Labor Day....and boy did we work

We are enjoying the long weekend, well kinda. We always seem to find something to do around our house, and since the weather has been so nice, we decided to spend some time working on our front yard. We added new lights, and a nice retention wall with new mulch. It feels good to spruce up the front yard. Eli even helped, well a little.

The walls have a new coat of paint

Thanks to Brandon....we have a professional paint job in our kitchen. It took us a while to get prepared for the finishing touches like the paint, but we are getting there. The color turned out great, as "mark twain house bark" graces our walls in the kitchen.

The New microwave

We needed to get a new microwave for over our stove. And we were able to get it all situated into place during the week. It is really nice, large and shinny! It really helps to make the big empty space above the stove look complete. There is still some electrical work to be done to get it working fully, but we are getting there.

The Back splash begins

It was a very exciting day when my package of tiles came in the mail. Mike is doing a great job of getting the back splash up. It is a bit hard to install this type of mosaic tile, but things are moving along great. We should be getting the grout in within the next few days. I love it!

Some finishing touches on the island

We got the trim up on the island and countertop this weekend. Mike's cousin, Brandon, is a professional painter and helped us get the oak trim ready for island. Having some of the finishing touches done on the island really helps make things look pulled together. Mike had a great time getting to use all of his favorite tools, the BFH, automatic nail gun, and saw! I spent some time cleaning and sealing the granite and grout this week and we are on our way to a completed kitchen. Even Eli likes the island.

Happy 4th of July...in our new Kitchen

Happy Independence Day. 125 Cotton Ave hosted our families 4th of July celebration in our new kitchen. We had beautiful weather and everyone loved the new kitchen, especially the island. It was so nice to see everyone around the island, with a place to sit and plenty or room for all the food. Pictured here from left to right is: Brandon, Emily, Ashley, Rebecca, Emily, Brett, Kriston, Adison, Alicia, Alyssa and Mike C. We hope everyone else had a great day and we can't wait for more folks to come and visit.

And we have a place to sit!

After being tired of standing at the island to eat, we decided to purchase our stools for our island. My mom actually found these super cheap in Jacksonville. Thanks Mom! Rebecca helped me put them all together and here we have it. They look great and are nice and comfy too.