Lego Review with a Twist

What do you do when you are bored on a Sunday afternoon if you're Luke? You ask your Dad to film you reviewing a made-up Lego set in a fake British accent. This was all his idea. He wants to film Lego reviews all the time, but added the British accent as a twist this time. These are all characters that he made up. I love his imagination.

Finished Kitchen

 

The kitchen is finished! Hooray! It was rough being out of our routine for about three weeks. But we survived and are so happy with how it looks. I LOVE having a sink that is not abnormally shallow! It is so awesome. I despised our old sink. We may paint or restain our kitchen table at some point but we are going to enjoy being project-free for a little while.  I am clearly not a home photographer because a lot of the colors are a little off but it’s the best I can do. The floors look much more red in the photos than they are in real life. Here’s what we did:

• Replaced tile in entry and kitchen with Mannington Adura Luxe Vinyl Planks
• Replaced carpet in office and dining room with the Mannington Adura
• Put in granite countertops (Giallo Ornamental) and extended the raised bar to make it more useable
• Replaced backsplash with white subway tile
• Had cabinets painted white (Sherwin Williams Alabaster)
• Replaced fluorescent light box in kitchen with 5 recessed can lights

Here are pictures from the MLS listing. We painted over that hideous red as soon as we closed on the house. I knew I couldn’t live with that, even for a short time.

We lived with it like this for a little over a year while we figured out what we wanted to do.

And this is what it looks like today! I love it!

 

I love my new sink!

What a Mess......

Here is a picture of the chaos that the kids and I escaped this week. We are in full-blown kitchen remodel mode and saying goodbye to our tile floors, laminate countertops, box fluorescent light, and some other things. We are all anxious to get back into our regular routine but we still have the backsplash that needs to be installed next week and will have to go out of town again while the cabinets are painted next week (to escape the fumes). But soon all this mess will be a memory and I wil have a kitchen I love!!

Beach Trip

Luke and I had a fun trip to the beach this past weekend. We were all supposed to go but it ended up working out best for just me and Luke to go. Maggie bought a condo on the north part of Padre Island and fixed it up and it is amazing! She should have her own show on HGTV.

Luke and I swam in the ocean, played in the waves, swam in the pool, went to see Brave at the theater, and did a little relaxing too. It was a fun mommy/son trip.

Luke the Swimmer

For whatever reason, Luke had a hard time grasping the concept of holding his breath underwater or not swallowing a mouth full of water every time he went under. Finally, this week, during his last two semi-private swim lessons--he got it!! We are so proud of him.