Busy year for the Taylors

Well, it is really good to be up and running. We have been really busy for about a year now and finally feel like we can breathe a little bit now. For the last 6 years we have lived in this little cozy house and basically have gutted out the inside you wouldn’t know it by looking from the outside. It was a lot of fun and a lot of work for those of you who have done it know how much work it really is. Oh and can’t forget some money too. Little by little and room by room we have painted, new carpet, windows and lights. Jared and I love the location and love our neighbors and our ward and wanted to stay here. As you can see we don’t have a garage and our kitchen was really really small and my washer and dryer were in the kitchen, which made it even smaller. So for the last 6 years we have been planning on what we were going to do to improve it a little. We first wanted to make sure it would be a good idea or if we should move on to another house. We realized very quickly that we couldn’t find anything bigger and as nice as it would be if we added on for the same price. Because of the area where we live with huge houses next and around us we knew it was the right decision. So on May 5, 2006 Jared broke ground, it seems like so long ago. There are still things to finish up but we are living and enjoying everything about it.
This is the before of our kitchen... Our laundry was next to the kitchen...
And this is our kitchen now!!
This is the outside before...

And this is now!