My Favorite Project Yet

Last Monday I did my biggest, hardest, but most rewarding project of the year! I gave birth to my second son, Sylas. Mommy and baby are doing awesome and I've never seen this household more full of love, especially from my older son, Zayden.  Let the fun of having two boys begin! I can't stop smiling. 

First Day of School Projects

Week 32

My son starts preschool in just a couple of weeks and I'm trying to stay busy until his baby brother arrives, (in 8 days or less), so I've done a couple of first day of school projects to pass the time.  We also went school shopping this week, and took him to his doctor for a check up.  It's been an all about school kind of week.  Exciting!!

I really like the neat  chalkboard sign ideas that I have seen online that includes the child's likes, class info, and whatnot, but I have horrible handwriting, and I wanted to involve my son to get him excited about starting school.  He really enjoyed making his sign.  Hopefully we can continue this tradition over the years, until he gets "too old".

The second thing I worked on was just a simple, less than $10, gift for his teachers.  Yes, I'm going to be THAT mom, so sue me!  I found a bunch of cute ideas on Pinterest and went with an easy one of filling a reusable cup/straw with snacks and instant drink mixes. I made a quick tag for it, and wala!

Finally, I made a picture frame that he can hold when I take his first day of school picture.  I bought an old wood frame from the thrift store, painted some wood letters, and stole a few crayons from Zayden's color bin.  I glued the letters and crayons on with super glue, and I was done.  Easy, quick, cheap, and hopefully, we will be able to use that frame for years to come.  We took a practice picture today.  :)

This is what he wants to wear on the first day of school.

Tire Garden

Week 31

I'm sure you have all seen all the cool things you can do with old tires on Pinterest. I fell in love with the idea of a tire garden when I started brightening up my backyard with all the furniture and things I just painted this summer. I had left over paint, and I got the old tires for free,  so besides the flowers I bought ($12 total) this project was basically free!

I am 38 weeks preggo this week,  so it was a little tougher to accomplish,  but I did it with a lot of help from my almost 3 year old. He helped me wash and scrub the tires, paint them,  picked out the flowers,  and helped me plant and water them.  I had old landscaping mesh that I stapled into the bottoms of tires before adding the dirt which will allow drainage.

I have to make a promise to my loved ones now,  that this will be the last manual labor project for at least a few weeks after baby arrives. I promise, I swear. ;-)

Daddy's Nesting

Week 30

I'm dedicating this week's projects to my husband, as he has also been getting the house ready for baby.  Though he won't admit it, he is going through a  "nesting" phase too. He's done a great job of checking off all the things on his Honey Do List, which has made this mommy very happy.  He's cleaned out the garage so that I can park in it now.  He organized the basement so that it can actually be used to entertain guests, and not just to store all of our junk. This week he went around doing all the little handy man things like tightening all the loose door handles and screws.  He also painted the living room, which was was final thing on his list of things to do before baby.  Now he can relax and use his extra time to work on his cars and do things he really enjoys like playing with his boy.  Thanks Dan for helping me out and checking off everything on your list.  I have been making sure the house is picked up and clean every day, and stocking up on household items and groceries, just in case baby decides to make an early appearance.  We are all set and ready now, just playing the waiting game now.