Carter's Kindergarten Program

Even though Carter will be in school until the end of June they had their end of the year kindergarten program in May.  They let each child walk across the stage dressed up in what they want to be when they grow up or a favorite outfit.  Carter chose his Indiana Jones outfit because he wants to be an archeologist when he is older.  Then they sang several fun songs having to do with math.  I got to see his poster/report on Lions displayed in the hall and his classroom. I'm so glad I was able to go. 

Mother's Day

We actually celebrated on Saturday before Mother's Day.  The weather was wonderful and we were able to enjoy an afternoon of swimming and then a barbeque.  We are so blessed to be able to have all of our kids and their spouses and grandchildren live close to us.  It is so fun to get together and see how the cousins interact.  They all love to be together.

AJ's Birthday

On Sunday, April 29th we celebrated AJ's 59th birthday. Next year will be a big one. We had everyone over for a barbeque and enjoyed being outdoors.  There was a little chill in the air but with the sun and the fire pit it turned out to be a great evening of jumping on the tramp and baseball, and running around the pool and trying to keep Ty off of the pool cover.

                                         Drinking fresh pineapple juice

                                          The Birthday Boy...

                                         Trying to climb on grandpa...

                                         Sun in their eyes....

Basement and Main Bath Remodel

These bathrooms have a heated floor under the travertine.  It is so nice that it actually keeps the room warm if you keep the door closed.  So glad we put that in.  The cabinets are high now no more bending over especially for AJ.  Now I had to buy step stools for the grandkids but that is okay. I painted all of the bathrooms, my sewing room. We also had new carpet put in the three bedrooms and hallway at the one end of our home.  Still to come is our master bath.  We have a few things left to do.
Here is our downstairs bathroom before:

Here is the new bathroom:

Here is our main bathroom upstairs before:

The After:

                

Kitchen - the before, during, after

The before...

                                            Doors removed....bare cupboards

                                              The stuff

                                                  Painting

                                            The light box we got rid of.

                                                 The After...notice the black island

                                            Recessed and pendant lights