Kitchen Renovation

We recently renovated out kitchen (ourselves!). I'm not sure how much our renovation really improved anything, but I figure it would be a good idea to document it. So here are the (messy) before pictures which I happened to remember to snap after I'd gotten all the paint supplies out and ready.

And here are the after photos (the main changes are 

* new cabinet handles 

*new wall color 

*new tiled floor & wood trim in a few spots 

*new curtain

*new stove hood (stainless steel)

*new pictures by the table 

*colorful tile stickers above the stove 

What do you think? I think the "After" photos are biased because it's a whole lot cleaner. Ha!

November Photos

Lorelai has enjoyed kindergarten very much. She has a list of 7 girls who are her so-called "BEST FRIENDS!!"  Here is a photo of Lorelai with her "Best-Best-Friend" Leslie, who rides the same bus and lives just across the street. 

 Sunday was the children's program at church. Here are Lorelai and Jane already to go.

 Joined by Ephraim & Silas. Sadly, Azael was ill in bed and had to miss it.

 A photo of Lorelai wearing the "princess dress" Grandma bought for her. :)

 Jane and friends at the library for storytime. They are listening with their full attention, huh? Great kids who are very well behaved and great listeners. Jane is learning a lot. ;)

Jane Turns THREE

Jane turned three this week. We love that little turkey/cutiepie. :)

Some words that describe Jane: happy, angry (depends which moment you are making the assessment), loving, opinionated, funny, cute. What we love most about Jane: she loves to give hugs, she dances frequently and expressively, she dresses up each day. I think she adds a tutu to her outfit at least 4/5 of the time. It's cute.  Jane loves sweets. She loves milk. She is an excellent hiker. She loves her friends Will, Liam, Claire, & Ethan. Jane loves Mommy & Daddy and frequently checks in for cuddles/hugs. She is developing empathy (phew!). This morning she nearly cried because she was so concerned I was coughing too long after I swallowed my lunch wrong. LOL! I'm confident Jane will accomplish a lot in her life because she knows what she wants and gets it at any cost! :) We're so glad to have Jane in our family. She makes us all laugh. We love you Jane!

All Hallows Eve

We had a fun time at the Pumpkin Patch this year:

Two princesses & Darth Vader, just before our church's "Trunk-or-Treat." 

add in the Grim Wreaper and another "Bad Guy."

Our Pumpkins

This year Azael went trick-or-treating with his friends Bergen, Zack, & Kevin. Azael is wearing a "Steve" mask (Steve is a Minecraft character). Here they are:

 I took all our other kids around our neighborhood, and then into town. We have a princess, another princess, a ninja, & Spiderman. 

The evening went well, except for the 2 hours Azael and friends got separated from Mystery Man. Oops. Luckily none of the other boys' parents seemed upset about it. They eventually walked to Bergen's home and all ended well. :)