It was a Williams’ family weekend!  Ryan’s parents brought my nieces out for the weekend to entertain Alex and we got plenty of painting done while the kids were happily playing together!  Added bonus, we got extra family time in!

Friday night everyone showed up in time for dinner, so we ate and played and by 8pm it was bedtime for Alex and the girls settled in for a movie.  Alex went down easy so I was able to get some painting done, and since we had already eaten dinner I had an early start!  I got all the ceilings painted (the small sections off the kitchen that needed a coat, the front hallway, the livingroom)!  First coat on those last 2 so they needed a final coat still.  Kitchen ceilings were done though.  And I was done by 10pm which is EARLY considering the rest of this week!

Saturday we got an early start since Grandma was there to handle breakfast for the kiddos.  I started by getting all the trim sanded while Ryan’s dad did the final coat on all the ceilings and then helped me finish sanding.  Ryan finished the moldings on the last cabinet so they are completely done now!

Once the sanding was done it was time to start painting the walls, Ryan’s dad and I got the first coat on the walls in both the livingroom and diningroom by lunch time.  Our neighbor was over and finished priming the ceiling boxes by lunch time.

Ceiling boxes all primed

Diningroom with 1 coat on trim, 2 coats on walls

After lunch my neighbor sanded and then primed the trim in the back hallways off  the kitchen (there was one small section I finished up later).  Ryan installed the trim at the bottom of the columns while Ryan’s dad, Ryan and I did the second coat on the walls.  Walls and ceilings done!  Just one coat on trim left at this point!

Small hallway off the kitchen, trim all primed

Back hallway trim primed

One other small project for Saturday, Ryan got the doorbell at the front door installed (it doesn’t do anything yet but it looks nice!).

The livingroom! 2 coats on walls and ceiling, 1 coat on trim (sanded and ready for 2nd coat)

Other side of the livingroom

Another view

Tomorrow we have our regular breakfast plans and Alex needs a quick haircut for her birthday and school pics this week!  Then home to do some more work, I’m hoping to hang the lights and fan and get a start on the trim painting.  The plan is by the end of Monday or Tuesday the livingroom will be done except for the floor, windows needing paint and crown molding (always the last thing to do!).  All things we will hopefully do soon 🙂