Another Project?!?

What have we gotten ourselves into?!? Seems like just when we finish one project, another one gets started. It's amazing how quickly "talking" about redoing/fixing something turns into actually "doing" it. Our current project involves giving the downstairs 1/2 bath a makeover. The bathroom now has ugly mint/pea green walls with coordinating tile. The walls are textured, HATE!! You can't see in the picture, but there are two ugly glass, mirror lights abover the mirror and vanity. Also, the lights, mirror, and vanity were not centered above one another.

Our plans for the bathroom include: replacing the lights, mirror, vanity, and toilet, ripping up/replacing the tile, plastering/smoothing out the walls, repainting walls a different color, and getting new switchplates and fixtures. So far the project has taken two weekends with the first being dedicated to demolition and this past weekend putting down a new floor.

Before...

Getting ready to rip up the tile...Scary!!
The floor is all ripped up.
Found the starting point for laying the tile.

Tile layed and grouted. Still have a bit of haze to get off the tile, but overall it turned out well. The goal for this coming weeked is to get the walls primed/painted and to put up a baseboard. We should be close to finishing! I will be so happy if this project can be finished within a month because there are already plans for another one...AHH!

Quality Time with Mim

First of all, for those of you who may not have heard, apparently my mom is too young to be called grandma. Consequently, she is now referred to as Mim. So...Grandma Tschannen=Mim...

Mim was nice enough to come in town to watch Caroline this past weekend. Joe and I were originally going to Chicago as a late anniversary trip, but then we calculated how much we were going to be paying in childcare starting next month:( We ended up staying in St. Louis, but we did enjoy our time without the baby, relaxing and getting things done around the house.

Caroline and Mim had a lot of fun together. Mim showed Caroline off to all of her friends and old coworkers. I'm told that overall Caroline behaved herself, despite the fact that her entire sleep schedule was thrown off...thanks Mom:)

Caroline is already missing her Mim! We can't wait to see you again soon!! Thanks again for taking care of our baby.

Our Big 3 Month Old!!

Here is our big, blue-eyed 3 month! What a sweet baby girl!! We don't have a doctor's appointment this month, but based on our scale Caroline weighs about 12 1/2 pounds. I'm not sure how long she is. Guess we will have to wait until next month to find out.
Sweet Caroline:

• You are still sleeping through the night! You go to bed between 8 and 10 pm, and sleep until 6:30-8:30 am.
• You are laughing and squealing out loud a lot more:)
• At the end of June you discovered your hands. Needless to say, your entire fist is constantly in your mouth!
• You rolled over for the first time (stomach to back) on July 14th, but we have yet to get it on camera.
• During the day, you are eating anywhere from 6-8 ounces every 4 hours!! Hopefully you can start on cereal next month.
• Over the last couple of days, you have started to scream when you don't get your way. Examples included changing your diaper before feeding you or letting you sit too long on your own. Hopefully we can learn to communicate in other ways!!
• You aren't a huge fan of tummy time anymore. You would rather be up and checking out the world around you.

1 Year Ago...

Hard to believe it's already been a year since we were married. It seems like just yesterday, and the day's events are still vivid in our minds. I guess when you are busy preparing for a baby, working, coaching, playing sports, etc. things tend to go quite fast!!

Joe and I didn't see much of each other this weekend. He played baseball in Columbia on Saturday and had to work on Sunday, but the time we DID spend together was enjoyable. On Sunday night, we went out to dinner at Lewis and Clark's in downtown St. Charles. The baby came with us (looking back we should have gotten a sitter) and of course, had a blowout in her diaper before our food even arrived!

Fortunately, my mom is coming in town this weekend for some quality baby bonding time. Joe and I will definately be taking advantage of the fact that we will be baby free for three days:)

Here's to many more great years!! Although we can do without all the excitement and changes that came with the first year;)

We're FINALLY Finished!!

It only took almost 5 months, but we are FINALLY done giving our kitchen cabinets a facelift!! We started this project at the very end of Febuary, but due to a very special baby in our lives the whole thing took a little longer than originally anticipated. Joe did a great job of sanding and giving the cabinets a good scrub down, and I had a good time priming and painting (haha). We bought all nickel colored hardware to replace the brass. We are quite happy with the results:)

A new trash can to match!

We also replaced the lighting fixtures in the kitchen and eating area. Not only do they coordinate, but also provide us with more light to an area that was once too dim for our liking.

Our Little Firecracker

Here is a photo of Joe and Caroline at Riverfest in Downtown St. Charles.

Happy 4th of July!! We have had a nice, relaxing weekend thus far filled with BBQs, festivals, and time with friends. I have been waiting to dress Caroline in her patriotic outfit, and the time finally came:) We had to get more that a one-time use out of it so she wore it Saturday night and Sunday. Thank goodness for no leaks;)