangs her first feet/hand prints and a cross we got at her baby dedication. It's pretty cute. These are the stuffies that I've let her keep for now... there are already too many.
The other corner houses her bookshelf, her piggy bank collection, and some pictures of her cousins. (plus toys and a hamper)
The wall with her dresser and changing table on it is covered with colorful frames (right now with no pictures in them) but which will soon house family pictures once I retake them with the right people in the right position to fit in the frame.

And that's Layla's room. It's strategically placed so that as soon as she can walk we'll move her to the big spare bed, get rid of the crib and changing table and she'll have room to play. Good thinking no?

The New Townhouse- Upstairs

So I'm finally getting around to blogging about the rest of the house. For two reasons, first off... it's finally done, and secondly... my cousin in Germany asked for pictures so I'm feeling a little motivated.

This is the view from upstairs at the top of our landing....




This is the top of the stairs. The door goes to Layla's room.

Then there is the door to our room on the opposite side...

There is also a master bathroom upstairs...this is the door... I don't think you need pictures of that.

The New Livingroom & Downstairs

This is that same little window from the other side in the living room. The photos are Jon's siblings and their kids. The DVD and CD rack are behind the couch to deter the child from emptying them on the floor. The empty wall above the DVD rack is a space saved for Layla's 1 yr old pic.
This is the livingroom. The basket is Layla's toys which you can see she's already been into. The TV is on Jack's Big Music Show because I was doing this right after she woke up at 7 am. The pictures are Pirates of the Carribean prints we got in Disneyland last year...or the year before.
The "end table" is actually an antique sewing machine that's been in our family forever. (Look I did a load of whites...yay me!!)
This is the side of the stair well. The piano sits there and our wedding picture...oh and our cute kid is there. You can also see the entrance to the kitchen back behind Layla.

The New Kitchen & Dining Room

This is the kitchen, please excuse the lived in look, we actually live here.
This small bar window looks into the living room. The door to the left is a small half bathroom.
This is the Dining Room. The barstools on the right run along the kitchen counter. The door you're looking at goes to the back yard. Next to the high chair there are 2 doors (the garage and a pantry closet under the stairs)
This is my cookbook shelf now. Doesn't it look nice?