Phase three

so I can finally say that..... I am still no where near done! but here is my progress from today I got the patched wall sanded down and painted. The cabinet doors are painted and I started to hang them back up, and finally the corner cabinet is painted.

I feel tired. Katelyn is becoming more restless as we are spending more time at Mimi's house without someone to actually play with her. Casper is just not as fun when he hides from her. :) So Katelyn got to help paint a little bit before her nap and she was tickled pink.
I even got to hang curtains on one of the windows, last night I finished swing them and I hope my mom likes the new look. I can't wait to go back tomorrow to finish hanging the rest of the curtains, finish putting on the lower cabinets and then clean the place up so I can decorate. That's my favorite part.

So this will be the last posting until Tues night when I have completely finished. Till then enjoy using your imagination. Nn

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Phase two

So today I woke up extra early to hit the yard sales. It was a beautiful day and I was super excited to get some great finds. Pampered chef baking dish $3 Madagascar movie for Katelyn $1 just to name a few. Then of course I headed to moms house to start phase 2 of my painting project. I needed to start the trim painting since the walls are done except for the one which got its first patch job today as well.
So of course Katelyn is crazy hyper today and at first I didn't think I would get anything done until I mentioned coloring and from that point on she was busy making pictures for casper. Every now and then I would check on her and to my surprise she stayed content for the longest time, then all went quiet and the mom in me got really nervous. And Yes my fear turned to reality when I found her with a marker, black of course, all over her arm and legs. Then I found it on the chair as well. SORRY MOM. After that I took away every single marker I could find and hide them out of katelyns reach. Back to painting I went until another moment of silence And Yes she had found a marker, black permanent this time, and it was being used to paint her fingernails. Needless to say Katelyn got a shower at Mimi's house.

So now onto the real reason you have tuned in today.... The paint. I am glad to say that I almost finished the trim in one day. Trust me I am tired. Only the corner cupboard and one last bit of trim on the patched wall to go. After that comes the clean up and decorating. Yippee!

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Phase One Painting

so today I was planning on getting started on the painting at my parents house. needless to say I had Katelyn along so I didn't expected to get much done but I thought I could at least get something done. and to my surprise Katelyn was a gem. Of course she didn't take a nap and I tried twice to get her down for one but no luck. But even without a nap she was a great help we got the first coat done except for the very top of the walls because I didn't have a ladder tall enough to reach. so I guess tomorrow I will have to come up with a new game plan since I already finished my to do list for tomorrow. Yea for things going smoothly.

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parents renovation project

so last night was day one of my project to update my parents kitchen. my cousin Dawn came over to help me caulk the wallpaper seams and now it is ready for the first coat of paint. don't worry I will continue to post updates as the project progresses.

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Meet the Good Family

I am so excited to share this great family! I have known Andrea and Kurt for a long time, Andrea's parents are great friends of mine and my parents.  We grew up together at church and share many great memories together.  I am thrilled that she contacted me for their family portraits with Kurts family.  Turns out my parents know the Good family very well also, so meeting the rest of the family was like meeting long lost friends.

The Good Homestead was a wonderful place for photos,  so much charm and personality. It made their pictures special and uniquely them.  I had such a wonderful time and I hope you enjoy this wonderful family!

Meet the Martin Family

The Martins are long time friends of my family and I was so excited to be asked to take their family photos this year.  We meet at Lititz Spring Park which is a wonderful location for photos.  Unfortunately it was very humid so there was no time to waste with little ones involved.  The kids are adorable and they loved having their pictures taken which makes my job so enjoyable it doesnt even seem like work.  Thats why I love what I do, making great friends and sharing Gods given talent with others. 

Enjoy!

My favorite of the day and completely natural, this is how much they love each other!

beginning of summer

This summer we have been very busy...  We spend one day at Grandmas house every week and Katelyn loves to be there.  The farm is full of exciting and fun things, like the puppies this spring, and playing with Trey and Breanne since school is out and Trey is at home now.  We also get lots of visitors at the farm, Gerrianna and Katelyn actually had the same dress on one day (and no we did not try this)  

Katelyn also loves to run around in the yard and watch the cows in the field,  sometimes we even bring her little swimming pool along so hot days are more bearable.

We also watch this adorable little man every week, meet Aidan. He is super sweet and Katelyn is such a big helper.

This summer we also got the chance to spend time with one of Katelyn's favorite persons, her Pappa Miller.

Pappa works for the greatest chocolate company ever!  Wilbur in Lititz. For his company picnic we went to Hershey Park for the day, my mother couldnt go last minute so we got to fill her spot. Katelyn  was so excited to go.

The first thing we did was go on the chocolate ride, she loved it and was very impressed with the free chocolate snack at the end.  This year Katelyn  is a Hershey Miniature, such a big girl.

Her favorite ride was the Carousel and I am sure she would have been on it all day long riding every single horse. We had a great time even though she couldnt go on most of the rides but it was just fun hanging out with our Pappa.