The Kitchen Before & Afters

Before:

After:

(other angle) Before:

After:

Backsplash Before:

Backsplash After:

Appliance Before:

Appliance After:

The amazing deal we got on these appliances and the sink are worthy of a post within itself. I must say... I have impressive bargain skills :)

We are very excited with how everything turned out!

Now... on to the NURSERY!

I just couldn't wait

We have been wanting to install new countertops/backsplash/sink/etc. since we bought the house almost 3 years ago. We finally replaced the lovely cream-colored laminate with granite. The laminate was stained and chipped in multiple places. The backsplash hasn't been installed yet but I couldn't wait to post pictures!

Countertop Before:

Countertop Progress:

Sink Before:

Sink Progress:

(oddly, the sink is my favorite part of the entire project)

We also changed all SEVENTY-TWO pulls in the kitchen. We didn't want to go super modern but we definitely wanted to say goodbye to the nineties.

Cabinet handles before/after:

Odd timing? Yes.

We bought a boat. Most people would say that the summer we have our first baby probably isn't the best time to do this. Our response: there will always be a reason why we shouldn't! So, we bit the bullet and made the purchase. Joe has been wanting a boat forever and he is reducing his workload significantly this summer. Sounds like a good enough excuse to us!

Any old excuse for a party!

We decided to have the family over to let them know the gender of the baby. We asked everyone to vote on what they thought. The final tally ended up being 8 for girl and 7 for boy.

I made cupcakes with blue centers and everyone had to take a bite to find out the gender

We even skyped with family in San Francisco. I literally ripped open a cupcake and held it in front of the camera. It worked great!

(this shirt makes me look more pregnant than I really am... I swear!)

Baby Update

We are having a BOY!!!

This is what I thought all along so it wasn't a big shock. I would have been stunned if they told me it was a girl! Here are a few ultrasound pictures to show off our little man. They sent us home from the appointment with about 6 prints, a video, and a CD of pictures. Pretty darn fancy.

Here is the video. You can see the babies mouth open and close and he even sticks out his tongue!