Before and After

I know I've shown you guys some of these before. But we've made more progress on our house and I might go as far to say that we are finished (!) with the renovations. In fact, our house goes on the market Monday.  I would love to show the TRUE before pictures... the pictures of what it looked like when we moved in... but I'll need to figure out how to use my scanner to do that. Meanwhile, here are some mid-way before pictures and some after pics.

Easter Cuteness

Some Scenes from Early Spring

Look how they grow...

Elijah, 3.5 years old....

See that word 'cat'? He wrote that all by himself; no one was in the room, no one suggested it or helped him.  This might be bragging, but I was hugely impressed. I asked him what he was doing and he told me, "I'm spelling." I was a little taken a back by how well it was written and that it was, well, that it was a word! So, I questioned him further and he told me that he had written the word cat, "See?".  He said it with a bit of an attitude as if to say, "Can't you read?".  I love him, he's so cool.

Adah, 20 months old....

She is a little distressed because she is stuck in the cabinet. If she would have let go of the Thai flavored potato chips in both of her greasy paws, she probably could have climbed out. She loves to raid this cabinet, its full of snacks. I often find her fully tucked into the cabinet digging through a bag of chips or box of cereal. Its like her little secret lair of treats; if I had one, I'd probably be in it all day, too. I love her, too, a lot, a lot.

Awards Ceremony

Today we attended the Asheville Chamber of Commerce Awards luncheon where Rezaz and Piazza Restaurants ( Gabe's employer for the last 8 years) won the Over-the-Top Excellence in Service Award.  It was quite an honor to be chosen. The awards are given to businesses of all sizes and sorts in Asheville and this year Rezaz/ Piazza was the only restaurant honored. I know I am a bit biased, but I'd like to think that the excellent, over-the-top service that they were being recognized for was in large part thanks to Gabe, who goes above and beyond day in and out to give every single person who walks in the door at both restaurants the best service and experience they could ever ask for. He is really good at his job!

 In the 6 years that we have been together, this is the first time that I've worn high heels and the last time he wore a dress coat was at our wedding... I thought we deserved a picture.

Also, I am sooooo excited, my good friend Kelcey from Sweet Mess gave birth to a little baby boy, Eliseo, today!!!!!!!! I can't wait to hear all the beautiful details and meet this amazing new member of our world:)  We Love you Kelcey!!