Missile's Bed

I was trying to dry Missile's bed and I knew he would tear it up if he got it so I through it on the roof. Well it decided to be windy today. I guess I was right!!!

Nolan

Bird Jesus

Tonight Tracy was at her dad's working and I had the kids. It was getting darker and I wanted to go outside to see the clouds because it is going to rain tonight and it looked like it.
We all headed out in the front yard and I looked up and was telling the boy's about the rain cloud's then Jax says, "daddy have you heard of a rain bird?"
I said, "well yes."
He then says, "well the rain birds eat all the rain so it won't rain anymore."
"Really!" I said.
"But daddy, if the rain birds eat to much they will get to big and then they will die."
I started smiling "Oh!!!"
He wasn't smiling.
Then he said, "yeah daddy, if they die they go to bird Jesus."
I started laughing.
"Oh, I mean they go up in the sky." Jax had a little smile on his face.
He is amazing.

Radioactive

The other day I hear Jax saying "radioactive" over and over. Then I put it together and I asked him, "are you singing?"
He said yes with a silly smile. I told him he was doing good and he wanted to here the song so here it is...
Radioactive
Nolan

Can you handle it?

We did a family photo shoot over the weekend... the cuteness overwhelms me. More to follow as my mom (and photographer extraordinare) edits.
Until then, prepare yourself for the overwhelming adorableness that is our children :-)

Late

I've been wanting to put this up for awhile, but keep forgetting.
Just before Lola was born Tracy was in IVIG and Jax, Maddox and I where at home in San Carlos. We were waiting to go somewhere and I told Jax we would be leaving in 10 minutes. I showed him where ten minutes was on the clock, but he didn't want to go... instead he said "daddy we need a bigger clock". I love the mind of a 4 year old...now 5.
:-)

(Last) Weekend in Pictures

A friend of mine has inspired me to write "Weekend in Pictures" posts. So, until I think of a different name, I will be blatantly ripping off Twelve13 (Sorry Tegan!).
I realize today is Thursday. What can I say, I'm behind... a lot.

Here is our (last) weekend in pictures-

Found this amazing (yes I did just call this amazing) Kent Coffey piece in the parking lot of Salvation Army for $8. 

Which led to a lot of this.

Can you believe it's supposed to look like this?

Painted the Jenny Lind high chair I've had burried in the garage. This will be Lola's whenever she decides sitting up on her own is worth while. 

School clothes shopping (yikes!!)

Throwing rocks in the river.

Getting dirty. REALLY dirty.

Taking baths.

Sharing toys.

The Projects Never End!

Nolan tells me I can't sit still, and I'm starting to believe him. Here's what I've been up to lately:

Scored a 1964 Magnavox Astro Sonic (even the name is awesome) record player on craigslist for $30. It may as well have been free! I originally bought it to flip, since these things sell in the $500 range, BUT ended up loving it so much that we kept it. Even Nolan was begging me not to sell it, and he usually doesn't get excited over my furniture finds, so I knew it was a keeper. Not only is it in perfect condition, it actually came with the original manual, warranty card, tags, etc. And through the wonders of technology Nolan managed to wire it to play music through our tablets/phones without damaging the piece at all. Hello Pandora!

I have been on the hunt for the perfect mid century dresser for Lola's bedroom, and about a month ago I landed on this-

Ew right? Who covers a perfectly good mid century dresser in awful black paint?

Enter Tracy.

After a lot paint stripping, and even more sanding I was finally able to get it down to bare naked wood, ready to stain.

I took a long break after finishing the frame... there's only so much sanding a girl can take! Last week I finally worked up the strength to finish the drawers, and whoola! Here's the finished project-

Ignore the terrible photo, it really doesnt do it justice. I couldn't be happier with how it turned out!!

And finally, on a much smaller scale, some artwork.

I love canvas photos, but never want to fork out the money for them. Here's how I made three 11"x14" canvas photos for under $20:

I purchased three canvases at Joann's at a 50% off sale. I also used a Michaels Coupon for 20% off my entire purchase (did you all know you can use Michaels coupons at Joanns?), making all three about $4!

I had prints made at Office Depot using a coupon code, making all three about $10.

To mount the prints to the canvas I mod podged the backs of them, sticking them to the canvas. Then I mod podged over the top of them, let them dry, and painted the edges of the canvas (and a little onto the photos) black. There you have it! 

I have to say, this was my first time working with mod podge. I'm not a fan.