Getting Close

Well, I've made some good progress. I can almost see the finish line but there's still a lot to do. Sonya, Abel and I are going to visit friends in VA this weekend, so the tiling (and I) will get a break.

Happy Birthday Curtis

Before Abel went to bed he wanted to give a shout-out for his Uncle Curtis's birthday.

This is a very exciting day.

It makes me laugh just thinking about it.

He's how old?!?

I love you Uncle Curtis.

Getting Tired....

Ryan came over last night and helped james with the floors, they made some great progress. We hope to have all of the "whole" (non-cut) tiles finished soon.

And for all of you out there wondering how we are living without a kitchen, here it is. :-) The fridge, stove, washer and dryer are all parked in our living room. But thank goodness my favorite appliance, the DISHWASHER, is still in use (we are not tiling under it) :-)

To Grampi, Love Abel

Abel can't wait to be a big boy and ride in Grampi's sweet, I mean, sick hot rod.

Just Keep Working, Working, Working

James has done a great job working on the kitchen almost every night. We are making some good progress and are excited to see the finished product (one day) :-)

Progress!

Last night we got some great help from both Trent and Josh, so the laying of tile could finally begin. Overall, things went smoothly and they made some great progress.

Flooring: Days 1 & 2

On our long "holiday" weekend we decided to finally start a home renovation project we had been putting off for awhile - tileing our kitchen floor. James gave me this "gift" for Christmas, but we just hadn't found time to get started on it. So, on Thurs. after James got home from work and Abel went to sleep we started the demolition. We tore up the linoleum and the quarter round and started cleaning the plywood floor.

This is a "before" shot
the quarter-round is off
and the linoleum comes up too.

Stay tuned for more updates...

Flooring: Days 3 & 4

Days 3 and 4 of the flooring project consisted of laying the Dietra (orange stuff) underlayment down. This step went pretty smoothly with the help of our great friend Trent :-) The next step should be measuring and laying out where to begin laying the tiles.

10 months?!?

We can't believe that our little boy is now 10 months old! He has been changing so much lately and can now pull up, crawl and clap :-) We continue to praise Christ for a healthy, happy, handsome little boy. Hope you enjoy some recent pics. 4th of July watermelon, Abel LOVED it!

Abel with our friend Hannah
Crawling!
With Great-Grandma
With Great-Grandpa (on the golfcart :-)