The Details

So we have been pretty busy with Raspberry Rain Images lately and working on catching up with pictures,  hence the extreme neglect of this blog.  However, I really do want to continue to update on what is happening in the Kraus House.  I thought I would post a few pictures of our new house.  These are detail shots, not sweeping wide angle shots.  There are really two main reasons for this. First, the house is just pieces right now.  We are taking our time with the decorating, trying to be careful with what we spend.  Second, the house was a mess when I took these.  There you go, the truth comes out.  So, I promise more pictures in the future, but for right now, here are a few pieces of the house. I am my mother's child, so a good deal makes me happy, so keep reading to hear about all of the good deals we have gotten!

This is above our fire place.  It is an old window frame and window sill from an old barnhouse that I got at canton. Those old mason jars are from there too. I love items with a history!  There is something about old and new together that makes me so happy!

Of course I had to take a picture of a picture.  Hehe..  This is on the wall by our dining table.  I love it cause it just has all the little details of my sweet family.  And then those birds are from Pier One, salt and pepper shakers for $3.00!!! I didn't think anything in that store was $3.00. This is one of the chairs around our dining table.  We found these at a resale shop for 7.00 each!  A little paint and distressing made these perfect for this little table.

I am in love with this that Joey found at a resale shop.  We painted, distressed and put on some super cute light blue glass knobs and there is our tv stand. It was $17.00 by the way.  All the credit for this one goes to my super thrifty hubby.  Way to go babe!! Oh, and those vases used to be black.  Just a little spray paint fixed that.

These are some pieces of our guest bathroom.  I love that the previous owners put in the se super nice faucet and sink. The slate is just perfect in there too!  How cute and contemporary.  

I put a sweet pic of Jackson in a distressed white frame on the counter.

This is in his playroom.  Let me explain.  The 'playroom' is actually the garage converted to all things children.  The previous owners insulated it and made it functional for their three children, which was GENIOUS! 

I strung some twine and some clothes pins to hang his artwork that he does out there.  He loves to finger paint and this was a fruit loop chain that we did as well.  I love that Jackson likes to be creative.  He calls this his 'art show'.  And when he shows off his playroom, he likes to take them through what each painting is.  (Auntie, I think he takes after you :) )

Here are a few fun things in his playroom as well.  This is a tunnel he got last christmas from my parents.   There is his Thomas the Train set at the end of it. He has his little table from his Nan and Beasch that he colors at and eats his snacks.  You can also see the enormous amounts of toys as well. Not to mention he has his own tv in there for all the Dora and Wiggles.  

And of course one final image of my sweety pie playing with his train set.

So, I know this doesn't give you a broad look into the house (I will get those pics soon I promise), but I did want to show a few of the detail shots I have taken lately.  It is a slow process, creating a house into a home, but we are on our way and soooooo excited!!!!  

God and Sex

Ok I just listened to a seriously amazing sermon by Matt Chandler on God and sex. If you are single or married or dealing with discussing this topic with children, it really is great.  If you have listened to him before than you know that he is real, raw and honest with pretty much everything, and this subject is no different.  He is unashamed to discuss things that historically the church has failed to teach.  But, I need to throw in a disclaimer..... he does discuss some seriously adult topics, just in case your child is with you :) (that could be a little awkward).   Anyway, thought I would just throw this out there.

http://fm.thevillagechurch.net/resource_files/audio/200910161900HWC21ATAAA_MattChandler_CultureAndTheology-GodAndSex.mp3

Engagement Session

We are working on getting a new blog and website going, but until then I have posted a few pics of the engagement session we did this past weekend. Thanks RJ and Chelsea for being the best!

Sweet Family

Thanks Darrell and Stephanie for letting me take your sweet family pictures. I had such a good time and hope you enjoy them!

No Fear

Jackson really has no fear when it comes to the water so we watch him like a hawk when he is outside. He jumps off the side of the pool and yells 'CANNON BALL!!!' on the way down. He also will try to 'swim' without his floaties on to me and just sink. When I pull him up he has this huge smile on his face. I have been working on him to kick and move his arms while he is under the water to try to teach him the basics of swimming, but we are definately still looking for swim lessons. Hopefully he will pick it up quickly, because if there is one thing I know, it is that we are going to be doing ALOT of swimming this summer! Enjoy the video!

Kingston's B-Day Bash!

What an awesome time we had at my sweet nephew Kingston's first birthday bash! It was a fun filled party with a great 'beach' theme. The decorations were awesome! They had chips in sand castle buckets and drinks in palm tree coolers, not to mention the gifts in a kiddie pool. It was so cute! Beep and Amanda, thanks for an awesome time! And, to my man Kingston.... the first year is good but it only gets better!!! We love you sweet boy!

The Zoo

So we are trying to figure out how to decorate Jackson's room in our new house and we decided on the zoo animal theme. He is in LOVE with the zoo and all animals in general. He has begged to go back numerous times since we went a few months ago. He especially loved this alligator that was sleeping about two inches from the glass wall. He would smash his face against the glass to see him even closer. He is definately all about the animals!

House Update

SO, I have yet to take any pictures of the house, but I promise I will soon! I am heading to Canton with my sis tomorrow (YEA!) and will be looking for fab finds for photography props as well as for my fun new house. I am SUPER excited! What is not to love about acres and acres of unwanted junk that you can turn into TREASURE?! Anyway, there are still boxes to be unpacked, however they are strictly contained now within the garage. That is a marked improvement from yesterday. We have hauled four loads of 'junk' (could be treasure to you if you come to our garage sale) to my parent's house who have so willingly allowed us to do the garage sale at their house. You should see how much stuff we have for this sale, and we just had a garage sale THREE WEEKS AGO! Anyway, Joey trimmed the bushes in the backyard, cleaned the pool and found time to hang a mirror in our guest bathroom. The previous owners took the mirror...weird....but we now have one, so all is good. I arranged the garage/Jackson's playroom with all of his 'neccessities'. We set him up with a couch, a couple chairs, a tv and a little table to color. He loves 'his garage' as he calls it. We have a large rug out there and since it has a fan and ac connections (which we are still working on) it is going to be fantabulous! All of the garagey things (if its ok that I made up that word) is in the backyard where there is a storage shed for lawn equipment and also a second two story shed that the previous owner used to work out of. So, thats what has been going on. Once the boxes are gone and I have decorated some what I will take some pics. Hope you have a great day!