Beach

The beach in Maine is cold... but it's still the beach.... We love the waves and the water and the seashells.

Butikofer Family

Thanks so much for your visit.... We love being part of the Butikofer Family!

Huntley Meadows

We really got to see a lot of wildlife this visit... we are so lucky to have this wetland park so close to home!

National Harbor

We took a bike ride from our house over to National Harbor.  What a beautiful day!

Dulles Air and Space Museum

There are so many gems in the DC area.  Today we decided to check out the Udvar Hazy Air and Space Museum

Baltimore

Grandma and Grandpa Butikofer came to visit, so we took went on a series of adventures in the area. They had visited some of DC last time they were here, so went a little further out this time.  We had a fun excursion to Baltimore, with a visit to Fort McHenry and boats in the Inner Harbor.

Happy Father's Day 2015

2015 Spring Break - Natural Bridge, Virginia

Spring Break Video

Back Again

I've taken a long break from blogging.  When I can't say something nice, often it's better not to say anything at all...  After 7 months of not having our time with the children as court ordered, I'm trying to be hopeful the large sum of money we spent on lawyers will do something towards getting to see the children again.  We shall see.

MN and WI

I'm excited that we were able to fit in a lighthouse trip this year!  Due to rough weather, there are still 2 more lighthouses in the Apostle Islands that I will have to go back to see.  But, I did get to add 17 new lighthouses to my list!   We even fit in a bike ride along the Gitchi Gami trail to the Split Rock lighthouse.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YXhUY3asb8

GRAND MARAIS LIGHT, MN
SPLIT ROCK LIGHT, MN
TWO HARBORS EAST BREAKWATER, MN
TWO HARBORS LIGHT, MN
DULUTH HARBOR NORTH BREAKWATER LIGHT, MN
DULUTH SOUTH BREAKWATER INNER LIGHT, MN
DULUTH SOUTH BREAKWATER OUTER LIGHT, MN
MINNESOTA POINT LIGHT, MN

WISCONSIN POINT (SUPERIOR HARBOR ENTRY SOUTH BREAKWATER LIGHT), WI

MICHIGAN ISLAND LIGHT (OLD), WI
MICHIGAN ISLAND LIGHT (NEW), WI
LA POINTE (LONG ISLAND) LIGHT, WI
CHEQUAMEGON POINT, WI
ASHLAND HARBOR BREAKWATER LIGHT, WI
GULL ISLAND, WI (distant view)
DEVILS ISLAND LIGHT, WI
RASPBERRY ISLAND LIGHT, WI