New Kitchen!!!

old and ugly....

becomes new and beautiful!!!

Sam and his father did a fabulous job installing the counter, sink, and faucet and I LOVE it!!!

THANK YOU!!!!!

bit of a mess to clean up...

this counter piece is bigger than the other one to give more space so we want to build a skinny cabinet on the end to store cookie sheets vertically and all the foil and plastic wrap.

love the built in backsplash

little flecks of dark blue match the color of the cabinets

more mess....

getting organized - Sam and the kids put in new shelf paper

side cabinet is built and looks great!

Crazy Kids!

The master of distraction.... this is how I found him when it was taking him forever to get his pjs on!

Who knew he could fit in a pillow case???

showing off his karate moves!

"Polar Express" at Tiny Town

we decorated our tree last Sunday afternoon and the kids had a great time!

Alex said he wanted to sleep under the tree

Maddie came over to play and we had a Madonna Dance Party!!!

all that dancing made them ready for a snack!

winged invaders!!!!!!

Can you tell she picked out her own clothes for the day?

Thanksgiving in Maine

This Future Rock Star is all done rockin' today

This is actually a different day than the above picture - I couldn't believe she folded herself in half and slept.... ouch.

Alex did a great job on his Native American costume and drum!

Cutest Pilgrim ever!

The kids were very excited to play in the snow (although it wasn't much) at Grandma & Grandpa's

This year we had a "House Crawl" beginning with cocktails and appetizers at Aunt Steph & Uncle Hank's.
Love this picture of the kids with Great Grammy K!

Cousin Michael

Auntie Jess

Norah pretending to have a tantrum

Jess, Michael, Joe, Heather, Carol, and little Kirsten

Brother & sister heading to Uncle Lewis & Aunt Linda's for dinner

waiting for dinner

Kirsten, Alex, and Norah drawing on the windows

Kelsey, Kirsten, Norah, and Sydney waiting for dessert at Lance and Carol's - Norah was teaching the girls how to bounce!

waiting for dessert!

Jon, Joe, and Sam

Norah pretended to paint everyone's hand and made them do a handprint on the table - Joe was the first

then Jon

then Stephanie

then Carol

Auntie Jess got her hand painted for real!

the day after Thanksgiving is our traditional gingerbread house decorating day!

Alex picking candy out of his teeth

Norah kept wanting more icing on her finger to eat

Relaxing with a movie

puzzles with Grandpa

Morning snuggle with Grandma

Trip to the Boothbay Train Museum to enjoy a special train ride

Alex's face is just too perfect!

Norah being a creature of some sort

Bye bye train, thanks for the awesome ride and all the treats!

watching the train as it takes the next trip

snoozing in the car with her legs crossed and arms sprawled out

Cutie bug and her favorite pink blanket