It's a mess!

Chris and I decided to do a "little" kitchen remodel this month. We have (had!) a largely unused formal dining room next to our kitchen for the past 8 years we've lived in this house. We finally decided to put that wasted space to good use and knock down the wall between the kitchen and dining room! The wall came tumbling down last Thursday, and things have been moving fast! We have had the entire kitchen repainted, a soffit built, the ceramic tile floor pulled up, and new lighting put in. Tomorrow our hardwood floor goes in, spanning both rooms, then the island with a granite countertop comes. We can't wait! We are essentially doubling the size of our kitchen and the island is giving us a breakfast bar and some much needed countertop space to prep food on. We hope it's all finished within a week. We'll post photos of the before and after once it's all finished.

Amelia loves her new dog:
Mira likes to do her own hair. Pretty! More is more, in her opinion.
Mira and Amelia were largely made to stay upstairs with me this weekend to keep out of the way of renovations and the dust (oh, the dust!). They kept pretty busy in their playroom, and even threw me and Chris a tea party! We kept our pinkies up and enjoyed the make believe.