Kitchen remodel before and after with crappy Iphone pics

 Before... Oak cabinets, almond counter tops dark and dreary

 After... white cabinets and granite counter tops and yes a much better camera

summer projects

 staircase carpet redo. Very dirty old carpet in desperate need of some love..... Before

 After

 I'm not a fan of carpet on stairs at all but putting in hardwood would put us back around  $3500 and because we do not think we will be in this house much longer we went with the more affordable option

First day of School 2017

 First, second and 5th grade

Catholic Family Weekend 2017 + a few extras

Family vacation 2017 Bar Harbor / Acadia National Park

 The kids first National Park experience

 Acadia is amazing. So much beauty.

 thunder hole @ Acadia

 jellyfish

 Cadillac Mountain

 Sand Beach in Acadia.... crystal clear icy cold water. 56 degrees!!!!

Family Vacation 2017 Boothbay Harbor part 2

 The lighthouse on the Maine quarter. Pemaquid Point

 Absolutely stunning views of the rocky coast

 Kids were thrilled we found a lighthouse where they could actually go inside it and  up to the top

 view from the top

 the light bulb inside

 Boothbay at dusk

 Smores with Mikes parents ( they came up for 2 nights)

 Popham beach

 the tide does strange things in Maine and the kids got to walk to this island at low tide

 signs of a good vacation

 swimming at the Boothbay YMCA