Organizing around the house

We got the piano tuned on April 7, so that forced me to clean off the top of the piano.  Any flat surface in our house is fair game to become a catch all...constantly battling it!

April 17--My good friend, Dori, and I cleaned out the playroom in about 4 hours, including finally saying goodbye to the train table.  Thanks so much, friend!!!!

Now that the room is clean, they can actually use their desks...I bought new chairs for them to use! April 20

Busy Saturday!

Another gymnastics class for Colin!

A short video of him doing a couple of things.  

My honey built me raised garden beds to go on our concrete slab in the back. He made them from cedar fence posts. Here are the plans: http://ana-white.com/2010/05/hack-natural-rustic-cedar-raised-beds.html 

Weekend Fun and Projects

A couple of cute pictures from this week's gymnastics class!

Gavin made a わに (alligator) at Japanese school.  It was SO cute!

We made picture rails for the wall.  We used 2x2's, hangers, a chair rail, finishing nails, and stain to complete our project.  

Big helpers!!!

The before and after shots of where the picture rails will go.  In the after shots I tried to get creative with our clock and put what each number stands for on the clock.  Not sure if the kids even care.  I try anyway!

The boys watched a spin off of the British claymation show, "Shaun the Sheep" called "Timmy Time."

In that show they made trains using a box and decorations.  Of course the boys wanted to do it as well!!!

I got a new vacuum cleaner, yay!

January 18, 2013

I asked my 5-year-old (Gavin) if he wants another baby and he said yes. Then in a sing song voice he said, "I want to see how the baby comes out."

January 20, 2013

While driving towards the sun, 3-year-old (Colin) said,  "Daddy, can you turn down the sun, so it's not shining in my sight?"

More Cuteness and Cleaning!

Five year old Gavin called these, "penguin goldfish crackers."

My friend, Dori, helped me organize the front room.  Thanks SO much!!!!

Found this book of Japanese counters, thought it was cool!

Founds some cute bento stuff!

Gavin had on two shirts, since it was cold.  Look how he buttoned them up!

My cute screensaver.  

Home Improvements Day 2

Here is the before shot of our sliding glass doors.

Here is the after they took out our doors.  

The after outside view.

The after inside view.  

Poor Colin trying to find quiet took a nap in my walk in closet!!!