Halloween

Better late than never:
Evan: Neo from The Matrix
Katri: painter (decided at the last minute)
Spencer: astronaut
Waimea: fairy (hard to tell from the picture)

Serious Silliness

She insisted on eating dinner in this get-up

I can't seem to get Spencer's backpack off her these days. She waddles around all day with it on her back.

And she drags this kitchen chair around, climbing on the counters, getting into everything. With her backpack on. And hat. And sometimes gloves, too.

Fall Pictures

Jeremy, this post is for you. Enjoy.

What Spencer finds important, take two

Don't ask me what the guy in the front is doing.

I actually really like this one. I just wish the lighting were better:

Old News

Waimea's 2nd Birthday:

Pumpkin picking at Von Thun's Farm :
(ironically, no pictures of the pumkins)

Apple Picking at Terhune Orchards:

(Ignore the smudge on the lens)

First Up-do

Her hair is finally long enough:

Before and Almost-After

I've been holding back posting pictures of our new kitchen because it's still not completely done. But it's close enough. I'll post more when we're done.


Here's the lovely before picture, complete with mismatch appliances, small corner sink with dishwasher that blocks you in with the door open (not very conducive to washing dishes), stained laminate countertops, dated cabinets that were (literally) falling off the walls, and parquet floor that was installed incorrectly (there were so many gaps, that if I swept the floor, there was no pile of stuff at the end--it simply fell in the gaps). And don't even get me started on the puke red backsplash area, with painted outlets and covers, and nail pops.















And here's our new kitchen:














Still to be completed:
-install hardware on cabinets
-tile backsplash
-install crown mouldings
-finish wainstcoting on dining area (pictures coming soon)
-repair holes in ceiling where previous light fixtures were
-buy stainless steel microwave
-spray paint knife block and paper towel holder so they stop reminding me of my old kitchen

Question of the day: what to tile the backsplash with?
options: travertine subway tile (to match floor)
mosaic tile in ? color
pebble tile
????
We are stumped on this one.
Any ideas?!?