The Smithburgers

Note to Friends and Family

2010-07-13T21:49:00.001-07:00

Hi Everyone!
You may have noticed that we haven't posted in a while. We are moving Gracie posts and pics to facebook. We have a bit more control over who sees the images and feel it would be safer and easier to do Gracie updates there. So if you would like to keep up on all things Gracie, feel free to hit me up on FB!
Thanks

Gracie's Room is Almost Done!!

2008-06-28T12:54:00.000-07:00

The bear was made by Mary Campbell, it's super cute. The quilt was made by my co-worker Pat Henry, its lovely. Thanks ladies for the lovely gifts!!

Roy and Kelsey think the room is WAY to busy. Okay so it might be, what do you think? I like the circle mirrors, they were cheap and fun.

The changing table/dresser and her bookshelf.

My favorite thing!! Her "Pretty Amazing Grace" words above her crib, and her butterfly mobile. I love them!!

Want Gracie Updates?

2008-06-05T19:05:00.000-07:00

Visit our 2nd blog Living In Graceland
The Smithburger Blog will continue to keep all of our many fans updated about the house remodel. Living In Graceland will be dedicated to all things Gracie!!

Gracie's Room

2008-05-31T16:55:00.001-07:00

It's messy and I havent unpacked everything, but it is coming along!

A really pretty bear that Mary Campbell made for lil' Gracie!

The Portland Alphabet that took entirely too much time. I think it came out okay, what do you think?

This is a close up of some of the letters.

What 3 grand and 3 weeks can accomplish!

2008-04-12T12:06:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!
Well with a baby on the way, it doesn't leave much extra cash for a gourmet kitchen remodel. But for about 3 grand, and tons of hard work (90% on Roy's part, but hey I put the cabinets together) you can get a pretty nice kitchen. We bought the cabinets and sink at IKEA, the appliances at Standard, and all the labor was done all by Roy (his dad helped with some of the demolishing, and mom, Kelsey and I worked on some cabinet stuff)
What do you think?

above: This is our kitchen when we first moved in... it was painted in rooster colors to match the rooster drapes. No Joke.

above: We upgraded the lighting and painted the cabniets white and the walls yellow, then added new hardware. We lived with these cabniets for about a year.

Above: we bought the stove and fridge, but they barely fit in the akward kitchen.

above: Roy and his dad demolish the old kitchen. Luckily for me, pregnancy get's you out of the heavy lifting.

above: more destruction!

Above: Gross... this was what was under the cabinets. I guess they really loved green and brown.

above: The kitchen really took over the rest of our house. It was a mess for three weeks.

above: Roykins gets all the plumbing and electrical updated. Way to go Roy!

above: okay so it isnt perfect...yet, and it certainly isnt clean. But its almost done!

above: Here is the new sink, we still have to do a lot of touch up paint. Never mind the brownie mix.... I love to eat healthy... but Miss Gracie craved brownies.

above: okay so you are wondering, why is there an iron on their stove? Well its complex, but the IKEA directions called for one, enough said. So yes its still messy and lots of touch ups need to be done, but until then, its getting pretty cute!

Smithburgers at the Holidays

2007-11-29T19:28:00.000-08:00

Wanna See Katie on TV??

2007-10-08T11:03:00.001-07:00

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3688581&affil=katu

Woo Hoo we have a fence!

2007-08-08T20:29:00.001-07:00

The porch, starting to look a like a nice place to sip a mint julep :)

The pretty purple tree!

We have a fence! Thanks Steve, Mom and Kels!

I love the fence! It's simple but I think it looks good.

Then and Now

2007-07-19T22:57:00.000-07:00

Before

After

Before

After

Before (We still have the cool blue tree)

After

The Good the Bad and the Super Ugly

2007-07-19T22:40:00.000-07:00

So I told you that the yard was looking better, and that Roy has done lots of work. It's true, but the pictures may tell a different story... it looks a mess... but trust us, it's a big improvement. Look down at the previous yard pictures (you may have to double click a few to see the old deck) and you will see :)

The porch needs painted, but that is a next year project. We took out the giant ugly trees out front, and planted flowers. The house isnt always left out like that.

A better look at the flowers.

The side yard. There used to be a deck off the side.

Yikes, well it looks worse then it is. This is where the stairs will come down, and imagine the flagstone, outdoor furniture and a firepit. Use your imagination.

Finally some more pics

2007-07-17T22:11:00.001-07:00

Things haven't changed much around the house the last few months. The yard is going through a big overhaul though (pictures to come this week!)
Here are some changes on the inside.

The Living Room (facing away from the fireplace)

The hall facing Kelsey's room

These are the pics in the hall... Roy thinks it looks cluttered... but I think we should put more frames and fill it up a bit... who is right? Let me know.

The hall wall near the bedroom

Kelsey's Room for the summer. I think we will keep it this way in the fall... but with IKEA opening soon... the possibilities are endless.

Its starting to look like a home!

2007-04-08T20:36:00.000-07:00

The fireplace by candlelight!

Kelsey by candlelight

Roy polishing his stove.

Get to work Roykins, everyone is coming for Easter!

Night time in the dinning room.

Daytime

The furniture!

The house is starting to look like a real home. And we are loving it!

Slow Progress

2007-03-29T21:21:00.000-07:00

Since we moved in, progress has been a bit slow. Here are how things are looking so far.

I tried to paint the fireplace to lighten it up a bit (see pics below) but I am not sure if it works, any suggestions??

Here is the dinning room. Its really the most put together room in the house.

This is the view of the deck from the dinning room (the door to the deck is off the kitchen). Those plywood walls on the deck are temporary.

Here is the kitchen. Looking the same...but a bit more messy :)

The mess that is our back yard.

The mess that is our side yard.

The bedroom part one.

The bedroom part 2.

We're All Moved In...Sorta

2007-03-07T18:46:00.000-08:00

The outside of the house. It just needs a bit of TLC to be really great.

Here is our dinning room. If you can squint and look past the boxes and clutter, its starting to look pretty cute.

Above is our new lighting fixture! We haven't finished decorating the hutch, but the dishes look great up there, don't they?

Here is the kitchen, we haven't put up the cupboard doors on the top, but they will look like the ones on the bottom. Roy has done a nice job of putting things away. See no more roaster chandelier.

The new fridge and stove. They look kinda funny squished in the corner, but there isnt anywhere else for them to go.

The bathroom...don't even get me started. It needs love, lots o' love.

The TV room. Its a bit of a mess, but its kind of our hang out. Don't you love our sheet curtains?

Our bedroom, and the sheet curtains...just for your own piece of mind, that isnt our normal bedspread. The good duvet was in the wash :)

Most people have a nice living room set, we have boxes and a welding mask. Don't ask.

Update: The House In Progress

2007-02-12T19:02:00.000-08:00

The first picture is the kitchen. Its really coming along (thanks mom and Bev!) The lighting ficture is them not us. Soon the cabniets will be done, they will be white with black knobs. The kitchen was green and brown before.

Second is the dinning room and living room. The living room and dinning room ceiling are the same color. Again, lighting fixture isnt ours. The floors look so much nicer. Roy, his dad and Steve's girlfriend worked hard. It shows. The third is another look at those floors! The fourth pic is the bedroom. The trim isn't done so don't look to closely. :) The hallway is now a dark tan, it was green, but it didn't work. Next is the "pony room" obviously we are still working on what color we would like. We are thinking a Mocha or a chocolate color? Last is a view from the living room to the kitchen. Let us know what you think!

The house... in the beginning

2007-01-28T21:37:00.000-08:00

The living room was painted a very bright shade of yellow. The spots are puddy for all the hole.s the previous owner made in the wall. The walls were so dirty! The fireplace doesnt look so great now, but hopefully it will later. Take a look at the orange dinning room... hot or what. But its a tie between that and the brown/green/white kitchen. The hall is green, bedrooms are purple and orange. Did you get to see the ponies? More pictures will be coming soon.

How to see the pictures

2007-01-05T10:27:00.000-08:00

Hi there,
If you are trying to log onto our professional pics here is how to do it.
On the Login Screen type in
Smithburger as the username
and
121006 as the password
Thanks. Sorry about the confusion!

For those of you that want some pics of your own...

2007-01-04T21:39:00.000-08:00

Or just want to see some others, email Katie and she will mail you a CD. I am sure you would love nothing more then a whole CD full of Katie and Roy!

Wanna See Some Wedding Pics?

2007-01-04T21:34:00.000-08:00

Click Here for Awsome Pics of our wedding by Jessica Watson!

2007-01-04T21:29:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the World O' Smithburgers!

2007-01-04T21:18:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,
The Smithburgers have gone and got themselves a blog! Who do we think we are? For those of you that haven't had the pleasure of getting to know one or both of us yet... we consist of one Augsburger and one Smith.

Katie Augsburger loves reality tv, gossip, sleeping, reading Star Magazine. When she isnt totally consumed in celebrity gossip or playing 80's triva games, she keeps busy in her HR job. She spends her work days dealing with training and development issues. Katie spends her weekend with other Augsburgers, or Augsburger-Logans and a great deal of that time is spent at Target. Katie is truly living the dream.

Roy Smith is a handsome fellow that spends 20-22 hours a day either at work or at the computer. As embarrased as his wife is to admit it, Roy loves video games (particularly with wizards in it), books (particularly with wizards in it) and science tv (particularly with... ya you know). He works as a tester, no one is sure what that means, because his wife doesnt pay attention when he explains it, and Roy doesnt like to talk to strangers.

Katie and Roy were recently married, and since a lot of you live very far away, we thought this is a good way to catch y'all up.