mini home tour.

here are a few images of our livingston, mt house. we've been here for a month & a half & i'm still unpacking boxes & arranging items in our home. it's definitely a work-in-progress & i have several projects lined up for it. hopefully i'll have more time to work on them when presley goes back to school. 

this house is quite a bit smaller than our provo home, but we're making it work until we're ready to purchase a home up here. i have several dreamy, charming homes on my wishlist. 

our bedroom. we have a closet, window, antique standing mirror, & a bookcase with our computer (which i am sitting at as i type) on the opposite wall. =)

bathroom, obviously. we share it so i wanted it bright & colorful. 

this is our toy room / study room. i'm quite fond of this wall in particular. just about everything you see here is vintage / thrifted. i adore it & am always looking for new-to-me items to add to my collection. the opposite wall has a bay window with a desk, telescope, craft supplies, & way too many toys. 

children's library & vintage display.

we gave our pretty dining room set(which i inherited after my mom passed away) to my brother & sarah so we could save space in our little home. that pedestal table will hopefully look like this after we refinish it using this tutorial. until then, i have a lovely vintage tablecloth on it. :)

living room. the kitchen, patio, bathroom, & two bedrooms are to the right of the fireplace. & the door to the left leads to the toy / study room. 

i believe that every woman's home should always have fresh flowers. 

notice that i didn't post any photos of our living room furniture (other than the tv)? yep, that's because we don't have any. in an attempt to save money on a moving van & because we really wanted to start fresh with "our" furniture, we sold or gave away ALL of our couches. & we had lots of them...his bachelor pad couch, my chaise lounge chair, leather loveseat, leather sofa, matching leather chair, & ottoman. now, we can't decide if we want to buy a couch from ikea and pay an additional $300 for them to ship it to montana, or buy a charming vintage couch & have it re-upholstered. we're sticking with the camping chairs until we decide. 

natural bridge & falls.

a few saturdays ago we decided to do some exploring & hiking. we drove up a dirt road to mcleod & ended up at natural bridge & falls. it was amazing! & a perfect adventure for our little family. we started hiking and tyson found a little path that looked like it led down to the bottom of the falls. going down it was not as easy as we thought. it was super steep and by the time we got to the bottom we were all covered in dirt. but i'd say it was worth it. the falls were spectacular & i was glad we were so close to them. tyson & presley did some additional exploring while mason & i looked for butterflies.

then we had to hike back UP. i'm kind of surprised we made it. & poor tyson had mason on his shoulders or in his arms the entire time.

can you see teeny tiny presley & tyson in the picture?

iPhone photo dump...

...where I don't bother coming up with anything proper to blog about. Here's what we were up to for the 4th of July & a few days after.

sunday funday...family crafts. see that cute birdhouse? tyson built it for me!

4th of july picnic @ the park. river time. underoo masks.

river rats. 

farmers market. and, yep, more river time. 

my first time taking both boys & both dogs to the river. nobody drowned!

A visit from Grandma Becky.

The first weekend in July Grandma Becky came to visit. We were all so delighted to have her!

We took her to our favorite places. Like the river & Mark's In & Out.

She was even in town for the 4th of July parade.

We showed her the Gallatin National Forest.

& our favorite breakfast spot, The Beanery.

Grandma even had some alone time with her grandbabies so mama & papa could go on a date. When we got home we all went outside to look at the stars in Big Sky Country. 

We love you, Grandma!

Our adventure so far.

Well, we've been here for a month already. We've been up to so much that I don't even know where to begin.

I stay home with our babies. That alone has been an adjustment for all of us. I'm still trying to get used to it, & I'm so thankful that it's even a possibility. I was a single mom for so long & I've always provided or contributed -- so not feeling like I contribute financially has been interesting. Being home all day has also been interesting. The kiddos & I drive each other crazy AT LEAST once a day, I now have no excuse not to have the house somewhat tidy & dinner ready at a proper hour, & I'm trying to find ways to keep both boys entertained. Sheesh! I am getting better at it & I'm surprised & pleased that I still take time to get ready & look pretty for Tyson. ;)

Speaking of Tyson, he is loving his new job! He works minutes away from our home so he has lunch with us everyday. He's home by 5:30 for dinner & we still have plenty of time together as a family. He also comes home in a good mood & tells me all about his day. =) (Our old work schedules sucked big time. He worked 8am-4pm & I worked 4pm-9pm. We never saw each other & I was always so tired when I got home each night.)

Another nice change: not working Saturdays! We have time for adventure & exploring our new home. Summer in Livingston has been so fun. It's pretty lively around here since we're close to Yellowstone.

In our first two weeks we: found our favorite places to eat, got library cards, played at the park, went to the farmers market, had dinner in bozeman, explored the gallatin national forest, went to a grizzly encounter, bought a rad flag, made our summer bucket list, & have been making little crafts.

Up next: a visit from Grandma Becky.