Scenic Saturday...

I have put this picture on here several times before,
but here is what our kitchen looked like when we moved in.

And here is what it looks like today!

Last weekend when my sis and her hubby were here, Matt and Andrew put up the backsplash.
Before it was just a tile board that was completely white.  Oh, and that is my new window, too that Matt dropped down so I can now actually SEE out it when I am at the sink!  Love it!

I am so loving the backsplash.  Its white ceramic tiles with dark gray grout.
And there's Leila, eating a yogurt.  She wanted to be in the picture.

I just love my kitchen!  It may not have granite countertops (wouldn't want to have them even if I could!), stainless steep appliances (again, don't want them!) or new cupboards (just painted over the old ones), but I have plenty of space to store everything and mucho counter space to work on.  And I love the contrast of the black and white.

Recently, we moved all toys out of the kids room and into our "great room" in the basement.
This makes me smile and feel super when all the toys are neatly organized.

Um, do you think we have enough stuffed animals?
 I'd say at least half of these are going in the yard sale. And in case you were wondering, no, I
 did NOT set these up like this for a picture.  That's weird.  The kids did this.

The bins with the labels on them.  Its working great and the kids always know where to put things and where stuff is.
 It also helps when other people are over and are helping to clean up.

I wrote out the contents in words and put pictures on it.  No questioning what goes in here!

Until next time...