I have not posted pictures for awhile so here are a few. Some are from Halloween and some are to chronicle the kitchen process. I will put updated kitchen pics up soon but this is where we started.
Our little princess... she was worried her teachers would not recognize her as Emelia since she looked so much like Princess Aurora.
They had a parade at preschool, she loved it!
So did Sam!
This is her class, the little girl dressed as Curious George was so cute, her older sister in the next class up was the Man with Yellow Hat.
Sam has loved Woody since we went to Disneyland. I actually found the costume at the Goodwill, yes it was unopened and from this year but missing the hat and boots (Target donated it!) , I just bought those separately. He was so excited and loves his boots.
Trying to get them both looking at the camera and not doing something silly at the same time is nearly impossible.
Sam wanted to take the hat on and off more than wear it so eventually I gave up.
Emelia was pretty unsure about this house but there was a sweet old man on the other side of the grim reaper.
Sam showing off his loot
This is the kitchen when we bought the fridge was huge so it really cut in to the traffic flow on that side of the room. The stove had two burners and the other side was a grill (apparently very top of the line Jenn-Air 20 years ago.) The microwave didn't work. The soffit hungover the cabinets by about a foot and was painted dark green so it felt like you were cooking in a cave.
We have gotten new appliances which was awesome! They all came from the Sears Outlet and were 40-60% below resale because they were scratched or dented in some way. I so don't care! We have been so blessed to find really good deals and really good contractors to help us. The electrician was here yesterday and it turns out he goes to our church! They took down the giant fluorescent light and the cans in the soffit were already gone so they put in two pendents and some recessed lights. When I came home from the grocery store and saw the results I literally cried. The kitchen looked so beautiful even with no cabinets or drawers and a huge hole in the wall. I can't wait to see when it is all done.
2 comments:
Keep up the good work, it's a lot of work with updating a new house, we know . . . Anyway your kids could be models I think, they are too cute. Sam definitely has your eyes. Love to you and your family!
Yup. Emelia and Sam are precious. Every time we see pictures of Emelia, we think she's an Erika-look-a-like - which is a dang good thing.
Hope we can come visit and see the new digs in early 2011! I'll be in Chicago for work this Monday and Tuesday, but it will be a super quick trip and I'm traveling with a co-worker. Happy Thanksgiving!
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