Oh...we are so close..

So...we are still not moved in. We'll definitely be moving in this weekend though. Oh yes we will! A must for moving in is... the banister so we can put up the baby gate. Otherwise it's the "Stairs of Death" for Jake. Definitely not cool. 

The flooring is officially done though! YAY! You'll catch a few glimpses of it in these pics. 

Here is the kitchen area BEFORE:

And here is the AFTER:

Let me just brag a little bit on how God has provided for us. The dishwasher (which you don't really see pictured here) and the gas range we got both together for $400. That's right. (Thanks Justin & Alison & Rita for the contact). You can't even get 1 appliance for that price.  We also found that awesome fridge through Craigslist for only $400. Say WHAT?  The freezer was just taken out in pieces here for me to clean. I will continue bragging in a few....

Here is another BEFORE pic:

And the AFTER:

Joel installed some temporary countertops till we get the concrete ones made. The sink & faucet..which are AWESOME..we got for a steal of a deal at Costco. Thanks Denise for finding those for us!

Not a lot of people know what that crazy-arm-looking-stainless thing is. But it is called a "Pot Filler". It's awesome because the arm swings out in all different directions and I can fill up my pots right there on the stove instead of walking back & forth from the kitchen sink to the stove. (I know everyone does it, but this is just a luxury item that we found again for a great deal online) I am happy to report that my sister-in-law, Devan, giggled with delight when she saw how it swings around. ;) It is quite fun! It can also swing over the bar area and people can top up their glasses with water if need be.

Here's a close up of the pantry & fridge. Don't worry.. that's not a scratch on the front, it's just dirty. I need to clean the outside once we move in. This pic is of Joel taking the freezer all apart so I can properly clean it. Also the pantry is missing a side piece (matching black/brown) and none of the cabinets have hardware on them...yet.

Joel hooking up the range hood electrical.

And here is the sad story of our range hood. Well it started out happy. I scored this on ebay for $340! Ah-mazing price!! And when we received it we thought we had done a good once over to make sure that it had no dents. But we missed this one that is on the edge there..closest to the screen. It's hard to see in this pic....

 There it is. So it had already passed the 30 day return policy. So we are stuck with it. But instead of getting too upset we are now coming up with exciting ways to cover it up (without looking tacky). So that will be our challenge/project in the months ahead. We are still so thankful to God for providing all our appliances for us at such affordable prices! Makes me feel especially like a beloved child when He takes care of ALL the details. 

 Here are some of our lighting that we still need to install. The black one will hang in the entry and the pendants will hang above the island.

 Here's Kai's big boy bed all set up & ready for him. Joel made it awhile ago. It's so nice to finally see it set up. It's looking WAY red in this pic for some reason (it's just a nice warm brown stain). Kai loves it already and can't wait to move in!

 Here's a new light that we got from Restoration Hardware. We got 3 of them. One for the hallway and the other 2 for the bedrooms. They were having a lighting sale so we got them for a pretty good price. Also as you can see Joel has all the door trim set up to go in. 

And that's basically how far we've come. This week Joel is working on hooking the kitchen all up. And then of course getting the banister done.

Special thanks to Carl & Denise Huber for not only helping us here & there with the house, but taking us in, cooking for us,  & watching the kids. Having such supportive family is HUGE! Also thanks to Brad for stopping by and helping with the flooring.

We have accomplished A LOT in the past 2 months, but we have also had A LOT of help. Thanks to all our friends & family! We could not have gotten this far without you!!