Friday, September 23, 2011

Family Time (Part 3): All Together

Here are a few of the "whole family" shots that we were able to take. Aren't we beautiful? Haha!
Seriously though, it was wonderful to get to spend a little bit of time together this summer.

  
The McMillan Clan - August 2011

Family Time (Part 2): The Nephew Fix

Just a snapshot of our nephews from our recent get-together. Enjoy the handsomeness!


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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Family Time (Part 1): The Niece Fix

In August, we were able to get the whole D&B McMillan clan together and enjoy some time together. More pics to come of the whole fam, but here's a snapshot of our nieces.
I love these girls!
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My creative husband

I've been wanting to brag on my imaginative husband and the creativity God has given him. He has been taking full advantage of our garage since we've been in our home and it has become a weekend workshop in all seasons. He enjoys working with wood and loves designing useful projects for our home. This is a project he made in August in about five days.

The creation of a coffee table. Final product in lower left.

For those who care about such details, the coffee table was made out of red oak and measures 29 inches wide from each point to rounded side and is 18 inches tall. The little reddish triangles, stained in Red Oak, come out of the top and the bottom shelf to become six coasters (four on top, two stacked in the bottom). The main body of the table is stained in Ebony, followed by three coats of Gloss varnish.

I love the design and functionality of this table...and I'm pretty sure the Ebony stain is my new favorite stain. More projects to come!
tmm

Friday, September 2, 2011

Grandma's Photo Shoot

My sister, Lisa, and her husband, Peter, and their two daughters went on vacation to the East Coast recently and were able to stop and see our Grandma Boyle near Ocean City, Maryland. They also found a photographer to do a nice photo shoot of them with Grandma. I wanted to share a quick link to the photographer's website where she posted a few pics.

I may be a bit biased, but I think my grandma looked GORGEOUS and the girls are just adorable! Lisa and Peter look good, too. ;) See for yourself at the photographer's website.
tmm