Kitchen Remodel

So Jer and I figured we didn't have enough chaos in our lives and decided to gut our kitchen over Christmas. The cabinets were falling a part and the sink was broken so it was time.

We decided to get everything from IKEA. So after a few trips and some re-designs we have all the cabinets, new appliances scattered throughout our house and garage. The door fronts and GRANITE counters are on order. The tile is from Home Depot and we picked all that up as well! We are going with the 16x16 tiles and not doing any of the fancy stuff. Not the greatest pictures but still gives you an idea:

































We still need to decide on a wall color but we may hold off on that until the end just to make sure it all looks ok.

Day One: DEMO

Tile counters with about 2" of concrete



















Day TWO: More Demo

Yes, those are dirty dishes still in the sink... Its a process!



























































Day THREE: Demo progress

Upper cabinets GONE and are now in their new home in Jen and Mikes gagare. Sorry they were so DIRTY you guys...





















































Day FOUR:

Wallpaper trim down, holes spackled and Jer got a new toy to help with the demo.





























We only had to loose hot water for about 24 hours because the shut off valve to the sink was broken. Quick and easy fix so it wasn't too bad!










































We thought why stop here and decided to rip out the tile in the bathroom that we did a few years ago too so that the floor will be continuous. That was one of our first projects any ways and we did white tile with WHITE grout (Well, we know now how dumb that was!) so this will be much better:




























Day FIVE:

We had a bit of a setback due to a sick baby and exhaustion from lack of sleep so day 5 was a bit slow. We did get some backerboard down though:




































Then we had to cut a few holes in the floor to get to the water pipe we laid before we finished our basement so now we can have water and ice in our new fridge door!! (Thanks honey!!) Also, the gas pipe to our range is over too far to one side so we need to move that over. But that seems to be the only issues we have run in to (so far...):

Poor baby

On top of a jammed pack December and home remodeling project (post to follow...) my poor Abby got sick. What started out as just a cold has turned in to quite a nasty bug that has lingered on for over a week and resulted in a Febril seizure on Sunday morning at about 5 a.m. It was one of the scariest things I have ever been through. Abby was acting fine all week but obviously had a cold and her fever never got above 101. But that night for some reason she just got too hot too fast and she had a seizure. I heard her fussing and then all of a sudden the noise changed. In my head I knew she was having a fever seizure. I have never witnessed one before, so call it mother's intuition or something, but I ran in and grabbed her and we called 911. Her fever still was only 101! I though it needed to be over 104 or something before a seizure is a worry. So off to Primary Childrens Medical Center (PCMC) we went in the ambulance.

Jer ran over to get the neighbors since K was asleep and then he called Jen to the rescue so he could come down and be with us at the hospital. It is an amazing feeling to know that you have someone you can call no matter what time for what ever reason and they will be there. We called her so we could leave K sleeping and not have to worry in case we were at the hospital for a long time and then Jen ended up bringing her 3 kids down at 5:30 a.m.! Isnt she AMAZING!! (Jen thank you and you have no idea what you mean to me. xoxo)

But back to the story... so I rode in the front of the ambulance and Abby didnt cry the entire ride there which made me so scared. They didnt turn the lights on so I knew it wasn't a total emergency but I really wanted to hear some sort of response from her. Plus all I kept thinking about was Charlie and what if Abby has meningititis and her poor little brain doesnt recover! But after a few tests and some Ibuprofen and Tylenol her temp was back to normal and all seemed well. Looks like it was just the fever seizure. So this means she is more suseptible to these again and we'll just have to watch her when she gets sick.

Today I made a follow-up appt with our regular doc and I am really glad I did. He took one little look in her ears and BINGO! Major double ear infection. HELLO!?!?!?!? They checked that at PCMC and I even asked about it specifically because Abby is prone to ear infections and they said she was all clear. I had her in Sun to get checked too because I knew she was getting something and she was all clear then so I guess I took her in a few days too early. So it took a seizure, ambulance ride and ER visit to diagnose an ear infection. I cant beleive they missed that at the ER! ARGH! But it is great that's all we have to deal with. So a simple prescrip of amox and we'll be set.

Sunday was a pretty rough and irritable day, and Abby is still pretty worn out today, but hopefully the worst is behind us and she'll be feeling better soon now that we have the right medicine.

ETA: The meds are workng and my baby girl is doing MUCH better. Say CHEESE!

MN Trip

We have had quite a busy month! I am a bit behind in posting too but there is a lot I want to share!

We had a great trip back to the frozen tundra for a pre-Christmas family visit. We got to meet our new niece Paige:

















And visit with the both sets of grandparents:

















The girls got out to see a lot of fun stuff on our trip. They went to the Children's Museum:




































We also went to an amazing indoor park in Woodbury called Lookout Ridge:























































Of course we opened gifts too and auntie Lea completely spoiled the girls again!















































I even had time to stop at Big Ten. I was in heaven!



















Jer and I got a night out on the town so we stayed at The Depot in Mlps and got upgraded to a jucuzzi suite!



















...and we had a great night out with old friends:




































Quite a bit to pack in to one week but we always manage to do it and have a really great time.

Merry Christmas!!

A snow storm is heading our way, we are remodeling our kitchen and we have a house full of buggers and vomit... Merry Christmas!!





























Photo by Bridge Photography
Kit: Dream about Christmas by Natali Designs

YUMMM!

I just came across these little babies and I am hooked!

Perfect blend of crunchy, salty and chocolate goodness:






























They arent all that bad for you either!

Santa

The girls saw Santa again this year at Bridge Photography so we got some AMAZING shots! Way better then the mall and you dont have to worry about the lines! I highly recommend it =)

Poor Abby was a bit scared though but K was such a cutie!!

Enjoy!

Remind me....

Why are we going to MN in December again?

WEATHER FORCAST

Vegas/Valley of Fire

Welcome our new addition. I have fondly named it G2....

















Yep, this is our new generator. Same as the last but this one will be securely CHAINED at all times. We took this lovely bad boy with us on our trip down to Valley of Fire for Thanksgiving weekend. It was just going to be the 4 of us any ways so we decided to take advantage of the long weekend and headed south. We were a bit worried about getting a campsite since we didnt leave until Thurs morning but when we pulled in we found a really neat spot!
































There were some really neat outcroppings right next to our trailer too for the kids to climb on and through:




























We also did some bouldering which was fun. K even climbed! She got all the way to the top too and it was pretty high! We'll be getting her some shoes and a harness this year for sure =)





















































We hit Vegas too and took the girls around to see a few of the sites on the strip. They went CRAZY in M&M world which was fun.

We had really great weather and it was a great trip!

















CHEESE!