Rainbow

Woke up this morning to a rainbow in our backyard! Dave and I normally sit on the couch in the living room and drink our coffee. But today, since Dave is at the farm and I'm home, I sat in the kitchen with the back door open so kitty could enjoy the fresh air. She likes to sneak out on the porch, so I was sitting in the kitchen to keep an eye on her...and it's a good thing I did, because I spotted this beauty! Had I been sitting in the living room I may have missed it!

This is the view I first saw from the kitchen with the rainbow in our

 backyard, then I walked outside to the front to capture the colorful arch 

with our house in the foreground. 

 

Kette Christmas Card 2020

 

Merry Christmas from the Kette Family!

Summer Fun

Our favorite catcher!

Going out to dinner photo shoot!

 

 

 A visit to the petting zoo in Berlin is one of Kiera's

favorite outings!

Our neighbor, Kate, got a new puppy! Meet

Sir Bennington of Canterbury, aka Benni

Spray painting new classroom decor...a simple reminder to "Be Kind!"

Farewell Big Tree

We had to bid our lovely, old oak tree adieu this summer. We loved her shade, privacy and little face; we didn't, however, love the fact that she was an accident waiting to happen...a cracking, 3-way split trunk. We grabbed the camera and snapped a few last photos of our fam and the tree.

Lazy Weekend

We had a lazy weekend, in the fact that we stayed home; yet busy in the fact that we played a lot! We made play dough, had a real tea party, worked on puzzles (Kiera loves them; she can do up to 48 pieces on her own...after much practice/help from us), played in the snow and made snow angels, finished writing valentines, made a special dessert, watched movies and ate popcorn, practiced dribbling, and played with most games and toys in her closet.                                 

Getting Ready for Fall Part 3

The outside of the house is ready for fall!

(too bad the weather still isn't this nice!)

Snow Day

Our whole family enjoyed a snow day on Friday! Dave was home too...he was going to go to Erie to work, but left on Saturday because of the storm. Dave took Kiera out to play while I organized the kitchen.

Countertops

Call us crazy, but we opted for granite and marble countertops
over our previous white and gold fleck ones!

The kitchen is still far from complete; we still need...to fix the soffit above the fridge, a back splash, cabinet hardware, glass for the cabinets, kitchen rugs, kitchen towels and a spot to hang them, a painted chalkboard, a spot for our keys, a final coat of paint on the walls, a new plant or two, to remove the old outlets, a new shade for the pendant light (perhaps purple?), we need to get Momma Kette's coffee house painting framed, Dave needs to hook up the oven and garbage disposal, and Dave needs to rehang the t.v. (his pride and joy!) I'll be sure to post more pictures as more of the details fall into place!

Cabinets

Someone pinch me...I didn't think this day would ever come...new cabinets! No more plywood cabinets, no more having to wash the pans from the bottom cupboards before I use them and no more using a screwdriver/knife/whatever-is-handy to open the drawers with the low hardware that we had to remove for Kiera's sake. There is a lot more to do...hardware, caulking, and correcting a few boo-boos, but here are some pics!

My handsome model

Now we just need to hurry up and get the counter tops! Anyone know of an overnight granite fabricator/installer? And I'm just realizing that I didn't take any pics of the peninsula or the desk...more later, off to school I go!