On vacation

In a couple of weeks there will be so many photos you won't know what to do with. But for now, you'll just have to refer to the archives, cuz I'm on vacation......!

Mom, are you there?

Madigan has taken to reaching out of her crib to get to me during the night or just when she knows I am near by. I couldn't resist putting her nap off a little longer while I took these pictures....

After Photos-Kitchen only for now...

So, here's some pictures of our new kitchen!! We still need to do some painting and lighting, but this is the just of it. We love it sooooo much! The countertops are bamboo and they turned out lvely. The cabinets are maple in chocolate color. The wall that the fridge is on had a very large picture windown but it's shape wouldn't let us do anything with the entire wall so we took that out and "wallah!"......

Before Photos- Not complete (obviously)

So, looking back at some of these photos made me kind of cringe inside... The house was dark , dirty, and very cosmetically ulgy. Walk in the back deck/door and there was this stair well --THE FIRST THING TO GO!


There were a few "built in" little things like this table in the kitchen.


this panelling covered a lot of the upstairs. Downstairs also has it but not so bad.

The carpet was a brown and cream combination that was VERY dirty and we're sooo happy to have it all out of the house!

This is the best shot I have of the "before" kitchen.... That's a dishwasher-range-oven combo!! (aka A Pullman Unit)

Deserves it's own post...

Kyle snapped these photos while we were on the phone this evening. Madigan is eating her "O's" cereal and lounging in the high chair like she's an old pro.....Must be my favorite photo series yet~

what's the length limit on this thing?.....

Okay, well the most recent photos are on top in this post....i meant to do it the other way. Madigan is such a sweetie right now. I love spending any minute I have with her. She recovered from strep throat in a few short days, and hasn't looked back. Here's some June photos:

New Nephew/Cousin

Isn't he perfect?? This is Tyler Robert Flynn, born June 21st at 1:57. He's 7 lbs and 20 1/2 inches long.... Welcome Tyler!! We can't wait to meet you!