We're pleased to annouce that Baby Houck officially has a name! It only took until we saw his cute little face. 
Kingston Liam Houck was born August 9th, 2010 @ 5:47AM. Weighing 6lbs 4.3ozs and measuring 19 inches long. 
We're all so happy to be home and spending every second we get together. We can't wait til everyone gets to meet him.
We are PLEASED to annouce that Baby Houck is indeed BABY BOY HOUCK!
We had our doctor appointment yesterday and it was clear. Boy, oh boy was it clear! I've been very good to not buy anything based on the hunch it was a boy. 
The kitchen also had the wall the wrapped around and seperated it from the dining room. It closed everything off and made it feel smaller than it was. Even dark.
One morning I got up and Paul said he was going to start demo. I kept telling him how he had to be careful not to make a huge mess... yada yada. So I went to take the vent down from over the stove. All of a sudden... SMASH. Take a look at my was very nice stove.
Obviously, since I destroyed the stove it meant Paul could start tearing down a wall.
After our house being a complete mess for over a month we decided to really get to work. With Baby on the way I do not want the house to be in pieces. We fixed the part where he took out the wall and capped it like a bar. It opens right up into the dining room now and it makes the house look much more open. We also widened the doorway from the kitchen to the kitchenette by about 8 inches. Once the walls were being put back up, we started tearing out the floors. 
The second layer of really ugly floor... YELLOW might I add.
And last but certainly not least.... Layer number 3. 
We didn't want to waste any more time so Paul measured out where the cabinets were going to go back so we had a template for the tile. Notice we painted the cabinets white and put new hardware on them. Much more updated look. I didn't want to get new cabinets because they are hard wood, in great shape, and we are on a budget.
After the trial run, We finally laid the tile. After we washed them we realized they were actually alot darker than we thought. But it was a pleasant surprise.
Today Paul decided not to work so he could get ready to go away for another weekend. He had some free time so he did the final coat of sealer. Then he put the appliances back. Yay. I can actually cook in my Kitchen. Notice my new stove. We ordered the new stainless steal refridgerator yesterday. 
In a couple of weeks we will be having the new counter tops installed and we will install the new back splash. What a long and tiring process. This poor old kitchen needed some help. Both design and electrical! 
Its funny, how much personality she has at 6 months old. Surprising almost. She's so happy and content and she loves everyone.
I loved how she would make the cutest faces when I was taking pictures. 
SO everyone makes comments about my purse, I got it in San Francisco last summer and I don't care how big it is. I love it. Some one made a comment a few months back about it. They said "What are you smuggling babies in that thing?" Well now we know I could if I wanted to.
This picture just makes me fall more in love with him. We drove all through the night after work so we could get to the Graduation in time. Right when we got there we went straight to the base and watched the ceremony. Directly after the ceremony we got to visit with Ashley and plan where and what our next move was. I think Paul was releaved that it was back to the hotel. Him and Bella crashed pretty quick.
I think she likes my purse (baby smuggler) as much as I do.
12 DAYS until Ashley graduates from Navy Bootcamp. I'm so proud of her and I can't tell her enough. It's amazing how people and their relationships change as you get older!
CHICAGO HERE WE COME!!!!
