The Remodeling Has Begun...

We have been dying to put wood floors in throughout the house for quite some time now. The ENT told us to get rid of our carpet because the boys' allergies are so bad and the carpet was making it worse by the day. We waited until our kids were potty trained and walking upright on their own before we started. It is exhausting and I wasn't even the person doing the hardest part of the manual labor. That would be B. He loves doing these kinds of things on his own. I can see why. The finished project is the goal line and he reached it.
We started with Caden's room first. It's separated from the other rooms by walls and linoleum in the entry way so, it was the easiest to start with anyway. Moving all of his toys, furniture, and books to the living room caused me to nearly hyperventilate. It was gut-wrenching to see things strewn around and blocking paths. Mind you, it was only for two days but still...
Well, it is done and it is gorgeous. I swear it's like the house has been given a small, but noticable, injection of Botox to its face. Awesome. So awesome. It seriously has changed the look of his room.
We will continue the process of re-flooring the house with Ethan's room, then the living room, and ending with the master bedroom and closet. I'm tired already just from thinking about it. It's not the actual process, but it's the whole I've-got-to-move-stuff-out-of-the-room-and-then-put-it-back deal. We'll deal. I cannot wait to post the finish product of the entire house. For now though, here are pictures before and after of Cade's room.