Two big projects we're working on

At the moment, we've got two big projects that we've been working on for a while. The first, of course, is our addition to the family. Ariella is 22 weeks along, and looking more and more like an expectant mom each week.



Just before Christmas, we had our ultrasound and found out that we're having a girl! Here's a sneak peak...



The other project that's been in the works almost as long as the baby is our new kitchen.

We've been working with our contractor for several months, and have finalized our design, picked out our cabinets, and ordered the granite for our counter tops.

We chose a cherry wood with chesnut ebony glaze for our cabinets. When Andy's parents redecorated the kitchen in their Victorian in Putnam, they saved all the crystal knobs. Almost 20 years, later, we're going to use them in our Victorian.



Since we picked dark wood for the cabinets, we chose a light-colored granite for the counter tops.



If all goes well, our contractor will start ripping out the kitchen in the beginning of February. Our cabinets are supposed to arrive mid-February, which means the entire kitchen could be finished by early March.