wordless wednesday

kitchen renovations

Paul and my brother Jay started working on the kitchen renovations last week. It sure was messy for the week, but well worth it! Here are a few before, during and after pictures. The after pictures are not totally finished since the new flooring is going to be installed next Thursday and the counter tops are ready to be picked up. It should be completed (or mostly completed) by the end of February. I absolutely love the new paint colour, since it really brightens up the kitchen. I will post more pictures when it is all finished, until then...enjoy!

before:

during:

bye bye border!

bye bye green walls!

after:

birthday boy

Seth turned 5 on Tuesday. It is just amazing how fast the time goes. It seems like yesterday he was that little baby in our arms and now he is so big. Hard to think what he will be like in 5 more years from now. It will be here before you know it! We had a lovely time of celebrating his birthday and he even had a special supper of waffles, bacon, and strawberries (his favourite!). What a special person he is and we are blessed to have him in our family!

Wordless Wednesday

Christmas 2008

The Christmas break was a busy one for us. With the sudden death of my Grandma, we had a visitation day and funeral right before Christmas. It was a sad time, yet joyful since she is no longer in any pain and is with the Lord. We are thankful for that. The funeral gave us time to spend with some of our cousins, and our uncle and aunt from the US. Below are pictures from our Christmas gatherings. It starts with Seth's JK program and then family gatherings. Enjoy!

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas season and blessings for 2009!