Baby Dedication and renovating

Yesterday was Samantha's Baby Dedication. We were so blessed to have both Dale and my side of the family attend. We coordinated the dedication with my brother and his wife's visit from Tennessee.

In other happenings, I feel a little overwhelmed with pumping and school and renovating our new house. What were we thinking buying a house with everything else going on? Ha.

 Here are some pictures of my kitchen that is being renovated. I am having the cabinets painted white and we are getting granite countertops and a new backsplash. I am also having all the wallpaper removed and walls repainted. I'll post pictures as soon as we are completed.

(Before the demolition with our contractors in the picture)

The house is double the size of our current home, but the kitchen is not very big.
I hope, though, we will create many happy memories in this kitchen.

We are also painting all the rooms and replacing all the toilets. I am a germ freak, so that was non-negotiable=). The person before us loved wallpaper and the color purple. The bathrooms' wallpaper are hideous, but that project will have to wait.

                                                        (Very dated kids' bathroom)

                                                    (Dated guests' bathroom)

(Our bathroom. The owner loved purple!)

Well, I will hopefully post pictures as we progress. Hope I survive=)!