You've Come A Long Way Baby!!!!!

From outside in February 2008 for family pictures..... .....and still outside in November 2008 for more family pictures.....
.....to slowly but surely being moved inside around Easter.....

.....to its destination in April 2009!!!!

I bought this big ol' church pew in December of 2007 with the intent that it would serve as seating in our dining room!

As you can see from the above pictures, it spent over a year outside....where it did serve as a magnificent seat for 2 different sessions of family photos! NPayne began moving it in the house for me the Saturday before Easter. He said it weighed as much as a small car.

After some minor sanding to avoid splinters.....

.....and finding these fabulous cushions that I got at Marshalls for $5.00....Yes ma'am I said $5.00, it is FINALLY serving its orignal purpose; and I am oh so loving my church pew!!!! Please ignore my ugly vinyl table cloth....it serves a purpose as well....to keep my children from destroying my table!