Saturday, June 2, 2012

Memorial Day '12

For Memorial Day we went on a little hike -- it was very crowded, but nice anyway.  1/4 mile hike to a tall waterfall.  Eric said "This is the best day ever!" several times on the hike.  Tanner wanted to walk the entire way, but it was too rocky, so although he enjoyed it he was pretty mad when we carried him.  Andrew wanted to take lots of pictures to remember the hike. Here are some great ones:




After working in our ridiculous yard (seriously, it's pretty much just dirt and tree roots and weeds.  It's going to be a lot of work and time.....)  Anyway, after working in the yard, we went to the old city cemetery to show the boys the graves of some relatives.  Andrew was happy to find several "Squires" headstones (his middle name) so Eric had to find some "John" headstones too.  Luckily, in addition to "John Squires",  Pres. John Taylor was very nearby.  (:  It was a nice evening, despite Eric's complaining of a stomach ache, which I thought was just complaining....but the next morning he started throwing up the next morning.  Poor guy has been sick ever since.  He's so sad to still be sick.  He just cries every time he needs to throw up again.  



And below is a picture of our finally finished master bath -- I painted the light oak vanity a dark brown, added hardware, and put up some shelves to help with the fact that we have no linen closet.  Sounds like it could be done in a day -- but for me it took weeks.  Literally.  I pretend to be a "do-it-yourself-er" but really, I'm just learning so everything takes me so long!  Argh.  



  

Friday, February 10, 2012

The Remodel - Bathrooms

We did some work in all the bathrooms.  The master bath still isn't finished (I want to refinish the new/second hand vanity) so maybe I'll show that later.  But here are the others:

Main Bath
Before
During

Today (not the greatest picture :))

Before



 During (gross toilet -- construction workers!!!)

Today
(Looks like I didn't take that picture!  Will show you later!)

The Remodel - Kitchen

And here is the finished kitchen -- hooray!  As much as I love it, I have found that a great desk does not organize the papers on it's own.  Darn-it!  It is a kitchen/dining room -- but I have yet to refinish the second hand table we have....so maybe I'll post a before/after photo of the dining area another day.

Before

 During


Today




The Remodel - Entry and Living Room

I have been meaning to take some pictures of our house for months now.  I've been waiting for a day when it looked nice and clean and well decorated.  Well, it's not clean often, and I keep rearranging furniture and haven't hung much on the walls.  But today we actually had a play-date with a new neighborhood friend -- so I had to at least pick up the toys and clear the counters.  So lucky you, here are some pictures of our new home!
The Entry
Before
 During
Today

The Living Room
Before
 During
 Today