Not so extreme makeover: The Croley house episode 1

So, I have recently taken on the task of upgrading (is that the right word?) my house. I just want to make it a little more homey. My husband has dutifully taken the task up also and I must say has been patient and pleasant throughout the beginning of this undertaking. He goes along with everything and even adds his own opinion without being prodded. He makes suggestions and listens to all of my plans and rarely (if ever) complains.

We have only done little things thus far. We can't make any real altercations because we are renting (no painting, no large holes in the walls etc...) But nothing major needs to be done because this house is only 3 years old and has recently been renovated (or modernized as they called it.) I'm just trying to make it look like we live here.

I have never been accused of being a decorator but I think we are pushing alone nicely. I'm going to make updates here and there that will update you all on our progress. if you find it boring feel free to skip these posts. I will make sporadic updates on our progress.
 Here is our front porch furniture (that my husband put together because he is super sweet)

These are in my kitchen. The pictures were taken on my phone and are not so good.

These are in my dining room. Again, The pics are not so great.

This is the cabinet we put in our downstairs half bath (again built by my master craftsman hubby). We have no storage in there and we had to find something decorative and useful. This is plain but nice, I think.

This is the back patio chairs. They are staked because it is going to rain today (Booo)

 This is the table on the back patio (again plain but nice, I think)

 Back patio umbrella (it is being stored under the cover cause of the rain, again booo)

Welcome to toddlerland...

Hi, I am Aimee. I am a proud Navy wife and a stay at home mom. My son Frankie is almost 3 and is the most energetic kid you would ever meet. He would put the energizer bunny to shame. Sammy is almost 2 and she is spunky and sweet. She is affectionate and adorable.

My husband, Bryant, is a second class petty office in the Navy. He is a wonderful husband and even more amazing father. Our kids adore him and he adores them right back. He is gone sometimes (as would be expected with his very demanding job) and we miss him terribly but he does his job and does it well. I am immensely proud of him.

I hope to make my future blogs more interesting than this one but I felt a short (ish) intro was necessary. Hope you can keep up.