Here they are, finally! (a few anyways:)

Well, I'm finally back in the land of internet, email, facebook and blogging! I have so much to catch up on...I've taken a lot of cute pictures of Kallie these past couple of weeks, and of course, house pictures!

These are some before and afters, just of the living room and kitchen, we still have a lot left to do on the rest of our house (our bedroom and office are actually construction zones) and need to do some major decorating:)!! You'll notice the living room is still without any decor...we need curtains, pictures, area rugs etc., but who knows how long that whole process will take with everything else we still have to do, so here are the pics of what it looks like now, and as we finish things and decorate, I'll keep updating:) We didn't change anything in the kitchen except paint...that project is a little too big to take on just yet!

KITCHEN BEFORE

KITCHEN AFTER

(I still need to paint the trim around the windows)

LIVING ROOM BEFORE

LIVING ROOM AFTER
All we changed about the fireplace is the charcoal slate in front (straight from India!), we're hoping to completely re-do the fireplace eventually...we'll see:)
Because our living room is so long, this end is Kallie's playroom. We'll be moving the desk upstairs into the office. As our kid(s) get older, we want to turn this end into a library/music area, but for now, all the toys are staying:)Kallie and Browjoy hanging out in the playroom (side note: Lyndon made that chair in the corner:)

I have to take a minute to recognize and thank Lyndon...almost everything you see in those pictures (except the paint in the kitchen...that was all me:) is because of him. He is such an amazing carpenter, and such an incredibly hard worker...he put in ridiculously long hours getting everything done, and he did an incredible job. I'm so thankful to have such a talented husband!!!

So far, we're just loving living here! It is a bit overwhelming looking at everything we still have to do, but we see such a dramatic transformation already, that we just love it! And we're both ok with working on things a little each day and seeing it all come together. I think houses are generally a work in progress, and I'm sure even after we finish everything we want to...we'll find another project to start:)

Tonight we're finishing Kallie's room (hanging pictures, curtains etc.) so hopefully I'll have some pictures to post tomorrow!