Introducing Dr. Jake Mata

After many e-mails back and forth with the breeder, we have picked out our puppy. We originally wanted one with a black nose, but this little guy with a liver nose really grew on us. He's the largest of all of the puppies because he has been sneaking into bed with his mom and getting an extra feeding at night.

Here he is at 3 weeks



Look at those eyes

I love the red coat

We're getting a puppy!

I know this isn't really house related, but we're getting a new puppy! He's a Rhodesian Ridgeback and he was born on November 26th, which means we get to bring him home the second week of January. We've decided to name him Dr. Jake Mata because Mario wanted a Dr. in the family, but we'll call him Jake.

Here they are on the day they were born

Here they are at a week old

This is what they'll look like when they get a little older

Here's a cute picture I found on the internet of a Ridgeback puppy

Here's a full-grown Ridgeback

Here's another

The main table set up for Thanksgiving..we had 3

The kids table

The fireplace decorated for Christmas

The tree is up

My mom made wreaths to put on the french doors

The wreat in the entry way

We put colored C9 lights around the outside of the house

November 2007

One of the mini chimineas that Mario brought back from Mexico

View from the living room

Trying to decide what to put over the tv..or should we hang the tv on the wall?

The candle thing is now in the fireplace

We bought a chair from Ikea for the desk in the study

The air hockey table we got from my parents..fun stuff

The front yard is looking pretty good

Fall decor

Our view (for now...until houses are built accross the street)


The grass in the back yard..we laid it ourselves

The other side of the back yard

3 month update!

Well, I have totally slacked off on this blog since we moved into the house. We've been busy decorating, but we still have a ton of stuff to do. I have also realized that I suck at taking pictures of the house. It's soo much cuter in person anyway.


I bought this iron thing from Hobby Lobby..we still need to paint the living room.


I got this iron thing from Kirklans. We're going to paint the fireplace wall that sticks out from the regular wall a dark brown.


We've added curtains since this picture, but it gives you a good overall shot of the room..oh, and I killed those pretty flowers


This candle holder is from Target and it's now inside the fireplace..it fits perfectly


We put up curtains from Target..this is the first time I've ever had curtains before and it's very exciting!


We put up matching curtains in the eat-in area..they're a lot darker when the light's not shining through..and they have shimmer to them


Our first painting project was the study...we have never painted before and apparently we picked a "cheap" brand of paint..it took 3 coats on top of the tinted primer..never again will we use "cheap" paint


We still need to add decor to the walls. All of the furnitire is from Target and the color is Espresso




We decided to make the room into a study/tv area..we're planning on getting a flat screen in here eventually


The guest room that actually has furniture in it

Our new TV on our Wal-Mart furniture


We're still looking for something to hang over the fireplace..I think we're going to find a big Texas star


The living room


The dresser in the guest room that Mario painted


The messy study

More pictures since we moved in..

The master bathroom sinks


Our very beige living room


The fireplace


The eat-in area


The ledge thing by the front door


The spare bathroom


The spare bathroom again


The laundry room


The pantry