Kitchen Demolition

Ugh, looking at these pictures make me so tired! We moved into our new house in February and started remodeling the kitchen right away. It's been a lot of work, but I think it will be worth it. 

These pictures are from a couple months ago, so we are a lot farther along now. THANKFULLY!! 

Here is Pierce trying to get in on the action. :)

Here's Kenny ripping out the old cabinets and the wall on the left. It is now just a pillar.

This is on the other side of the old wall and old countertop. 

Myles destroying the old pantry. 

The old kitchen before it was ripped out. The wall on the left is the one that is now just a pillar. There used to be cupboards all along that wall and the the right wall as well.

Kenny ripping out the old pantry. 

We have all our new cabinets and countertops on now, which is exciting! This weekend we will be doing the floor. I am excited to finally have flooring down, but sad too because we've had a lot of fun painting and drawing on the bare floor. 

I have to say I am so proud of Kenny. He has done all the work himself with some help from friends and the missionaries. :) I have been the cleaner-upper and painter in this project, but my major contribution to this project has been a wife that doesn't freak out because the house is a CRAZY mess. I have a hard time when things are out of their place (like having the old kitchen cabinets live in the living room!!!), but Kenny says I have done a pretty good job of keeping my cool.

After this remodel we are taking a break for a while from any home repairs. :)

A New Park

I haven't explored to much of our new city because we got here right at the beginning of the rainy season, but since the sun has come out we've gotten out a lot more. We discovered a new park that we LOVE! It's right on the water and they put a sandy spot for kids to dig. 

There are a couple of boardwalks to walk on too. It's just beautiful.

We all love it!

So here are a few pics of our new favorite park.

Wyn on the boardwalk. There was a dog swimming back and forth underneath chasing a stick. The kids were in heaven watching him. :)

A Trip to Oregon

At the end of April I took the kids down to Oregon for our niece, Nedra's, baptism.

Wyn and Myles liked seeing Neddie be baptized, but right after Wyn came up to me with a scared face and said, "I don't wanna get baptized. I just wanna watch Nedders do it." It was kinda loud so everyone heard it, but super cute! 

While we were there I got to see one of my old young women. She just got home from her mission and is just such a great person! My sister Krystal and I were her leaders when she was 15 and now she's all grown up! It was so great to see her and be with my sister! :)

Wyn and cousin Lauren. 

I adore Lauren. 

Wyn adores Lauren.

She's just great!

And a random bath pic that was not in Oregon.

I only took this picture because they never take baths all together.

Pierce loved it and was splashing like crazy. Myles and Wyn were excited for him to get out. :)

Easter 2014

This top picture is not from Easter, but it was cute so I included it.

Easter morning with their baskets ready for a hunt.

Wyn finding some candy!

After the hunt with their full baskets.

Pierce feeling happy about his first Easter.

Easter is always a fun time of year, but it is always special to explain to the kids that Easter is really about Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for all of us. We are so grateful for our Savior.

Random pics

Here are a couple cute, random pictures of the kids. 

Wyn holding a "decoration" flower, as she calls them. :)

Myles helping with the demolition of the kitchen. 

This boy has found his calling. :)

He's quite good at destroying walls. 

The House

Here's our new house. 

It was built in the 90's so there are few things to fix up and remodel, but we love it!

We are so blessed to have it!

We bought a house!

In January we bought a house! Our first house ever! 9 years in the making. :) We've been very blessed with this house.
We started to remodel the kitchen right off the bat.  That has been exciting and stressful. It has been good for me to learn to live in a mess. I do prefer things to be in their place though. Soon it will be done. Kenny has done an amazing job with it.
Hooray for our own house! :) I'll post pictures soon.