the girls' first bargain

We took the girls to Scott Antique Market last month, and they found a great bargain on their first visit--a Craftsman-style library table! The asking price was $120 (not bad) but the girls (and Daddy) managed to talk them down to $90! Brandon's been working on it a little at a time, doing a few small repairs and sanding it down to restain and put a coat of polyurethane on it.

Here are a few photos mid-work:

Brandon's found a few minutes to work on our new front door. You might remember this one from many months ago...it's the new cedar door we bought. He's working to fill in a few big knotholes, and once we get glass for it and the hinges on...and a coat of poly...it will be good to go.

re-entry

Three days after my last post, we welcomed our two girls, Hadley and Emerson, into the world! Hadley is the blonde and weighed in just over 6 lbs, while Emerson, the brunette, was 5 lbs 4 oz. They've been keeping us busy and obviously, we haven't done much work on the house since they arrived. The girls are 11 weeks old this week and are growing like crazy. Hadley was almost 12 lbs at the last doctor visit, and Emerson was almost 9.5 lbs. We are all doing well and hope to find some time to work on our other projects again soon!