Dinner and a Movie

The other night Luke and Iz were watching a movie when dinner was ready. They couldn't quite break themselves away from Rio so we moved the table instead. Nothing like dinner and a movie.

Summer Projects

I get a little stir-crazy in the summertime. One week Mark was out of town and I decided to freshen up our playroom. Here is what we ended up with!

I started out in the playroom but then I saw this idea for ghost lampshades and had to try it so the lamp in the office got a little makeover. It's amazing what a few bottles of spray paint can do!

This was probably my fav! I had printed a cute saying from a canvas company a few months ago and decided that I wanted another one. I really didn't want to spend another $40 on one so I found another way. First, I bought a blank canvas at the craft store for $4. Next, I painted the canvas with white acrylic paint. Then came the fun part, I designed a monogram graphic using the Cricut and cut it out on vinyl. After I put the vinyl on the canvas I spray painted it green and then removed the vinyl. There you have it and for a lot less!

Me and the KSL Classifieds are a bad combo. I was looking for chairs to refinish and found this cute bench that I didn't even need. Gave it a fresh coat of spray paint and glaze...love! This red is my new favorite, Krylon's Banner Red. What else can I spray?!?! I have never glazed a piece of furniture before, but it is so easy and makes a huge difference!

This antique window was also one of my favorite projects. Did I mention that I should never go on KSL Classifieds? I found these antique window frames for $10 and knew I had to use them. First, I took fabric and cut it to the size of the glass. Then, I sprayed the back of the glass with spray glue. Working quickly, I laid the fabric down and smoothed it out. Last, I bought a picture hanging kit at the Depot for $3 and attached it to the back. I loved it so much that I made three of them!

I always love to add new curtains!

I have had this doll furniture since I was a little girl. My mom bought it unfinished at Wood Connection and we just never got around to finishing it. I had to do quite a few coats of the yellow spray paint. My brother Mitchell drew Batman heads all over it when he was little and it was tough covering those little blue heads up. I have never used an upholstery stapler before and now I want to reupholster everything. The little cushions in the crib were super easy and made a huge difference!

I don't even want to think how many bottles of spray paint I went through this summer. I just couldn't get enough of it and all the fun colors there are. My backdoor neighbor started to tease me...he said that sometimes he would look over and I would just be spraying grass!

Can't get enough of Banner Red! When I do projects everything else goes to the wayside. Poor Luke probably got told a millions times that week that I was doing my projects and couldn't play. Now he'll tell Mark and I to leave him alone because he's working on his project. He'll start to gather things up around the house and tell us that they're for his project! Whenever I would be spray painting in the backyard I'd give him an empty can and a scrap piece of wood to work on. Such a fabulous assistant!!!

Markers

Lately Luke has been into coloring, but the other day he discovered markers and now we would categorize it as an obsession! Of course he discovered the markers on a Sunday and all we had in the house were highlighters and sharpies. I have boxes full of washable markers in my classroom...no help. First thing Monday we went and bought Luke his own washable markers. Now he finds any scrap of paper in the house and covers it with colorful scribbles!

Andra's Big Top Circus Shower

Mark's sister Andra is having her first baby boy and we are so excited for her! I did a shower for her last weekend and it was so fun to get together with everyone. I decided to do a circus theme and it was super cute! Now we just can't wait to get him here!

Tour of Utah

One of our favorite summer activities is going to watch the Tour of Utah. This year the setting was pretty cool...President's Circle at the U of U. This stage is a short track so you get to see the riders come by pretty frequently. Luke loves to cheer them on. We got to sit pretty close this year and got some good shots of the racers. It is only for professional racers and probably the biggest name and the winner this year was Levi Leipheimer...he is the one in the yellow jersey.

Finally Some Cousin Time

Poor Luke doesn't have any cousins so whenever we get to the chance to hangout with cousins we're super excited! My aunt and uncle came up from Arizona for a few days for a quick visit. The first day we went to Seven Peaks. Luke was starving so I stopped and got him a happy meal on the way down. He was also so tired that he had a hard time deciding if he wanted to eat or sleep. The poor kid finally gave up and fell asleep with his little hand in the french fries.

Luke was a nut at Seven Peaks. My cousin Cory is actually Luke's age, but Luke hung out with Jeffrey since he was more of a daredevil and would go on the slides. We had a blast watching Luke on the slides. He would go all by himself to the top of the slide, butt in front of all of the big kids, and go down the slide over and over. All the kids were twice his size, but he didn't care. Then my mom and I took Luke and Jeffrey over on the big tube rides. When we were waiting at the top Jeffrey said, "If this ride is awesome we are totally going again!" We couldn't get them off the slides...they were in heaven.

The next day, we went to This is the Place. It was a good thing all of my cousins were there because we were all chasing Luke around the entire day. My poor grandpa would get tired going all around with us and have to just sit down and take a rest. Luke was always sure that great-grandpa wanted a visit! Luke's favorite part was probably the pony and train ride! It was a fun, but hot day. We were so sad to see our cousins leave. Luke loves it when he gets a chance to be around cousins. Can't wait for them to come again!

Pink!!!

Despite what daddy thinks, Luke thinks that pink is a pretty cool color. Last night when I was getting him out of the tub he begged to wear mommy's pink robe. He was so happy when I finally agreed. Such a manly man!