New Park & Decorations

We have a new park here in our city and it is so nice! The city had a big celebration day for the Grand Opening of the park so we decided to go. There were so many people there! The kids loved the little ride & ringing the bell for the horn to blow on the train. We all had a nice time & decided to go back later when it wasn't so crowded. Last week we took the kids and got icecream and then went to the park. It was such a nice night. We loved watching the kids as they wanted to show us different things, and Landon & Hallie loved the swings. They even have a nice splash pad there which we'll have to try out next year when it's warmer. I love those moments when we can just sit back & watch families & kids play together.
 
Our wall in our kitchen was red, and needed a change, so when Brian went on his fishing trip, I stayed up late every night & painted it- yep purple. :) I showed him the color before & painted it while he was gone so he couldn't disagree when he came home because of all my effort. :) He said, "Wow, it's really purple!" It's actually an eggplant color & came out a little brighter than what I wanted, but we do like the color & I love the end result with all the pictures on the wall. The scrapbook paper pieces on the wall are actually covering cork board, so I will cover those with more picturs & some of my favorite quotes- that is when I have time. I love the big pictures of the kids & the overall look.
Oh, and my stools used to be cherry but I wanted them black to go with the rest of the kitchen. My friend taught me how to make them look distressed and I love the end result of those too. The kids love that they have color on them.