The kitchen is DONE!

Holy shit ya'll!  The kitchen is done!  Well, besides putting the handles onto the cabinets.  But it is close enough!  :)  I ordered the chairs for our table on Tuesday so they aren't here yet and therefore the picture isn't showing the whole kitchen but I'll post one once those are in as well. 

I LOVE it.  Wade did a spectacular job.  I am always impressed with his handywork but even more so now.  He outdid himself.  He even handbuilt a custom sized table for our kitchen. (You can see the end of it in the top picture)  Our kitchen is considered an "alley" kitchen and is so small that it won't fit a normal square table and 4 chairs so he built a long bar like table that takes up the entire available wall with enough space for us 3 to sit and eat at.  I can't wait to be able to all sit down and have dinner in there together!

These are the chairs I bought.  They are from West Elm.  Wade will have to cut the legs about 2 inches shorter to fit under our table but I really like their simplicity.

And just to show you how far we've come, here is a picture of what our kitchen looked like right when we moved in.  I'll even put them side by side so you can fully appreciate the improvement.  Wow, what a mess.  It was HORRIBLE.  We used to have ZERO counter space, an awkward layout, no disposal or dishwasher, old ass appliances and windows, gross old and stained cabinets, boring tan on tan walls... I could go on and on.  By simply moving the sink to the corner we freed up all that countertop to the left and I finally have space to lay out 2 slices of bread and make a sandwich!  Seriously, it was THAT bad before.

I am so thrilled we have this done and can finally enjoy our small kitchen space.  And who knows?  Maybe now I'll even cook from time to time.  (But don't hold your breath!)

Xoxo~
Kellie

Wordless Wednesday

Pigtails & lots of teeth - what happened to my baby girl!?!

The Look

Seriously Mom?

I seem to get this look from her a lot.  Unfortunately I taught it to her (inadvertently) and I expect to continue seeing it for quite some time...

Put on your disco dancing shoes

Scored these babies for cheap through Victoria's Secret. 

Night fever, night fever!

Can I just say I love them???  There is something a bit retro disco-esque about them!  I wore them last night and although they are very tall I love the way they look.  Just a little shine to jazz up my attire!  I felt like a disco mama.  Literally, as I was walking around and dancing w/ Charlie on my hip at the restaurant to try to keep her happy.  She skipped her afternoon nap and was a tad bit tired and crabby.  At least I looked good while dancing her up and down the rows of fellow patrons.  :)

Happy weekend lovlies!
Kellie

Wordless Wednesday

She loves the cheesy poofs!

All fixed up!

Sick & sleepy Charlie

Well, after 4 1/2 days of a fever Charlie finally kicked the virus.  It ended up being Roseola which is a very common virus.  The bad thing is that they can't determine it is Roseola until the fever breaks and then the child gets a rash.  So until then you are left wondering (and googling which is NEVER good) what is wrong w/ your poor, sick baby!  Thank God she is healthy now!

Sick baby = cuddle bug

Once we determined she was healthy again we got to drive down to Des Moines to see some family and help surprise our friend Keith for his 30th birthday party.  It was a lot of fun, although the hangover definitely wasn't!  :)  I miss that Bormann clan! 

Happy birthday Keith you old fart! 

Mason REALLY enjoyed the cupcake!

Nice stache Mitch! 

And some more great news...  Charlie took her first unassisted steps!  She was walking between my mom, Kara and myself on the floor and she got pretty good at it!  We let her go and she actually stopped, steadied herself and kept going!  I was one proud mama!!!  So finally at 13 1/2 months she is starting to walk.  Although she definitely still scoots around for the most part b/c she is still to scared to do it w/o having someone to walk to but she's getting there!  I'm guessing that in the next 2 weeks she'll get a lot better at it and we'll have to FULLY babyproof!

And finally, our kitchen is 95% complete.  Wade is finishing putting up the backsplash as I type this and then all that needs to be done is to grout it, paint the walls where the paint came off and put up the baseboards.  I LOVE it.  I'm one lucky lady to have such a handyman hubby!  I'll get a picture up of it once it's done! 

xoxo~
Kellie

(Not) Wordless Wednesday

Everyone say a little prayer for my little peanut.  She's had a fever the past 2 days and not feeling well at all.  We took her to the doctor who ran some tests and is thinking it's a viral infection that we just have to wait out.  I hate seeing her not feeling well.  It breaks my heart.  So please say a prayer that it's just a little virus and she starts feeling better and fast.  Thanks all!

And I'll leave you with this adorable pic.  She was obviously not feeling sick at this point and enjoying her pony ride.  :)

Are you ready for some football???

So stoked football season is here!  I never used to get into the NFL.  I was more of a college football fan and could care less about the pros.  However now that I am in a fantasy league for the 2nd year in a row I get pumped for the games. 

Yesterday however was my Alma maters big rival game.  Wade and I are both Iowa State alumni and we played against University of Iowa on Saturday.  If any of you caught the game it was one helluva game!  I about had a heart attack!  TRIPLE overtime and we finally cinched the deal 44-41.  Thank God!  It was an AWESOME game.  So fun to watch.

I think one of the reasons we pulled off the win is because we have the world's cutest cheerleader! 

Don't you agree?

One more picture from this weekend I've got to share b/c it turned out so cute.  Charlie got to go to her friend Angela's 4th birthday party!  This is her right before we left.  She had a lot of fun hanging out and watching all the older kids play.  And she loved getting to meet Louie our friend's new baby boy they just brought home from Korea.  So fun!

Also, I taught Charlie how to dance today.  I have her hold onto the couch so she's stable and then I stand up and sway back and forth and then she starts to copy me.  It's so stinking adorable!  She's getting the best personality and she loves to dance. 

And now I've got to run. I'm cheering on Dez Bryant and Jason Witten even though I don't really like the Cowboys all that much. One of the fall backs to fantasy football is you sometimes have to cheer for the team you don't like b/c your players will be on it. Oh well. Come on Dez! Get me some more points!!! :)

Happy Sunday Funday!

(Not) Wordless Wednesday

We had a busy and fun filled long Labor Day weekend.  I'll get a post and some pictures up soon hopefully.  In the meantime, here is a goodie from Charlie's birthday party a month ago. 

She's 13 months old now!  She has 5 teeth (close to 6) and still butt scooting along.  I think she'll be walking in the next month.  She's taken a few steps going from one person to the other without holding onto anything but they are more like lunging/falling steps so I don't want to say that she's taken her first steps hands free just yet but she's getting there!  Her new favorite food?  Fruit Loops.  She inhales them.  :)

Kellie

Also, can someone tell me if there is something wrong w/ my comment verification?  I haven't had a single comment in over a month.  Not that I get a lot or anything but I usually get at least 1 or 2 every other post or something!  I just find it weird.