When Greg and I found out I was pregnant we knew immediately that we wanted to remodel our kitchen and dining room.  It is something that we had been talking about for a while. I had been saving up to do something to the kitchen and dining room for a number of years.

We finally started the remodel in May of 2009.  With the help of our friends Jill and Nolan we learned how to do a lot of the work ourselves.  We decided to tear out the soffits the the cabinets were attached to.  It gave us the opportunity to get taller cabinets, but we had to do a bit of repair work to the ceiling.

Greg and I weren't all that comfortable doing the repairs ourselves.  The kitchen was usable so I didn't mind letting it go until we could get someone to do the work.  We finally found someone local who could do the repair work  at a reasonable price.  He completed the work in just a few days.

Our kitchen is now... 99.5% complete!  I think the only task left is to do a backsplash above the counter top!

Baby steps... We are almost there!