Exterminator

 This was Charlie's plan to trap ants as they came in the house. 

 Then he switched to sucking them up in the turkey baster before they got to the house. 

Sorting Eggs

 Once they were done it was time to show them off and sort them in the egg carton.  He would keep moving them around to fill in the empty spots, but since we only dyed 10 eggs it was an endless project.  

Dying Eggs

Now what do we do while we wait??

Projects

This pretty much sums up our spring so far….fixing broken things at our house and potty training. Charlie is very helpful and love using tools with Daddy.  

Potty training project is still in progress.

We Help Daddy

 Charlie, aka Spot, was very excited to help Baer finish the sand box. 

 Almost ready...

 All done! Now we are working on getting Charlie to play in it by himself.  

Projects

 Project number 1 was a sandbox.  There was a plan and then Justin came and also decided we need to redo the patio where the sandbox was going.  Despite the looks of the picture above he worked really hard to make the patio you see below.  

 Baer built the sandbox that is going to go in the middle of the patio.  Charlie love it, even without the sand. 

 Project 2 involved a tractor. Dan, Kali and Molly came to help.  

The finished product. In about 5 years we will have lots of privacy.  Ps this blog post does not at all show the amount of work this project actually took.  

Project

 All cleaned up after the painting activity. Time to clean the garage. 

This is why I hate painting.

 I feel like it's my job to show Charlie new things. But I knew this activity was going to be quick and it was going to be a mess.  We started on the deck and it was going okay. Then he started moving around and I thought "oh no, I bought this paint at the dollar store, what if it doesn't come off"  

 So we moved down to the grass in the shade and things went okay for a bit.  

 Charlie had a large sense of freedom. Outside…no clothes….a brush in his hand. 

 Still going okay and I'm over the dollar store nervousness.

 Yes, I think this grass does need a little red.  

 Mixing colors…I hate mixing colors. We only own one color playdoh for this reason. Green.  

 Dollar store fears return. What if it is toxic? What if it doesn't come off?

Also now the shade is gone and Charlie is outside in the bright sun, painting himself without sunscreen on.  

This activity ended 7 minutes after it started in the bathtub with a screaming kid and me saying "Oh God don't touch me!"  

More than a little work

Maybe I was a bit off when I mentioned wooding would be a little work. It will be a lot of work.  We didn't even get a chance to tackle this situation, they had a wait for the insurance guy to see it first. 

Good luck with that Dad! You'l deserve some duckfarts after that job. 

Woodin' Season

Well Connecticut got hit with quite the snowstorm and since then it has officially been wooding season at Mom and Dad's house.  I was lucky enough to be able to participate.  It was a beautiful day for a little work. 

Step 7

Drink a glass of wine in the bathroom to admire your work.

Step 6

Spend 24 hours together in the bathroom with boxes of tiles and a wet saw.

DIY Instructions from Julie and Baer

Step One: Agree that you are going to disagree. Baer likes to do things right, I like to do things quickly. Does this create conflict of opinion? Yes.

Step Two: Accept that the house will be a mess.

Step Three: Rip the Shower apart.

Step 4: Call a friend to help cut two holes in the wall.

New Year...New Shower

We started a project this week and hopefully by the time I go back to school we will have a newly tiled shower.