April 1: Stained glass in the reading nook (with serviceberry blossoms just outside)

This one still needs a chain, and ideally some repairs once we get our stained glass area set up (this is the one Kailyn hit with a ball -- the dark marks are where Don marked cracks with masking tape). It's also a bit larger than ideal for the window. But the colors look great -- so I think we'll hang it here, above the other window seat in the reading nook, as soon as we get some chain on it.

This is the one we had meant to hang there, but it just goes so perfectly with the paint color in the bathroom, I'm going to hang it there instead. I think the oceany colors go well with the seashells we're decorating that bathroom with, too.

Water lily hung in the nursery

This one still needs hooks so it can be hung, but I think we're going to put it above the tub here. It could also go in the reading nook in place of the Celtic dragons, but I can't think of a better place for the dragons, and the square frame on this one suits the square window nicely.

Grandma Iva Lou's watermill picture next to Connor's bedroom

Wolf picture in Connor's room

Prayer of St. Francis next to the stairs

House blessing in the kitchen. That's Kailyn with a fever of 102 flopped on the sofa in the background.

Tremendously useful planning board system in the mudroom

Brianna is of the opinion that we have spent quite enough of the morning taking pictures of the house instead of the baby. *

Ringo with Elvis on his back. Elvis was released back into the wild shortly after this picture was taken, since he refused to eat in captivity and we didn't want him to starve.

Another pic of Ringo with Elvis. This time they had a bit of help from Connor. Ringo, being the amazingly calm cat he tends to be, just sat there apparently wondering why there was a lizard on his head.

Welcome sign added next to the front door *

Ooops. Our bees were mailed, instead of held for pickup as planned -- we discovered them on our porch at nearly sundown and were up past midnight installing them in their hives.

April 2: The bees are still quite unsettled. Here some are on the outside of the Langstroth hive

Another pic of the Langstroth hive

Top bar hives -- the one on the right has the bees installed, but the other wasn't in good enough condition to use again. The plastic tray underneath holds sponges soaked in sugar water to get them started.

Daffodils and peach tree in bloom in the field

April 3: Shell wreath added to upstairs bathroom

April 4: Don went down to feed the bees again. Here they are clumped in the top bar hive.

April 5: Celtic knot hung in the bathroom

Don teaching Connor how to drum *

More drumming

One last drumming picture