DIY Project

I love watching DIY Network and HGTV! Love getting new ideas and seeing what projects people 'try' to attack (if you watch Renovation Realities you know what I mean). One night I got the BRILLIANT idea to refinish our hand-me-down breakfast table. Saw a picture in a magazine for the inspiration of colors and it seems to be an easy project according to Design Star...so why not?

PROJECT: refinish (paint and stain) 6 chairs and table with leaf

BUDGET: $100 - $150

TIME: before the holidays 2009 (should be plenty of time!)

OR NOT....I will keep you posted:0)

The CHAIRS...

The TABLE minus the extra leaf...

One untouched chair with marker...

First sanded chair...

I work on this after the kids go to bed for about 2 hours. I do not work on it everynight, but I try. It seems to be taking about 4 hours/chair. I have 2.5 chairs sanded. Maybe HOLIDAYS 2010 is a more reasonable time frame...

Bath Time

Every night is bath time for Kate and Ethan. We bathe them together which works out pretty well and the kids have fun together. Nothing like taking a few bath time pics.

San Antonio Zoo trip

We decided to do a trip to the San Antonio Zoo on Sunday. It had to be the BEST day ever at the zoo - weather wise! AWESOME!!!! This was both Bo and Kate's first trip to the SA Zoo. Ethan had been before when he was 2, but didn't remember. That Sunday morning Ethan had asked if Kate went with us the last time and I told him 'no' because Kate was not born yet. He then turned to Kate and said, "...you can't go to the zoo with us today because you are not born yet!" Too funny!

Daddy and Ethan at the Zoo entrance

Kate's view of the zoo

Kate's nap at the zoo

Ethan trying to climb a wall