Happy Birthday to Me!

  

 Sooo, I know my birthday my birthday was in the middle of December.... we were just a little overwhelmed with a new baby AND Christmas.  Plus, I don't think Todd took me seriously at first when I told him I wanted counter stools for my kitchen.  Aren't they just perfect?!!  We ordered these online because no store anywhere carries white saddle seat stools.  And I actually got my first shipment the first part of January, but one of the stools had a cracked seat and boogered leg.  We just got the last one on the 25th of January.

 

I love having stools for my island!  Whatever did I do before them?  They are perfect when we eat in shifts in the morning (that doesn't happen too often, but I can see where it might as girls start middle school), and this is where we eat lunch every day.  Sooooo much easier for preparing and cleaning up!  The girls love using them to do homework (I don't particularly like books in my kitchen) and they like to sit at them and help/watch me cook.  Did I already mention that I love these stools?

A Fabulous Friday!

Friday was an exciting day in our home. Todd, Olivia and I went the Barbara Davis Center for a four HOUR pump training class. We have Olivia a hooked up, but are doing a trial run with her pump full of saline right now. We can't wait to get rid of shots and load her pump full of insulin!

And our new dining room set was delivered!!! It's so beautiful! It's so nice to have a real table and CHAIRS! Folding chairs are functional, but not very cute.

Home Sweet Home!

I just realized that I haven't posted a picture of the final product of our home! Well, here it is, Home Sweet Home!

House Update!

Sunday, July 1st we drove up to Commerce City to check on the progress of our home. As you can see the outside is painted (Yeah, it's yellow!!) and the rock and tree's are in. I'm not a big fan of rock, but Todd has promised me that eventually we'll replace it all with mulch and flowers.
This is the second bathroom that our girls will be using. They had all the hardware in, the mirrors, sinks, faucets, everything! The only thing missing is the shelving in the closets.
This is the front entrance area. To the right of this picture is where the study is.
I'm so excited about the doors in my home. Aren't they pretty!?!
Our set closing date is July 20th, but the final walk through in July 13th. That means everything should be finished that weekend and then we point out anything we feel needs to be fixed before we close. Wish us luck!

June 8th: Our Home Under Construction

On Friday, June 8th, Todd's oldest
sister, Deb and her family were in Denver for a visit. So we took the opportunity to visit our home to check on the progress and show Deb the model home.
We were pleased to find a lot accomplished in a week. The whole inside of our home has been painted, all of the tile is finished in the entrance way and in the bathrooms around the tubs, the linoleum has been layed in all the bathrooms, laundry room and kitchen, and all of the counter tops have been installed! I have been so anxious whether all of these things are going to come together and look decent! I'm very happy to say, that they are looking just wonderful!!






Our kitchen looks fabulous with the counter tops!

This is the banister area that looks over the great room/family room. I just love the vaulted ceilings in that room!



This is the master bathroom sink area and soaking tub.

I decided on cream tile with white grout to kind of tie in the white tub and sinks. I think it'll be nice to break up all of the white in the bathroom.

Our Home: Under Construction

Here is our beautiful home! This picture was taken on Mother's Day, but we just went up today to see how it is coming along. The outside looks pretty much the same. The only thing different is that the sidewalks are all framed in for the cement to be poured. One of the very last things done is the outside paint. I can't wait for my YELLOW dream house to be finished!

This picture was taken clear back in the middle of February. This is our dirt. If you look closely you can see where the foundation is staked out. We asked if the port-a-potty was in the contract, but to Todd's disappointment, it will eventually go. At least there's somewhere close and convenient for all those construction workers to use the restroom while they're working on our home!
The week of March 10th our foundation was poured and all the back dirt filled in. Framing should come any time.
Only 10 days later and the first floor was all framed! Looks like that potty is here to stay 'til the bitter end!
Another week goes by and the second floor is completed. All we need is a roof....
April 16th we drove to see our home and were blown away by the progress! Almost all of the siding is on our home, all but two windows are in and both tubs and the shower floor are actually installed!!

It has been so much fun seeing this home be built. Last weekend we drove up to find that all the drywall had been hung. The builder told us that once the dry wall is hung and passes inspection, that's when your house really starts to fly. He wasn't kidding! Today we went up wondering what would be finished and we found every thing taped, mudded and all the knock down texture finished. Plus, ALL of our cabinets have been installed! That's cabinets in the Master Bath, the second bath, the laundry room and all my beautiful kitchen cabinets! I am so happy with the way they turned out. We chose maple wood with a cocoa glaze. It's hard to tell in the picture, but it's a very warm brown and in the creases of the cabinets it's even darker, like a chocolate color. It makes them look a little older and warmer. Can I say again how happy I am the way they turned out?!! I had such a hard time choosing those cabinets! I'm so grateful that I went back to the showroom for a second look and changed my mind!

This is the fireplace in the family/great room. If you're looking at the photo; on the right is where we're planning on putting our book shelf. Any one have any great ideas for the little art spot way up high? We have a print to put in the one just above the fireplace, but what to do with the other one? In the model home they have some funky glass pottery stuff hung there. Not really my thing. I was thinking maybe some metal/iron art work there... I really have no idea, I'm totally open for suggestions.
And last, but definitely not least, the kitchen! Isn't it gorgeous?! Going from left to right will be the refrigerator, double oven, then gas cook top and microwave. The half wall will become the eat-in bar and if you could peek over the edge, that's where the sink and dishwasher are. As you may have guessed, the kitchen and the carpet is where almost all of our upgrade money went. But it is SO worth it!

If you'd like to see the floorplan of our home just go to www.MeritageColorado.com Then click on the map for Commerce City, then on the right, click on Home Design 4030, and on your right again click on View interactive floorplan. Keep in mind that we chose the optional 4th bedroom. Have fun!