new gate......and we have shutters! WOOHOO!!!

We wanted to get rid of the metal link gate that we used across the deck to keep Matti on his side of the yard. Felix & I wandered around Lowes lumber section to see if we could figure out what to make, and Felix found this "deck" section- and figured out how to turn it into a gate for us. What a guy!!! And it looks good- as if it were really meant to be part of the deck! (excuse the tools and scraps sitting on the deck.... we don't have many storage solutions yet...)

Another item checked off the list!

We found these shutters stored in the barn behind our house- don't know why the original owners took them off, but we were more than happy to refurbish them and put them back up. We are missing a few that we will have to replace, but for now, I love pulling up the driveway to see our newly beautified home!

Naked Windows...

Shuttered Windows!

Front of the house

Back of the house

Emma loved walking around outside as her Daddy was putting up the shutters. Especially since there were puddles she could stomp in on the driveway. She looks so grown up in these pictures.