Random

These photos are in no particular order. Just things I wanted to include.  I really need to keep a journal for our family and since this blog is already here I figured I'd just add to it.  I'm going to try and be more consistent. I'm pretty sure I've said that like 100 times on this blog. 

Our entryway really needed some help.  I had a small little coat hook and a big basket for all our shoes. It was always a mess, so I took it upon myself to organize it.  I built the shelf, vase and bench. I found those little metal bins for our shoes at Walmart for really cheap. Everyone has their own.  I like how it turned out. And I'm proud to say that I did it all myself! Karl helped me hang the shelf (it's heavy!) and he held some of the long boards for me while I was cutting them, but other than that these are all mine! It was fun to build it all myself.  They were all pretty straightforward projects, but it gave me the confidence to tackle something a little more complicated next time.  I'm thinking a media center? We'll see. I have a huge list of things I want to build.  

Coral finally let me put her on the big kid swing.  She always insisted on the baby swings, which she calls "trap swings".  I think she's converted. She's saying, "I'm a big girl!" in this picture. 

 Lovely little lady. 

 Tutu, hoodie, helmet, bike.  

 Posing after Addi's haircut.  

 I just had to take a picture of this. Addi cannot do anything in the bathroom unless she is reading. It's adorable, but also super annoying because she goes in there and reads and forgets what she's supposed to be doing.  Not good on busy school mornings.  I tried making a "no books in the bathroom" rule, but she just hid them under the sink, under the step stool, and under the bathmat.  I gave up.  Guess I can't complain about a kid who loves to read.