Goodbye Linoleum, Hello Tile!

Since before Scott and I first moved into our Condo we had talked about wanting to tear out the linoleum floors in the bathrooms and replace them with tile. Nearly two and a half years later, we finally redid the master bathroom. 

What I learned is that I really don't like having a dirty home. I do not like having a messy home, but I nearly went insane having a DIRTY home. 

Scott started to pull up all of the linoleum, expecting to find wood underneath, but instead it was cement. The cement dust flew into the air and covered all the surfaces and walls in the bathroom, our closet, our bedroom, the kitchen, living room, and dining area. It was inevitable. There was no way we could have avoided the mess. So we vacuumed and dusted and changed our bedding that night before going to bed. Until we finished I felt like I was cleaning constantly, but I am so happy with the results that I suppose it made it all worth it. It went pretty smoothly minus my grumpy attitude from the mess (Sorry you had to put up with that Scott). Here are the pictures of all the fun!

Next comes our other bathroom. At least now I know what to expect.

Denver Zoo

My mom, Kelsey, Chloe and I took a trip to the zoo last week. It was Chloe's first time at a zoo and she is finally old enough to really notice and enjoy the animals. She would point and wave to all of them. She even blew kisses to the bears. And would burst out saying "WOW!" every now and then. She did great. It was a long day but she never threw a fit. I will say that she was exhausted by the end of the day and when we finally decided to go, she was asleep before we got out of the park. 

Blowing kisses!

Chasing the peacocks was a favorite!

They had a fun exhibit where you could get little cups of nectar and feed the birds. Chloe watched the birds eat and wanted some for herself. She didn't get any but she understood what they were doing. We gave her some crackers one we got out of the exhibit. 

This monkey saw Chloe from across the exhibit and came climbing across the glass and stopped to stare at her. They looked at each other for a while. It was pretty cute. 

The orangutan also stared at Chloe. Chloe really liked him. She even tried to share her snack with him. 

She especially like the fish. She would say WOW over and over. 

It was a hot day! When we left the park we were all sweaty and tired. 

But we had a blast. It was just too bad Scotty couldn't come with us. Next time for sure!