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Tearing plastic off the stairs...
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Poor Charlie even has to eat off paper plates...moving sucks!
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Ooh..nice new thermostat...
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Britney checking out the new digs...
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Gee...wonder why we bought new dressers? These are doing a fine job....
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Vinny painting the walls pink. Just kidding, its spackle :-)
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Awww...cute dog! And dont you love how the bay window became a tool box?
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Still plenty of boxes...I didnt want to unpack the entire kitchen since we plan on a remodel at the beginning of the year.
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View from the dining room..its so pretty and the windows are ginormous.
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Charlie is just a little bit too short, he can look at the squirrels in the tree though..
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Britney's permanent spot (if she isnt hiding under the bed)
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Awww....could he be ANY cuter?? Sorry...I'm a sap for Charlie :-)
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The boys installing drawer handles...
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Yay! I love new hardware, makes such a difference...
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Office
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Office
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Office
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Office
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Office
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All new door knobs....
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Kitty fainted after seeing her dad install the new light..
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Before - teeny tiny master bath
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Ew! You can see the toilet 'hole' in this lovely shot..
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Vinny ponders how in the heck he is going to fix this bathroom...hmmmm....
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Before - Beige'ish striped wallpaper (that really wasn't bad) and nicotine yellow blinds
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Ahhhh...better. Beige paint replaces the beige wallpaper, trim painted, new blinds.
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New towel bar...old mirror.
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New light fixture and medicine cabinet (that laser level came in handy with this install!)
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Purrdy
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I'm in the shower taking this picture....world's smallest bathroom!
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Our first fire! Cozzzy!
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Finally "found" something to put on the fireplace.We've had this picture for a few years and I had previously decided I didn't want it anymore!!
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First 1/4 of the storm...I thought we had SO much snow...HA! Little did I know what was to come...
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Charlie trying to find a way to get into the yard
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Vinny in a snowglobe!
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Hey handsome!
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VAMH in Winter Wonderland
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Backyard
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Still snowing...
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Shoveling, shoveling...Luckily our neighbor used his snowblower three times on our driveway. Saved us!
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View from inside!
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Killer icicle
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Trash anyone?
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Charlie gives up on getting in the yard..poos in driveway instead. (Don't worry I pick it up!)
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Our street
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Mailbox
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So that's why they have those poles on top of the fire hydrants...
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New light and no more wallpaper!
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Charlie watching Vinny install new light
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Cute!
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New floor...paint and key!
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Sooo much better (scroll up for very orange before picture!)
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I love my key :-)
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I got to make the first hole...so fun!
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Dad checking it out
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Vinny checking it out
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Powertools!
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Go Vinny!
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Now the other side...
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hahaha...Dad being silly
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Looking good!!
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Good view ;-)
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Charlie watches from a safe distance
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Little more demolition
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Grrrrr!
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What a mess!!!
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Cutest dog ever
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Charlie's view
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graffitti
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Surprise wallpaper found under the paneling....I didnt think it could be worse than the 'apples & wheat' I took down!
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The kitchen became the garage...
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Oh Vey!!
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Loooking good!
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What a mess....(pretty sunset at least!)
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Gettin there!
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What a view!
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Final touches...
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All Done!!!!!!!!
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So cuuute! We love it.....
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New hood range!
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Silly dog ;-) (still ugly old floor in this pic)
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Kitty "helped" me do the floor..and got very dirty apparently..
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Someday we will have a black fridge! Our new doorway is so awesome, I love it.
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The picture on the floor will be Warhol's Tomato Soup can soon.....
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My dorky but cute art work! I couldnt find a fork so I bought a spoon and my dad cut it into a fork for me! Spork!
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My Fiestaware can finally be displayed....love it!
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Cutest shelf! Coca Cola Light bottle from our honeymoon, giant tomato and Red Sox Hot Sauce from my Sissy...too cute!
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Warhol print has arrived and been put in it's place...
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I was so excited to see our hostas....they are about three times bigger now...
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Surprise iris...pretty!
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New paint, DIY art gallery, and new window treatments, it's almost a real room now!
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Say hello to my little friend....(eeeek!!)
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Flower pots are twice as huge now, they just keep getting bigger and bigger
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Woah Hostas! See the sunflower my little squirrel friends planted?
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Lots of lilies!
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The sunflowers on each side of the 'garbage corral' were also planted by little creatures, I love them though!
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