Kitchen Island

Taking the island apart.

"Great job, boys!"

Everyone likes to help. 

All finished!! Lord willing we will be painting the walls and putting in new flooring a little bit later. We have the wedding to take care of first! :)

Putting in New Counter Tops

This is what our counter tops looked like before we tore them out. The people who had put them in before us hadn't finished grouting it, so it was quite a job keeping all those little cracks clean.

Jared hard at work!

Removing the counter top.

Joshua disconnecting the sink. 

The wall was angled were our stove set. Dad tore down the wall giving us much more counter top space.

Can't you see? I was a big help! :/ Just kidding... Dad and the boys did most of the work, I did help when they needed me though. :) I was really excited about all this, since I was the one that really wanted to start remodeling the kitchen. 

Stuff sitting everywhere!

Coming along...

We made do without a sink! :)

Rewiring a few things.

Putting in a new sink.

Jesse trying it out. :)

And these are some pictures after it was all finished. We are really enjoying the smooth counter top!

Before...

... and after!

I have a few more pictures of the doing the island as well, will be posting them soon.

It's Just Been Crazy...

Thought I would give you a little insight on what we have been up too and why I haven't been posting lately.

We have been crazy busy with many different things the last couple weeks. I have so many pictures to post, but finding the time to post them is becoming my problem. Any way, hopefully after the wedding it won't be quite so crazy! Sharon Jones came over and helped us make up all the bridesmaids bouquets,  boutonnieres, and corsages. We still have the wedding bouquet to put together. Artificial flowers make the flower part of the wedding so less hectic.     

Meda Hyde stayed all week with us sewing on Jessica's wedding dress. Wow, she is so amazing! How she can just sit there sewing for hours on end is beyond me. It is turning out really pretty and I will be posting pictures of it "after" the wedding! :) 

I had to add this picture to my random type of post. We may be busy, but there is always that time that we find to sit down and enjoy holding our adorable little nephew. He is so sweet and I have more pictures to post of him soon!! :)

Micah David - A little boy that is showered with love!

We also put in new cupboard tops for Mom. It was a big job, but we are so enjoying not having tile to clean! More pictures coming!

Jessica's Bridal Shower was another thing that took some time getting together. I did a lot of the planning, Meda helped me with the decorating and Jenny helped with the games. Between all three of us it turned out really nice! More picture coming later..

Jenny and Micah have been here for the weekend and we have been practicing hair ideas for the wedding. Things are starting to come into place. When you start thinking about that the wedding is just in a couple weeks, your heart always seems to skip a beat. Will we be ready? That is not the question. We  have to be ready. If we aren't, well, guess they can get married any way! :)

I had to laugh when the three little boys came out of the bathroom from taking a bath the other night. This week they all got hair cuts!

Chipper in hamster dream world.

An awesome sunset!

A bunch of yummy cookies. I will be posting all the pics as soon as I can find the time. :)
The Lord bless you all this beautiful Sunday afternoon.
Your blogger,
Joylin

Donkey Fun

The little boys are really enjoying the donkey. Yesterday they let him in the back yard and I got some really cute pictures.

I even enjoyed a ride, till he dumped me off when he saw a dog. He has a lot to learn in that area, cause he hates dogs and we have lots of them!!

He loves to follow you around hoping for a carrot.

Justin enjoying his ride.

"HEY, I wanna jump too!"

What Happens...

... when little boys decide to go hunting with a potato shooter.

Result? particles of a bird.
How it died? hit by a rotten tomato.