Foyer - Before & After

BEFORE

Ripping out tile.

See the skeleton, this project started back in October, LOL!

FYI, ripping out tile sucks.

Handy Manny builds me a bench : )

For the finishing touch I wanted to create something similar to this coat rack / shelf combo.

This is what we came up with.  I'm pretty darn happy with how it turned out!

The cow skull came from John's grandparent's dry farm in Sheridan, Wyoming.  I brought the smelly thing home with us knowing I wanted to use it in our house, but wasn't sure where.  When I saw this coat rack design, I knew it was the perfect place for it.  To get it clean I had to power wash off the remaining smelly chunks of you don't want to know what, used peroxide to whiten the bones and then polished, polished, and polished the horns and then polished them some more!

BEFORE & AFTER Pictures

I absolutely LOVE our new foyer!

February 2017

One of my favorite things to do is let my kids play with leftover dough in the kitchen.  It's messy & magical & it's one of my all time favorite mommy memories!

Harry Potter Butterbeer

 After all our chickens died in the great New Year's Day dog massacre we had to start all over with our flock.

 Zeke thinks he's a lap dog

Porter wrote this about his cousin Boston. 

"The kindest person I know by Porter. The kindest person is Boston! He is very, very very kind.  He lets me play air hockey.  He likes to play with me.  I like to play Empire Spy."

When yard work fights back . . . 

 I'm not tired!  Famous last words. . . 

 Chex loves to sunbathe!

 This boy got his first retainer!  And so it begins . . . 

Treats we made for our Valentine's Day activities.

 Playing Speak Out with the missionaries

Boys on the trampoline in their undies = adorable.

Sadly, they are growing up and too soon it won't be adorable anymore, but for now I think it's the cutest!

 QMac sits in the teachers chair at Pre-K and recites his nursery rhyme for the week.

 "We spend lots of time waiting in the car" selfies

 Gabe made oven baked ravioli for dinner for himself and his brothers.  I love that he's growing up, learning life skills, and considers plates optional.

Cub Scout Blue & Gold Banquet

Found this old school desk on the side of the road & Gabe helped me fix it up!