Months before Allie turned two I started thinking about what big gift to get her for her birthday. After asking several friends I thought 2 was the perfect age to get a play kitchen. Well, I searched and searched the internet and of course got my heart set on a kitchen from Pottery Barn Kids. I was so picky about what it looked like, especially because it was going to go in the front room of our house, and this PB one was just perfect. The problem?...it would cost over $600! Ya right. (Sorry Allie, we love you just not that much! haha) Well, then I got to thinking, hey my dad is pretty handy and he just got his 'workshop' all set up at their new house in Prescott, maybe he will want to build Allie one? His reply...heck ya! I'm not sure that at the moment he agreed to make her one he really knew what he was getting himself into. After hours and hours and days and weeks and months of planning, building, staining (then re-staining. sorry dad!), painting and putting on the finishing touches, Allie's kitchen is finally done! It is the coolest thing ever and of course she absolutely LOVES it! (I find myself just going to look at it several times a day too because I am just so impressed!) This gift means so much to me and although Allie doesn't appreciate it right now like I know she will in the future, it will be something she will never forget. My grandpa made me a doll house when I was a little girl and I still have it, I'm sure this will be another one of those kinds of pieces. Thank you so much mom and dad for all the hard work you put into this AMAZING kitchen for our little girl(s)!!!
Dodad showing Allie the freezer (yes, it's a Sub Zero:)
The drawer under the oven for her cookie sheets
Cooking on the stove
Washing hands in the (double) sink - lucky girl
Showing Sienna the kitchen - I can't wait for her to be able to play with it too!
Getting some 'ice cream'
I think she likes it :)
Thank you sooooo much Memaw and Dodad!!!
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