The project phase at our house has begun. We have quite a few plans for this house and are trying to take things one step at a time. We're starting with our kitchen. We have been discussing new countertops for a while and our little climber expedited the project. Rylie can climb in a matter of seconds and climbs on everything!! In the time it takes me to grab something out of the fridge and turn back around, she'd be on the top counter opening her cupboard (see below).
Last look at the old...
New countertops...hello undermount sink...I love you. Little did we know that the higher countertop would not stop our little monkey girl. Dan was eating breakfast one morning and walked to the bathroom and came back to Rylie sitting up on his stool.
Yet to be done...backsplash, paint, mounting the new microwave, lighting, stools, cabinet hardware, did I miss anything? There will be a post dedicated to this whole project once it's complete. As with any big project, unexpected discoveries are made (as seen on HGTV). As we have discovered with this house, several short cuts were taken...the kitchen wasn't an exception. We found several "patched" holes in the drywall behind the backsplash and an old microwave vent hole that was covered with a piece of cardboard. Nice.
Last weekend's project was putting together Rylie's new playset. We didn't think there was any way the two small boxes it came in actually contained all of the pieces and there seemed to be enough screws, nuts and bolts to build 10 of these things. There were two of the biggest bags of hardware I have ever seen. Wish I had a picture of that. In terms of weather, Dan and Jerry couldn't have picked a worse day to start this...last Saturday was about 50 degrees raining and windy, but they were able to do most of it in the garage. It took a total of 10 hours! Rylie absolutely loved it. Sunday afternoon she was finally able to check out every area of it!
Last look at the old...
New countertops...hello undermount sink...I love you. Little did we know that the higher countertop would not stop our little monkey girl. Dan was eating breakfast one morning and walked to the bathroom and came back to Rylie sitting up on his stool.
Yet to be done...backsplash, paint, mounting the new microwave, lighting, stools, cabinet hardware, did I miss anything? There will be a post dedicated to this whole project once it's complete. As with any big project, unexpected discoveries are made (as seen on HGTV). As we have discovered with this house, several short cuts were taken...the kitchen wasn't an exception. We found several "patched" holes in the drywall behind the backsplash and an old microwave vent hole that was covered with a piece of cardboard. Nice.
Last weekend's project was putting together Rylie's new playset. We didn't think there was any way the two small boxes it came in actually contained all of the pieces and there seemed to be enough screws, nuts and bolts to build 10 of these things. There were two of the biggest bags of hardware I have ever seen. Wish I had a picture of that. In terms of weather, Dan and Jerry couldn't have picked a worse day to start this...last Saturday was about 50 degrees raining and windy, but they were able to do most of it in the garage. It took a total of 10 hours! Rylie absolutely loved it. Sunday afternoon she was finally able to check out every area of it!
Rylie says, "I wing"
On Mother's Day (see previous post) we drove to the park to swing and slide. While we were there another couple rode up on their bikes with their toddler in a bike trailer. I looked at Dan and thought, why the heck are we driving to the park that is less than a mile from our house? I had a nice bike that I had ridden a total of 10 times or so, but I've never really liked it. It's a hybrid and I wanted something that I felt more comfortable on and one that I could take on the trails in the area. I have an awesome benefit at work- we receive a good chunk of money every year to spend on a fitness membership or equipment. So I decided that I wanted to get a new bike. I sold my old bike in one day (thank you Craig's list) and was able to buy a trailer for Rylie with that money. Dan already had a nice bike that I'd seen him ride maybe twice in the last 5 years.
Can't wait for the first family bike ride
Can't wait for the first family bike ride
Rylie loves her new ride as well- and in fact has been watching morning cartoons in it the past couple of days since it's still in our living room.
How is he going to ride it up there?
So we are looking forward to a summer of being active and checking projects off our wish list!
