Three Generations

This is Memorial Day male bonding between three generations. Avery was very proud to back up by himself and sit on the first step with Papa and Dada (he says both very clearly). 

Getaway

We took a two-day getaway this week. We spent a day in Camden, driving up Mount Battie and walking around near the harbor. Jen got the lobster roll she's been talking about. We stayed in a cabin in Lincolnville along Route 1. Even Max got to stay. We headed back this morning and spent some time at Fort Knox on the way back. It was a great day for it. That's where we snapped this picture of Avery, with the new bridge being built in background. It was good to get away for a couple of days. 

If nothing else, we have some cool tools

So we may not have made much more progress on our living room renovation, but we do seem to be accumulating some sweet tools. Recently added to the stable: a table saw. We'll be using this to rip flooring when that project gets underway. We did manage to dive into the crown molding. We decided to just miter all of the corners. We have the longest piece up, and we're just going to work our way around the room, trying to make the joints come out as well as possible. I think we often spend too much energy trying to figure out how to get something to come out perfectly, rather than just doing it. Witht he molding, though the mitered joints might not come out perfectly, it's nothing a litle caulk and paint won't fix. 

Happy Mothers Day

Happy Mothers Day to all of the mothers! We went visiting today and saw all of the Moms, GrandMoms, and in the process, Great GrandMoms. It was nice to see everyone and everyone seemed to enjoy seeing little A.

If you're wondering, that's the dog's water.

staleness

Ok, so we know we’re stale.  Avery seems to finally be kicking the cold that he’s had since we can remember.  It tore through the entire house.  I think Buggie even had it.  Aside from that, things have been going well.  We haven’t managed much more progress on the renovation, aside from finishing up all the painting and realizing that “we” cut the crown molding incorrectly.  Jen has subsequently purchased a book on the subject, however, so I think we’re all set now.