My Favorite Space!

We finally got our screen room! I’m so excited. I love this space. This could easily be the room that gets the most use in the house right now. I have a sitting area out there and the kids have their play space. I’ve gotten my living room back. No more toys! Now the kid’s rocking chair, my rocking chair, the play pen, their ride on toys and their toy box is neatly sitting on the porch. The kids go out there willingly so it works out really well. We can keep them out of the house but still keep an eye on them and actually clean or do things around the house.

As soon as I wake up, I make a pot of coffee and grab the kids and head for the porch. Daddy can now get some much needed sleep in the mornings because the house is quiet. Since we’re outside, there’s less TV action, which I love. I was worrying that the kids were spending too much time in front of the TV. Messes are no longer located in the middle of the living room. Everything is outside and clean up is a cinch. It works out great.

Jayden and Maya love being outdoors. And there’s so much going on out there. They hear the birds singing, or the planes flying over us. They stop to listen or see where the sounds are coming from. The neighbors walk their dogs or push their strollers. The neighborhood kids run around on their bikes or skateboards so Jayden can say hi and interact with them. They just don’t get bored out there. I spend a heck of a lot of time at the kitchen sink so it works out great because I can hear and see everything that’s happening from the window right in front of my sink. Did I mention, I love this space?

Here's the view from the curb. And yes, those are gardenias that are just now coming into bloom. They smell wonderful right about now.
Here's my sitting area. Love it! PS I bet if I wanted to take a picture of Jayden he would make a face or turn away, but because I was clearly trying to get a picture of my room, he just had to scoot into the shot!