Happy Holidays... only a month late :)

Yes, I realize it is the end of January and I am just getting around to posting photos from Christmas. However, that's just how it goes sometimes!! We had so much fun getting ready for Christmas and being able to host it in our new house!! It was chaotic to say the least as we moved into our house on Monday the 16th and my family arrived the following Monday!!! But I had oodles of help and the fam-jam is pretty understanding ;)

Loving my new pantry with access from the garage!! 

Some Christmas baking!! 

Safety first at our house :) 

Puzzle time

Christmas Eve sock!!! This guy just makes my day :) 

Christmas dinner… Well I don't have any pics.. I know what a fail but the ones I do have I'm pretty sure I'd be in trouble if I published them so we will leave it at that :) 

Gingerbread house crew!! 

  

Our masterpiece

Some good ol' fashioned tobogganing fun!! 

Wouldn't be Christmas without a wild game of… well whatever this one is called. You know the one where there is a gift wrapped a million times and if you roll doubles you get to put on the toque and mitts and try unwrap it before the next person rolls doubles…….. its a hoot! 

Dad and Craig put the ping pong table to good use!! Seriously we lost count of the number of games played over the 6 days they were here! 

Because the roads were really bad we got to keep Mom and Dad for an extra day so we celebrated with homemade soup and moms biscuits 

mmmmmmmmm

A small glimpse of the fun-filled Christmas week at our place :) was so special to have my family here in MB for our first Christmas in our new house!!

More overdue posts to come soon

-j

its a wrap!

Honestly, I hardly even know what to tell you except WE ARE IN!! This week we've been packing, moving, unpacking, organizing and LIVING in our house!! I'll catch you up in the photos becuse I know you really aren't here to listen to me ramble :)

 

Kitchen Cabinets going in.... 

 

 Laundry Room

 

 Ensuite

 

Foyer Light!! (my fav piece, but the photo doesn't do it justice...)

 

 Appliances ready to go in!!!!

 

Love that this munchkin brought her parents for a visit

 

Checkin' out the furniture!!

 

On the last day ALL the contractors showed up!!

 

Hello countertops, I adore you!!

 

 

Yeah! Washer and dryer!!

 

Well the house is ready for us.... let start packing!!!

This was done in 3 hours with the help of 2 amazing ladies that live down the street :)

 

Found this little note from my mom that was written on this kitchen box when I moved from Alberta to Manitoba :) thanks mom!!

 

haha chaos much?!

 

 

So many people helped with the packing and unpacking so far, and I didn't take the time to snap pictures of you all, but you know who you are so THANK YOU!!

 

 Priority: Make the bed pretty for our first sleep in the new house!!

 

A beautiful "Lily of Peace" sent from some amazing friends, I just LOVE it!

Well all for now.. I'm currently unpacking and organizing and trying to get ready for Christmas in less than a week (say what!?). So pics of the rooms when they are all set up will probably have to wait for the New Year.

Happy Holidays to you and yours, hope they are fabulous for each of you!!

until soon,

-j

getting closer...

 

In the month since I've blogged last, things have be progressing in leaps and bounds with the house and its been oh so exciting!! But first for a little glimpse of yet another amazing Manitoba sunset from the cab of the Pete :)

Pretty awesome isn't it?!

Ok house stuff! Last time I blogged we were left with drywall hung, mudded and taped awaiting paint!!

Our main living area (kitchen, dining & living) is a darker grey/brown

 

The bedrooms and basement are a lighter grey

 

Then came flooring!!!

Then came closet building:

 So we I ordered a closet unit online for our Master bedroom from Easy Closets. Husband seems to have an amazing amount of faith as he gave me the go ahead: I measured the room, came up with the plan and ordered the pieces. Without him even double checking that I could read a tape measure ;) Really it was a cinch! That is until it showed up in 26 boxes :O haha
 

 

 He got to do the measuring and marking of the walls while I read the instructions and tried to sort out the pieces!!

 By the end of the first night we had the shell up for Wall C!

 

On night #2 I just couldn't wait to dig in so I went ahead and put together the drawers and installed them in Wall C!! (we will wait to see how they hold up once there are actually clothes in them hah)

 

Husband arrived and we completed Walls B & A!!

 

That's it!! 2 nights and 26 boxes later and we have a fabulous closet ready for clothes! To anyone looking at closet units I would recommend Easy Closets, the directions are lacking a little but they get the job done!!!

 

On to the next...

 

Trim & interior doors arrived! 

YIKES! Glad its them that has to install all this and not me! 

 

 Garage doors are in!! Not necessarily the ones we ordered... buuuuuut we have doors :D

 

Shelving is going up in the pantry!

(CAN YOU SAY EXITING?!!?)

Shower is getting tiled!

All the doors and trim are up in the basement :D

 

 And then... (oh happy day) the cabinets arrived!!!!!

 

 So that's where we are at! The guys have been busy yesterday and today sorting out all the cabinets installing them in their rooms, finishing up the trim, hanging doors and all that fun stuff!!

 

Maybe next time I blog it will be moving day!?!?!? Fingers crossed!!!

 

Until then,

 

-j