Artist at work

Gus has really been enjoying his new outside desk. He brings his chair back and forth from the log cabin to the desk depending on what he wants to do. Here is the process of creating a masterpiece.....bring the chair to the desk, finger paint, put some finger paint in your mouth and run and wa la, there you have it!

$4.00 will get you this....

So Gus and I went for a walk and we saw this in pieces at someones trash pile. I was not sure exactly what it was at the time, but I saw Little Tikes and it was in awesome condition. I put the chair under the stroller and headed home to get the wagon. I kept Gus in the stroller and pulled the wagon behind me. We got to the house loaded all the parts into the wagon and were on our way. Once I assembled it I was very please with my find! The only thing missing were the bolts to hold it together so Jake headed over to Lowe's, paid $4.00 for 4 bolts and Wha-la! I am a firm believer of one man's junk is another man's treasure and this is proof!!

It has already been used as a desk, dirt digging area, water table and I am sure we will find many more purposes for it!

Inspiration..........

My spring project is to transform Gus' room from a 'nursery' to a 'toddler's' room!! I have been perusing the internet for pictures and ideas and today I had my ah-ha moment of inspiration! I happened upon this woman's blog, her name is Lauren and she has a son about Gus' age and her taste are very similar to my own (looks like she has a much, much bigger budget) but, I have to start somewhere. Not to mention she decorated his room with the Little Golden Book, The Saggy Baggy Elephant, which is one of the pictures I have framed in Gus' room!!! I can't wait to get started with this project! First things first, convert the crib to a toddler bed and out with the changing table then we will take it one step at a time!! I will make sure to post pictures of my progress!

Way to go Jake!!

I have to brag on my husband today. The squirters in the car (the things that squirt the water on the windshield) quite working a few weeks ago and we have been crazy busy and haven't had a minute to fix them. He did his research during the week and today while Gus and I napped he got to the bottom of it. When we woke up he was headed out the door to the auto supply store so we went along for the ride. He changed out the part at the store and it did not work. He was a little disappointed, but did not give up. Instead kept his wheels turning to see what else it could be. Once we were home he got busy with the parts in the garage. About 45 minutes later he came in beaming! He had fixed the squirters for $18!! Way to save us $170...we were quoted somewhere around $190 to make them squirt again. A little time, patience and elbow grease goes a long way!!

Way to go, babe!!