Bowling

We took the kids for their first time bowling Friday evening. We all had a great time. We didn't do very good but had a good time anyway. Some good friends in our church invited us to go. We had such a good time we hope to go again sometime.


Modeling the stylish bowling shoes.


Ryan and Davney looking on.




Meghan's technique was not too bad for a first timer.



Kaitlyn getting a little help from daddy.


Amanda and her good friend Jean.


Kaitlyn watching her ball roll very slowly down the lane. Sometimes we wondered if it would ever get to the end.


Meghan's technique took a turn for the worse as she adopted the "pitching" style of bowling.

Our past week

We have been busy in the past week and haven' t taken many pictures. We got our carpet stretched and cleaned in the living room. We have wanted to do that for a long time but kept putting it off knowing that we were going to be working in the kitchen and that the construction zone would likely spill into the living room. It is nice to finally have the house back to normal! In fact, Deann has had a surge of cleaning and organizing. Our house is looking better than it has in a LONG time. It's perfect timing as we are looking forward to family gatherings at our house for the holidays!

Ryan looking silly with his backwards winter cap.

Meghan and Kaitlyn showing off their new matching slippers.

Having fun in the bathtub!

Finished kitchen

We finished our kitchen and we are finally getting some pictures taken. We still have some minor detail work to finish but as you can see the kitchen is fully functional. We love it! We are so thankful for how it turned out. We can't wait for Thanksgiving and Christmas to host meals in our new kitchen! Thank you to everyone who helped with manual labor and with creative ideas in decorating!!!




We went from 65 watts in our old kitchen to a total of 705 watts when you count all the recessed lights and the under counter "puck" lights.




We weren't too sure about the sink at first but it was too good of a deal to pass up and now we love it!


We love the openness between the kitchen and dining room now. We don't have to worry about bumping our heads now on the old cabinet above the bar. :)



This picture doesn't show it real well but the pantry is VERY spacious. It has been nice not having to store stuff on the countertop.


Deann's creativity.



Our bar overhangs into the dining room making it a perfect breakfast and lunch bar. We just need a few more bar stools now.