Soccer and a Project...

Yeah soccer season is over!! I think we all feel this way... we start out so excited for the season but by the last game everyone is pretty much sick of practices... and games eating up most of the weekend. Here are a couple action shots from the weekend.

And because Stewart and I have this crazy obsession for house projects... we started a new one!!

The Kitchen... it was in need of a make over and we finally decided what we could live with for a "mini remodel"... something that will sustain us for a few years until we can rip out soffits... and reconfigure the layout... crazy we are... we know!

So the kitchen/laundry room project will be in stages... about 5. We just finished Stage 1 (The Upper Cabinets)...our cabinets were in good shape so we decided to just sand and paint the cabinets and then inlay beadboard in the cabinet door faces to change the look, new hardware, new hinges and new shelves... it's time consuming but we are happy with the end product... not to mention the savings over buying new cabinets.

We did the same thing in the half bath on the main floor as well.

Stage 2 happens this weekend... new counter tops and tiled back splash.

Here are a couple before and after pictures of Stage 1. The first picture is of the kitchen before we bought the house. The second is just before we started this project.

And because we seem to love living in chaos the kiddos start swimming lessons tonight!