Audrey and Brooke Sleep Over!

Addie's and Nora's BFFs came over for a sleepover while Aaron was traveling. We had popcorn, read books, played games, watched TV, and had a great time.

The girls took a while to settle down to sleep, but eventually they got it together.

We have a new kitchen!

We planned a trip to the beach to allow time for our contractor to do his thing. Though it was more stressful than we hoped, and took longer than we planned for, we are really pleased with how it turned out (and that our guy stuck to our budget like glue).


Here's the before:
One set of cabinets, no dishwasher, old stove, AWFUL counters (maybe original to our 1952 house)





























Here's the after:
Dishwasher! New stove! Cabinets, cabinets, and more cabinets! Counters that can be cleaned well and look clean!



















We'll paint soon, and hope to get new floors sometime next Spring.

Addie starts preschool

It's official - Addie has started her educational journey.
Four days a week at a church a few minutes away...

The front stoop of our house before we rushed to get to the orientation at 8, only to realize it wasn't until 11. Hm. Mom's fault.

Who wants to go to preschool?

Walking right in.

She found her little cubby. Her starfish happened to be her favorite color! That made her happy.

Right at home after just minutes.

That isn't a hand in the mouth indicating anxiety. She's holding a sucker. Actually there were no tears (by either party) except when, having discovered we were way to early and got in the car to leave, Addie was upset because she wanted to go to school and thought she wasn't getting to.
She's so big!