Painting with siblings

I think we have tried painting all together before but this is the first successful attempt.

And the results:

And by Olivia:

She described it as a Scarecrow falling down, "even her dog is falling down." Perhaps Wizard of Oz influenced...?

The island is gone!

The island is no more. It's so much more spacious and open. Ahhhh.... Not a small project (replaced a support post with a larger beam) but makes a huge difference.

I think the kids like it, too.

New faucet in the kitchen

Selfies

The word of 2013 was "selfie" and here is our homage: