Less Counter Tops to Wipe is What I'm Lovin Right Now

This is my kitchen:

And here's a better one with my messy pantry CLOSED.

I love it because it has only one main counter space to wipe down!  If you've read my blog for awhile you know my kitchen in Brentwood was ridiculously big and I was so overwhelmed with wiping down those counter tops!  When you have a lot of counter space, you use it.  No matter how many times you say you won't.  And I loved that at first.  But then I realized how much time it took to clean the dang kitchen and I longed to have a smaller space and more free time.  Yes, having a smaller space also forces me to clean up as I go and I can't get lazy and leave things out or there isn't much space to prepare/cook.  But I am loving it and loving that my whole kitchen can be cleaned quickly. 

Here are a few other photos- we have hung most of our things but there are still things that need to be done- I'll post pictures of the full rooms later.  Here are a few instagrams.  I love getting those things printed out!

And my photo wall- a bit different than what we did in Bwood but I like this one better I think.

And our yard... it's a good one.  Lots of space to roam and explore.  The backyard grass needs some TLC which we are giving it and hoping to get it growing better.  In the evening around 7pm it is so peaceful and nice out there.

This is our front porch. I need to get my wreaths hung on our very plain doors. 

And here are the kids with Grandma Susie.  She took them (the big 3) to her house for a few days when their cousins were in town and they had a lot of fun.

Cousin Love shown below (that's all of them on the Harlow side together!)

The kids missed Mack so much when they were gone they had to smooch him constantly for a day when they got back.

That is some of what we've been up to.

Summer is busy!