Benjamin Lee, T E N

HAPPY 10th BIRTHDAY, Benny!

We started the morning with chocolate and almond croissants. The yummy and easy ones from Trader Joe's that you just proof overnight and then bake. Benny opened gifts and then he was off to school.

Drumroll for the final gift..... deodorant!

We had a 1:30 dismissal for Parent Teacher Conferences. Benny had his friend, Maverick over to play for the afternoon. Wren & I baked Benny's chocolate cake that he requested. We headed to Lily & Ella's volleyball games at 4:30pm. After the games we grabbed pizza, from Italian Bistro, and headed home for a movie night.

Friday was a full day plus our new countertops were installed. So we finished icing Benny's cake on Saturday morning in between three trips to Lowe's for the correct PVC pipes for plumbing the new sink. Benny requested Chocolate Cake with cream cheese icing. He made a storm trooper face out of mini chocolate chips and red sugar.

Happy 10th Birthday, Benjamin Lee! 

We can not imagine the last 10 years without you. What a gift!

 

Update: Kitchen Renovation in ILM

We started our kitchen renovation in Wilmington back on August 10. We are moving right along and I decided I needed to post an update.

Week ONE: demo

Week TWO: rewiring of the electrical, adding more lighting, new insulation, also leveling the kitchen floor from underneath the house

Week THREE: remove popcorn ceiling, new drywall & mud

Week FOUR: Labor Day weekend in Surf City

We ordered cabinets from cabinets.com, same place we got the cabinets for the beach house. We were expecting them early to mid September but they came in early! The cabinets delivered on Friday, August 30. We decided to keep with our original plan and go enjoy Labor Day weekend in Surf City. This was our last weekend of the summer and we enjoyed the sun and surf. The kids caught so many waves and had a blast with all the neighborhood crew. Jake's been surfing a lot too. I also tried surfing for the first time. Very fun!

We came back to Wilmington and got to work. Unboxing cabinets. Installing upper cabinets. Taking up some of the damaged sub floor, leveling the interior floor and installing the cabinets. We have also painted KILZ on the old ceiling and new drywall. 

Tomorrow the last of the original cabinets comes out which means we will be without a kitchen sink and dishwasher until the countertops are installed. It will be an adventure!