diff --git a/src/main/java/nyc/c4q/ColorDrawable.java b/src/main/java/nyc/c4q/ColorDrawable.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d7f7af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/nyc/c4q/ColorDrawable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package nyc.c4q;
+
+import android.graphics.Color;
+
+/**
+ * Created by charlynbuchanan on 7/6/15.
+ */
+public class ColorDrawable {
+
+    int one = Color.parseColor("#142b44");
+    int two = Color.parseColor("#1d508d");
+    int three = Color.parseColor("#297cbb");
+    int four = Color.parseColor("#288ad6");
+    int five = Color.parseColor("#0fdebd");
+    int six = Color.parseColor("#16c98d");
+    int seven = Color.parseColor("#feef6d");
+    int eight = Color.parseColor("#ffc83f");
+    int nine = Color.parseColor("#fa5e5b");
+    int ten = Color.parseColor("#bf538d");
+
+    public int [] colours = {one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten};
+
+
+}
+
diff --git a/src/main/java/nyc/c4q/ListViewActivity.java b/src/main/java/nyc/c4q/ListViewActivity.java
index 78104c6..d4507d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/nyc/c4q/ListViewActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/nyc/c4q/ListViewActivity.java
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 package nyc.c4q;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.database.DataSetObserver;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
+import android.widget.ListAdapter;
+import android.widget.ListView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-public class ListViewActivity extends Activity {
+public class ListViewActivity extends Activity implements ListAdapter {
 
     public static final String[] COLORS = {
             "#142b44",
@@ -19,11 +26,107 @@ public class ListViewActivity extends Activity {
             "#bf538d"
     };
     public TextView textLog;
+    int count = COLORS.length;
 
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_listview);
         textLog = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textLog);
+        String[] COLORS = {
+                "#142b44",
+                "#1d508d",
+                "#297cbb",
+                "#288ad6",
+                "#0fdebd",
+                "#16c98d",
+                "#feef6d",
+                "#ffc83f",
+                "#fa5e5b",
+                "#bf538d"
+        };
+        if (getCount() != count){
+            Log.e("something's wrong", "fix the count");
+        }
+
+        //Get list from xml
+        ListView list = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.list);
+        ArrayAdapter<String> adapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, COLORS );
+        ColorDrawable colorDrawable = new ColorDrawable();
+        list.setAdapter(adapter);
+        for (int i = 0; i < ListViewActivity.COLORS.length; i++) {
+            View v = adapter.getView(i, null, list);
+//            for (int n = 0; n < colorDrawable.colours.length; n++) {
+//                v.setBackgroundColor(n);
+//            }
+            if (i == 0){
+                View viewZero =getView(0, v, list);
+                viewZero.setBackgroundColor(colorDrawable.one);
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean areAllItemsEnabled() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isEnabled(int position) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void registerDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver observer) {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void unregisterDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver observer) {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getCount() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object getItem(int position) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long getItemId(int position) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean hasStableIds() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
+
+
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getItemViewType(int position) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getViewTypeCount() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isEmpty() {
+        return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/res/layout/activity_listview.xml b/src/main/res/layout/activity_listview.xml
index 0d4b9d6..d0e9f2c 100644
--- a/src/main/res/layout/activity_listview.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/layout/activity_listview.xml
@@ -9,20 +9,31 @@
 
     <LinearLayout
         android:id="@+id/header"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="0dp"
+        android:layout_weight="1.0"
         android:orientation="horizontal">
 
         <TextView
             android:id="@+id/textLog"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:text="Fill this textview" />
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_weight="3.0"
+            android:text="@string/log" />
+
+        <EditText
+            android:layout_width="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_weight="1.0"
+            android:id="@+id/adapterCount"
+            android:inputType="phone"/>
 
     </LinearLayout>
 
+
     <ListView
         android:id="@+id/list"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="0dp"
+        android:layout_weight="9.0"/>
 </LinearLayout>
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diff --git a/src/main/res/values/string.xml b/src/main/res/values/string.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3101929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/res/values/string.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <string name="log">You have not clicked anything.</string>
+
+</resources>
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