A trip to the Pumpkin Patch

We've been planning for a couple weeks now to carve pumpkins to put in front of the house. I've been very excited to finally have the opportunity to give out candy to all the little kids for Halloween! Here are some photos of our pumpkin carving extravaganza.

We didn't even make it to the end of the patch...this place was HUGE

Lawton found a not-so-pretty one.

Hard at work.

Lawton made me take the guts out first.

Kobe was very skeptical of the pumpkins.

They came out pretty well:)

Seaching for our first home.

Well, not really our first home. Since Lawton and I have been married (it was 2 years in July!) we've lived in 3 different places. All rentals, all great experiences. Now we're ready to begin looking for our first home...to BUY! We're very excited and can't wait to start the process. We don't want to actually purchase the home until sometime next year, but we want to get a head start on feeling out what we like.

Here's a trip down memory lane. The different places we've lived since July 2008.

This was our first place. We had a great deal from one of Lawton's friends.

This was one of the three bedrooms we had. The place was really meant for roommates: 3beds/3 baths.

  

This was our 2nd place, but Kobe's first home. It turned out to be a pleasant surprise living across the street from one of our now very good friends.

 We lived next to great people, but the down side to this place was that it only had ONE drawer in the kitchen.

  

The kitchen was teeny, but it was functional enough for the two of us and Kobe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 This is our most recent rental. Lawton's great uncle has been so kind to let us rent his carriage house. It's in a beautiful neighborhood and is just the right size for us.

 We've made a lot of changes to this house. Here's the living room. You can't find those smaller pillows in a store. The material can be found at Joann Fabrics, but Lawton's sweet mother made the pillows.

View of the windows. Curtain material can also be found at Joann Fabrics. Curtains made by Betty Ann:)

Our kitchen is once again teeny,but it's functional enough.

And we have four drawers!

  

This is my favorite room. It's filled with furniture Lawton's grandmother refinished for us and photos of our family.

This place has been the best so far. It's got a big yard that Kobe can run around and the details of the place are charming, definitely my style. We looked at four houses today that all ranged from 1600-2000 sq feet. Some had great yards with a porch, some had smaller yards with a deck. It was fun for us to decide what we liked most and what we didn't like at ALL! It was also a great experience to see what we're willing to compromise on and what we're not. One thing is for sure, older homes that have been added onto in a cheap way are not our style, but kitchens larger than 150 sq ft right up our alley.