Bryon and I feel like our house is growing up. Our home, now 9 plus years into parenting, has morphed from a home of large, hard plastic, brightly colored toys, into a more big kid house. We feel like we have earned the right to live in a breakable house! However, despite this transition, there are still lots of clues that children live with us.
The phrase I use a lot to describe the cleanliness of our house is, "Is it Southern Living photo shoot ready?" Of course, the answer is always NO! Today, while hanging out with Mary Beth at the house, my mind started wandering and I tried to imagine what a Southern Living article about my house would look like. Here is what I have come up with...
(Nothing was moved around in the house to create this post. This is how everything was this morning!)
"As you walk into the Barnhill house, you are greeted in the formal dining room. This is the room that they entertain in on special occasions....
...............................and play a round of PIG or HORSE if there is time.
And then there is the table where Elizabeth loves to display her collection of bees. She loves bees and is always looking to add to her collection.........
and so when she found that Baylor BasketBall on the floor, she thought that the "B" theme would be enhanced!
Elizabeth and Bryon would love for their guests to relax and read at their house. Anyone up for Fancy Nancy? Pinkilicious? Perhaps you forgot your toothbrush? You are welcome to use their Hello Kitty toothbrush, should the need arise.
Ahhhhh, the kitchen. The heart of the home.
The Barnhills are an active bunch. When Elizabeth is washing the dishes, she loves to hop on the Rip Stick and give it a go! No more just standing there and washing dishes. That is soooo 20th century!
and if she gets really bored soaking, she can always play with a mermaid who spins and spit out water!
Bryon and Elizabeth are products of the 1970s.
The Fall Of Saigon."
OK, so maybe we aren't completely ready for that imaginary "Southern Living Photo Shoot", but we wouldn't have our house any other way!
4 comments:
So funny. I remember longing for the day I wouldn't have toy baskets in every room. Now that my kids are 17 and 13, I long for those days again when they were little. Now instead of toys and stuff, it's big smelly shoes and socks left all over the house!
I injured the arch of my foot as I stepped on a hot wheels car in the hall in the middle of the night years ago. I skated down the hall on that little thing.
Love this post...you're exactly right it would be a shame to have it any other way:) You have a beautiful home!
I love what you've done with the place! So creative and unique! You should see the children-touches I've incorporated into my decor!
Your home is lovely! I didn't expect anything less from you. I love that it has such a warm, lived in quality about it. I think my favorite room is the kitchen.
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