Birthday boy!

     Before I get to our birthday boy let me just update you on the kitchen progress. The cabinets are nearly 75% installed, we've picked out the countertops and now we just get to wait for the counter top guy to make his way over to make a template and get everything fabricated and installed. I initially had picked a cool, black quartz counter top but after the estimate and a little education on quartz vs. granite, we went with a cool, black, leather textured granite and are saving almost a thousand dollars. We're definitely spending more money on counters then I expected but I've decided it's better to do it right and figure out the money later. Not the best mind set but I really think we're still doing things inexpensively for the most part and the added value to the house will far exceed the amount spent on countertops and everything else.

     We had the privilege of dog sitting cute little Lettie for Aunt Kristin and Charlie was in heaven.

Such cute photos of our princess!

    And now, the star of the week, Carter, who is officially a teenager! Happy 13! In lieu of balloons he opted for 10 different flavors of hard, old-fashion candy. He also opted for cash vs. a gift.

We never say no to the famous Costco chocolate cake!

    And of course no birthday is complete without a card and cash from Grandma Lanie and Grandpa Jim. Carter says THANKS! (We're working on new names for the Baker grandparents just for fun.)

No one's sad about getting a pile of cash!

      So there you have it, kitchen updates, birthdays and a little puppy fun! And of course, only 45 days, 4 hours and 32 minutes until the Atkinson's hit the states!! People, it's nearly May! June can't get here quick enough!