for Millenne

Happy B'day biggest sis! Missin' you dearly...and can't wait for you to come enjoy your new house with us! Have a wonderful birthday...and another wonderful one on Saturday ;)

Cute x2

I've mentioned a couple times about the budding friendship between Brett and our new next-door neighbor, Elsie. Well here are some pics and videos to prove it. We are so, so, SO blessed to be here, right next door to such a sweet little playmate, not to mention the whole crowd of little kiddos on the other cul-de-sac! I just can't say enough how much we LOVE it here.

And just a couple cute ones from Father's day...:)

for the record

Little handyman helping mama hang pictures

Since it will be a long, long time before I get organized enough to find and work on Brett's scrapbook, I just had to post some of his recent quips.
A little background - our furry family members, Westley and Buttercup, have been stuck in a kennel throughout our move and remodel. Poor babies! Since they pretty much just sat around all day and ate, both have chunked up substantially...especially Buttercup, who was formerly skinny as a rail. The other night we were discussing colors with Brett, and here is what he said. "Westley is black, black and white! Bubba is........FAT!"
Today Brett was playing downstairs and suddenly got an urge to rearrange furniture. He slid both his kid-sized chairs and all three kitchen stools across the great room, out of my sight. Then I heard him going "Beep beep!" "What are you doing Brett?," I asked. As he sat on the front chair in a whole line of chairs, he proudly declared "I'm driving a bus!"
We recently had an Instant Hot dispenser installed in the kitchen sink - joy! The other day when grandma was here, Brett wanted to make sure she saw it, so he pointed it out and said "Look grandma! Water Feature!" Also, just a fair warning, apparently our "water feature" faucet looks deceptively like a soap dispenser. Grandpa got quite an unpleasant 180-degree surprise the other night. So be warned!
Well that's it for now. I promise to upload more house progress pictures soon...still awaiting living room furniture, but we now have pictures on the walls, so it's feeling a lot more like home. Tonight we scored an Ethan Allen entryway bench off Craigslist. It matches our decor perfectly, and provides a nice little spot for shoe/coat removal. Yay!

And now the fun begins...

Woohoo, we're finally in our house! Yep, that 5-day remodel took, er, THIRTY-TWO days. And not officially done yet, but at least done enough so the house could be cleaned and lived in. Yeah, living in here was sort of what we planned to do...right?!



I snapped some almost-done photos today for everyone's viewing pleasure. This Memorial Day weekend we're hoping to score some great deals on new furniture, and hopefully by the end of next month we'll be living box-and-mess-free.

The grand entrance - new hardwood, paint, carpet and refinished banister.

Entry looking into the living room - new fireplace mantle, painted cabinets (they were white), hardwood, and area rug. Coming soon - furniture.
New dining room (used to be a living room) - better pics to come when we lower the chandeleir and arrange the furniture.
New office (old dining room) not pictured...it's a box disaster area!
Another view of the living room

New kitchen/nook - new paint and hardwood. Coming soon - new furniture and refinished kitchen cabinets.

New privacy wall/arch in the master bath. Love this!

The bedrooms and bonus room are not pictured yet...too many boxes! I'll reveal those as we finish up the unpacking. :)

Just for Jaci

Happy Belated to Big Sis Jaci!! We've been meaning to post this little video all week long. Sorry it's so late sweetie! Miss you lots....can't wait for Christmas!