Out of School and in a mess!

This is a before picture.
Here is another before picture. The red wall is being cut in half. If you look at the plugs on the wall (small white squares) it will give you a good idea of how much we cut.
Here is a picture of what it looked like when we got home today. The wall is much smaller which really opens up the kitchen/living room area.
Sorry this is side ways. I don't know how to change that yet. The area on the floor gives a good idea of how much wall is gone.
Me, Andrew, Cammie and Ledger at Bob's on the Marina.

School is out!! Yeah!! I am so happy to be home. This first year of teaching while having a baby has been tough for me and I am glad it is over.

We are remodeling our living room/kitchen area. We are about 3 days in construction phase and boy is it a mess! Everyday there is a new layer of dust and more tools, nails, pipes, electrical cords, etc everywhere. Needless to say, we are trying to stay out of the house as much as possible. I added some before and current (under construction) pictures to show everyone the progress. We are taking 1/2 of the wall down that separates our living room and kitchen. We are adding new cup boards, granite counter tops, a 5 foot bar to take the place of the wall we took down, can lights in the hall way and living room and possibly tile flooring. It is a lot of work but it should be done by the 20th. I can't wait to have it done and invite everyone over to take a look.

Besides the construction we are also getting ready for Ledge's first birthday (11 days away!!) and we had a chance to visit with my oldest friend (I mean, friend I have had the longest. Not OLDEST Cam) Cammie. She was in Stockton visiting her fiance's family. Bobby, Ledge and I met her, Robert (her fiance), her soon to be sister-in-law and her nephew Andrew at Bob's on the Marina for some kick butt burgers. Andrew is less than 3 weeks older than Ledger. The boys were very interested in each other. It was so cute when Andrew gave Ledge a kiss good bye and Ledger gave Andrew a hug. It was the cutest man love I had ever seen. It was the second time that Auntie Cammie had seen Ledger and he had REALLY changed a lot since he was 3 months old.

I will keep everyone updated on the construction/mess in the Pierce house. Until then I need to sweep and mop for the fourth time in the last three days. :(