Puppies and Kittens!!!

Here is an updated picture of Louie. He is almost 4 months old now and 11 pounds. He's now as big as Bea which kind of stinks for her. They still do not get along great. Or maybe this is just how it will be....Louie chasing Bea - Bea whacking Louie in the face...Louie barking at Bea hoping to GET chased and then giving up.

And.....this adorable kitten showed up in our woods on Sunday. If I could choose my ideal cat, I would pick this one. She is beautiful...smoky gray with very blue eyes. She's super snuggly too and eats like a pig. She has been happily living on our deck until we find her a permanent home. Of course, Joel had to inform me that if we hadn't gotten Louie, we could have kept the kitten. Great.

This is why we cannot keep the kitten.....lots MORE hissing and dog and cat antics....I have enough with Bea and Louie and can't really add more. :) She really does think she is one tough girl going up against a rowdy barking puppy!

A few more construction updates

Here is the island and some of the countertops...

Another view.....

Here are our wood floors...which we totally love!!!! It warms up our house so nice and I'm even getting that kind of worn, cottage-ish look I've been wanting for so long! :)

More remodel......

OK....here is what we let the kids do to the wall for the 2 weeks prior to knowdown. It's our own personal Artprize entry!! They had so much fun and couldn't believe we were letting them draw on the whole thing. Check out the previous entry for more "Before" pictures.....

The dumpster has arrived!!! Let's fill it up!!

Here are Mark and Joel most of the way through the knockdown. Awesome!! I think the kids were a little shocked at what the house looked like when they got home.

The next morning....Ethan is wondering where his kitchen has gone.

Stay tuned for more.....

Bringin Down the House...or Kitchen....

Ha!! I'm so excited that I can finally upload pictures again to our blog! Too bad I can't get them on Facebook. :( Anyway, we are at the beginning of a huge and very exciting change in our house. We have knocked down our wall that divided our kitchen and living room and are making an island instead. We are so thankful to have our very good friend Mark and his company doing this remodel for us. So far things have gone very well. We have a temporary kitchen set up in Joel's workroom downstairs and it works great since we have a fridge down there and plenty of shelf and counter space. So far....so good. This is as close to roughing it as I get...as many of you know.

Here are some pictures of our kitchen BEFORE........