Two Day Update!!

I thought I'd give everyone an update on our kitchen! If I were like most people, We'd be three or four days from being finished.... BUT, I'm NOT!!! I like things a certain way! So.... My AMAZING husband still has to sand these BRAND NEW cabinets, prime and paint them, then Antique them. After which, he still has to tile, wire new lights and switches, fix the ceiling, and install countertops. WISH HIM LUCK!!! OH! Did i mention that he's the handsomest man on the planet?? AND smart too!!

It has begun

Yesterday, I leave for work. I leave a very outdated and akward kitchen, but a kitchen that is functional. I get a call at work that our new cabinets will be in sooner than expected. I come home to this:

Our kitchen is demoed

(think...it will be worth it in the end.....it will be worth it in the end..)

Man, my husband is a hard worker.

New Deck

My wife made me build her a new deck. I just finished it! It's off the french doors I put in our master bedroom. You can see the old steps off to the side. I don't see anything wrong with the old deck...but you know women, when they want something.... they get it. Here is a new picture of Corinne, at 9 weeks old. She has started smiling and making little cooing noises. We all love her to death, but not really... seeing how she's still alive and all.
This is Kendra, after she fell asleep when we were watching a late night movie. I promise we didn't shoot her, she has always been one that needs her sleep. She rarely makes it through a late movie.

Girls' Room

Now that we are up to 3 girls, we finally got around to making a cute girls room. This involved some painting. We let the girls help.
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Again, I wish we had before pictures. You would think we would have learned after this many projects, but all we have is after pictures.
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There used to be a door to the backyard in their room. That is now closed off. The old closet was open to the room, ugly, and an inefficient use of space. There is now a new closet with built in shelves and rods. There is also a new built in bookshelf.

The old window was also replaced. The final detail is the vinyl wall decals.

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The girls love their new room. Camryn told me today that she never wants to move. She doesn't want to leave this room.

First Garden

Kent thought it would be fun to plant watermelon and pumpkins. Someday we want a large garden and fruit trees, but this is our first start.

He got the girls involved, and is taking the opportunity to teach them about taking care of a garden. They helped him clear the ground and get the dirt ready. Then they had fun planting the seeds.

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Hopefully we'll get to eat some yummy watermelon and carve our own pumpkins this fall.

Some Random Pictures
Daddy's first hair styling day

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We are so lucky to have 3 beautiful, healthy, lively girls!

Master Bathroom

Our bathroom is finally done, except for a few minor things. We still need baseboards and some accessories I am planning on adding, but we have started using it. We now have a two person jacuzzi bathtub and a double walk-in shower.

Kent planned and designed it and did all the work. He also stuck to an incredibly low budget. I am so lucky to have such a talented husband.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY NEW BATHROOM!!!

Projects

Bird Feeders

Camryn and Kendra, like most children, love anything to do with animals. Camryn has been wanting to hang a bird house in our backyard for awhile now. I came across an idea for bird feeders that kids can make and I thought the girls would love it.

First the girls spread peanut butter all over pine cones.

Then they cut shapes out of bread with cookie cutters and I made a small hole in the shapes to string through later. Then the girls spread peanut butter on the bread pieces.

After that, the girls rolled their peanut butter pine cones and bread in bird seed.

We had to let the bread dry, but then we were able to string everything together.

We hung them from a tree outside the girls bedroom window, so they can look out and see the birds enjoying their treat.

Master Bathroom

A much bigger project at our house has been our master bathroom. Kent has been working like mad to get it done before the baby comes. Last weekend he was up grouting until after 11:00pm, when he had to get up for work at 4:00am the next morning.

I think he worked himself CRAZY.

He got everything pretty much done last weekend. We still have some finishing touches and a lot of cleaning to do in there. When it is all put together, I'll post more pictures.

So we are ready for the baby. She seems to be pretty comfortable where she is though. Both Camryn and Kendra were born by now. She is showing her individuality already.