Thanksgiving

We spent Thanksgiving Brunch at the Wrigley Mansion.  It was great to have everyone in town!

Papa even got in some fishing....not Ava's favorite sport.

Kitchen Progress

For those of you that won't be joining the Merrill's for Thanksgiving :(, here is an update on the progress....

The granite was installed on Saturday and today.  We chose to install granite on the back splash all the way up to the cabinets.  It's gorgeous and so clean looking.  The cords hanging down are for the undercabinet lighting.

The sink is a granite composite and the new window was installed on Saturday.  Love it!

Double ovens work like a charm!

We chose to set the dining room table in the area our office was.  I think it needs a hanging light of some sort.  Todd hates hanging lights.

Breakfast with the Giraffes

On Friday, Ava and I went to the zoo at 8am to have breakfast with the giraffes.  The guide took us into the giraffe barn where the giraffes sleep.  We had to be very quiet.  We fed the giraffes carrot pieces out of our hands!  The giraffe's head was as big as Ava!  They had very long purple tongues and pokey whiskers.  Ava was a little freaked out and would not feed one.  The giraffe's zookeeper walked through and the five giraffes started circling and lined up at their VERY tall barn door.  They saw him or smelled him...realized it was 9am...time to head outside to the Savanna.  What an incredible morning!

Here are Murray and Ginger enjoying some down time.*

The girls enjoy bath time with Daddy!

Working Hard

Ava has figured out how to pound in the hardwood floor.  She needs little supervision except for the glueing.  She takes right after Papa Tim.  

We went to JT's birthday party at the park on Sunday.  Catalina picked out these outfits from Gymboree.  She could not wait to wear them!  The weather was beautiful!

This is the opening for the frig and the island is set in plce.  We will have the granite by next week Thursday!  This week our appliances will be installed.  

Front of island...we will have seating on the other side.

Ginger is Here!

On Sunday we brought Ginger home!  Murray is soooo not interested in her.  He continues to be the "boss" around here.  The girls love her....she is very sweet and playful.

Here is the view of the kitchen from our living room.  I wish it was done!!

Ginger and Catalina hangin' out....

.....reading before bedtime with Ginger.

Seriously Buba.

Happy Halloween!

We had a great party this year...even without a kitchen....

Papa and our ASU cheerleader.

Ava was Elmo.

Debbie was a witch....a good witch.

We bobbed for apples.

Grey and Catalina....BFF.

More Cabinets....

This is the cabinet that will have the Kitchen Aid Mixer attached to the shelf.  Then all I have to do is pop up the shelf to counter level, plug in the mixer and start baking!  How exciting is that?

The window will be going in soon.  The dishwasher is going next to the sink cabinet and the frig to the left of the small cabinet.

The opening is for the microwave and below it is the stovetop.