The Basement

We (I can say we because I am involved in the tile/carpet/furniture choices!) are making progress in the basement. Ryan has been hard at work prepping the ground for the ceramic tile to go in around the bar and in the bathroom. Our wonderful friend Kris (we know you read this!) is in the process of tiling these areas for us while Ryan assists with cutting, carrying, etc.

Below are pictures after the first day of tiling, before the grout goes in. The first picture is of the basement bathroom...new paint and ground pieces (molding? I can't think of the word right now) will go up after the floors are finished. The second picture is the tiling around the bar.

The furniture is ordered and being delivered this week. We decided to cut down on the amount of furniture in the basement and we went for comfortable, practical, and baby safe items. I will post pictures when everything is back in order. The pieces that came out okay from the water were/are being sold on Craig's List. A couch and a loveseat sold, one bed couch to go!

The carpet is coming in this week also. Ryan and I opted to re-carpet the family room area (we thought about tiling the entire basement) so that Layla has a place to crawl, pull up, fall down, and walk on. Our entire upstairs, except for our bedroom, is hardwood floors. The basement family room was quickly becoming the place to hang out already because of the carpet. We cannot wait to have this area back to enjoy!

And below is a picture of an exhausted Ryan and Howie (These past few days, Howie has spent a lot of time fretting that he is not allowed to be part of the action in the basement). Layla was wide awake in between the two and I thought they were a pretty funny trio. Hopefully the boys will get more sleep soon.