What Tim's Been Doing In His Free-Time...

and boy does he have a lot of free time. Tim's project at work is finished and he got 3 weeks of paid comp time. Yea! I had a whole list waiting for him. The first project he tackled was painting the boy's room. Their room was stark white and had a chair rail. He took that down and mudded it, sanded, texturized it, and then finally painted it.

Before: Stark white and cold.

Before: Taking down chair rails sucks

After: Taking down chair rails is so worth it! Tim made the frames for these magnet boards with molding that he screwed together. I love having a place that boy can display all their artwork. The boys love it too and after we put them in bed they turn on the light and "re-arrange" their magnets.

We had some old wood hanging around so I painted it and added hooks.

It's nice to have it just their height so they can pick stuff up.

We also got a trampoline. It is heavenly! The boys will jump for hours and get all their energy out and then sleep like rocks. When the tramp was delivered we were gone but when we got home all of the kids on our street were milling around the front porch looking longingly at the box. They all followed Tim like baby chicks following their mother into the backyard and started helping him put it together. It really made me laugh and our house has been the spot to be ever since.

Tim, because he is a nice husband and knows I can't cut a straight line, helped me finish Luke's baby book. It is so nice to have it done! It covers the first 2 years of his life and the kids aren't getting anymore! I hope they like them.