Well, after taking four months or so off of house projects I felt ready to make another to do list =) So in the last week or so I've started checking more items off of the list! In honor of my birthday I went on a little shopping spree and got a beautiful new picture for over the couch in the green living room. (thanks Mom!) And I also finally got around to recovering the fireplace cushion we made, and now it matches beautifully! I love the fabric so much I think I'll recover my dining room chairs too. 
I also finally repainted Serenity's closet. I had originally left it alone, but we always kept the doors open since she wanted to be able to get in and out of her secret room, and it bugged me to see the beige that I'd painted over everywhere else every day! So now it's a nice blue, lighter than the rest of her bedroom, with white woodwork. And then I went ahead and took the doors off the closet! It's great! It makes it feel like there's so much more room in there! I reorganized a bit and put in a dress up area to the right of the closet with a mirror, a tub full of dress-up stuff, and some knobs to hang things. It's been a blast, and it's so cute to see her check herself out in the mirror =) She does a cute little sway with a big grin as she tries on her dresses. We have also enjoyed wearing the random hats I got, like the fireman's hat or Alpha Pig's hat.
And in the only dramatic item on my list, we have knocked giant holes in the wall under our stairs. Dad and I are building shelves! I am so excited to have more storage! This will take awhile though. =) So far we've cut holes, he's moved electric outlets, we bought the wood and started cutting it out. Serenity likes to take her tools in there and says "It's broken, I gotta fix it!"
And just so you remember what it looked like before these little updates:
