It's been awhile since I've been able to post a new blog. Unfortunately we've been without internet since the move. I never knew how dependent I was on the world wide web. Life has been busy for the last few weeks. We moved into the garage while the house was getting finished, made a trip to New Mexico and are in the process of finishing the new house.
The best part of the summer was our trip to New Mexico. It had been almost 7 years since all of us kids have been together. My brother Ry has added two babies to the mix since our last visit. During our week there we were able to hike into Chaco canyon and visit the Mesa Verde ruins. We loved the time with our family and our daily adventures. Quinn is still drawing Indian houses and grand kivas after visiting the various ruins.
My parents with all the grandkids; Sierra, Cormic, Mom, Taryn, Dad, Avie, Emma, Grace, Carson, Ezekiel and Quinn. I am amazed at what great kids all of them are!
The siblings with their families
The original five; Ry, Dad, Mom, me and Kain.
The cousins! Impossible to get 9 kids to pose for one picture.
And now on to the house. I need to preface that not everything is done. It rains about 6 months out of the year here. We are in desperate need of FUN and have decided to hold off a few projects until this winter. So the blog will continue with these "little projects".
Our fireplace with build in cabinets. They are great...so glad I begged for these.
The living room
The kitchen view from the dining room
And from the living room...
Another view with the fridge and double oven....
A quick view of the tile, it was a bit of splurge but the frosted glass works well with the granite.
Another view of the kitchen. I sure wish the phone guy would finish his job, our phone jacks still need covered. Just kidding Tommy...I know you've been busy with more pressing issues.
Master Bath...shelving and chandelier. The bead board needs painted but that's a project for later.
This is the one part of my bathroom that just angers me. I asked that the lights be placed in the middle of the mirrors vertically. The electrician and Thomas "forgot" and put them this way. I won't repeat the words that came out of my mouth. Needless to say...this will be getting fixed!
The view of the jacuzzi tub...
The master bedroom. It's a bit smaller than our previous bedroom but I love it. I can't tell you how nice it was to get off the air mattress.
Quinn's cork board/chalkboard wall is done. He's been having a blast writing on it and displaying his school work.
I am still in the process of finishing the girls' rooms and bathrooms. I'll post pictures of the completed project.
