Friday, February 19, 2010

St George... here we come!

My parents bought a second home down in St George last week. It's something that my Dad has been talking about doing for a while now, so we are so excited that they found what they were looking for. This house is amazing! I realize that I am posting a gazillion pictures, but this is for my siblings who have yet to see it yet. We headed down with parents and DeMills and for the weekend (Fredricks and my Grammy stopped by too) to check it out and to help shop for furniture. As you'll see, we haven't picked out much yet. Considering that they closed on Wednesday and had mattresses and bedding by Friday, I think we did very well. Not to mention 8 shopping carts worth of goods from Bed Bath and Beyond (plus 2 more on a later trip). We are having fun helping furnish the place and cannot wait for all the fun times I know that we will have down there.

I love the entrance. It's an open aired turret that reminds me of a castle.

front gate

Gas fire pit and cooking area up on the roof. It has a beautiful view in the daylight.


Michael and Dave had some fun with the torches by the hot tub. We had to turn them up all the way just to see how big they would get. I think it gives a new meaning to the name "hot tub".

There are two outdoor showers.

Pool side BBQ

The glass doors slide all the way open, which I love. It feels like a home out of House Beautiful or the fabulous resort we stayed in down in Playa.

This is my favorite bathroom. The shower is open and the shower head it about 12 feet up. With the skylight above, it almost feels like showering out under the stars in the rain.


Master Bath
I know the picture is took in the mirror isn't fabulous with the flash, but I wanted to show how big it is.

It took me a few minutes to figure out this neat shower since there are three different handles. You get a regular shower, plus spray from the side and ceiling as well.



The fabulous kitchen.


Hailey in the bumbo.

I love that they painted the outlets in the kitchen to match the granite as well as the rock work.

Living room fireplace


Master bed
Casida


guest bed

Entryway. I love that very few of the surfaces and rooms are square. Everything has curves and fun angles.



Theater
I think this might be Johnn's dream room.

8 comments:

Lindsay said...

looks amazing!

Kim and Steve said...

that is an incredible house! we are jealous!

Britt said...

Sweet! Looks so fun!

Natalie said...

I am going to steal some of your pictures :)

amy and josh said...

Wow! That place looks absolutely amazing!

tiare said...

UH-MAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! if they ever want to sell or give it away will take it off their hands!!!
P.S. I almost want to ask for MORE pictures! I love that you took pictures of the light!

Emily M. said...

monica! i found your blog..... i don't even know how! through melissa osterloh, i think! anywho! totally cute and this house is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!!!!! AMAZING! I love, LOVE it! ok- that is all! :)

Ali said...

Hey, I found your blog from Annika's. This is Ali (Josh's wife!!) I have a blog, but it's private, if you'd like an invite, send me your email to allisonorth@hotmail.com...WOW!!! That is AMAZING!!! It's absolutely GORGEOUS!!! How fun for your family!!! Can I also just tell you how handsome Michael is!!! He is adorable!!! It was fun to see what was up with your cute fam!!!