Rainbows. I love them. Color! Happy! Yes. About 3 months ago, while walking through Home Depot with Matt and the girls...I exclaimed: "I WANT A RAINBOW FENCE!!".

I have a really great husband and he said, "OK honey. Pick your colors". But being that we rent our home we couldn't paint directly on the fence. So Matt brought home a scrap piece of fence that he rescued from a tear down and screwed it to the existing fence. And finally this morning, with a project high of 72 degrees and sunny...the girls and I got busy and added some color to our little backyard.

For all the paint geeks out there, here are the Behr exterior colors we used:

Red: Red Velvet Orange: Marmalade Glaze Yellow: Saffron Strands Green: Retro Avocado Blue: Caribe Purple: Darkest Grape (this purple is delish!)

I had a bit of a problem getting my rollers off between colors...which led to me looking like a member of the Blue Man Group at one point in the process. I still have paint under my fingernails.

My little helpers. After some sisterly squabbles earlier in the morning, they came together and had so much fun with the process. A little fresh air and paint does the trick every time.

Emma was a trooper...she slept for most of the project, which lasted exactly 2 hours. And yes, I am totally in my pajamas and slippers. When I decide to do something, I don't like to waste time doing extra tasks like getting dressed :)

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While we had the paint out, we also added some color to our birdhouses. And a stump. And a big thrifted art canvas. Color is addicting!

And so...this is the new view from my kitchen window! It makes doing dishes a lot more fun...and it will tide me over while I wait for the colors of spring to arrive!

My "egg girl" Michelle delivered my eggs this week...in the most splendid pink carton EVER! I squealed. It's been awhile since I've had super fresh farm eggs. Oh the joy!

I really LOVE my coffee time every day...made in my trusty Aeropress. Almond milk caramel latte. Mmmmm....steamy goodness.

Thrifted treasures. How how I love thee! Found this cross-stitched gem at Goodwill and spray painted the frame yellow.

Soup season makes my tummy happy. This one was kale.sausage.wheat berry.sweet potato concoction. Not up on Happy Foody yet...but will be soon. Yum yum!

Matt accidentally "stole" this from my sister's house when we stayed there last weekend. I'm only a bit obsessed with this book now. So full of awesomeness. For those of you who ask me to blog about home design, etc. Get this book! You won't be sorry.

My sweet Lucy loves art...it's always as colorful as her personality. This is her altered book art journal.

Bella loves the big canvasses. We do LOTS of art in our home. So much so that we converted the kitchen table to a permanent art area. Best thing we ever did!

The little things make life worth livin'!