October 2010--Home Depot

 10/2/2010 -- Home Depot

October is apparently Fire Prevention Month or something...because again this year, the project was a fire themed object...and a fire truck came to the workshop as well.  They made a fire boat..which i apparently did not get a picture of...but I they let the kids traipse all through the truck!



HOME DEPOT!!!

In recognition of football season....the item this month was a football holder.  (If you turn it over, it looks like a toy table.) 

Kraig usually has his apron on (but he got hot)...and his self appointed job is to hold the pieces in the pockets until needed.

This is usually how the project goes....either Chris or I do the work...and he gets the pin and certificate!

(Look at the little sun spot....I read somewhere recently that those "orbs" that get captured in pictures are really angels in the pic.  I like that...maybe it means Kyle was there with us.)

Of course when we got it home, Kraig used it as a fortress for his army men.   Repurposing....even at age 5!

Busy Saturday...

It's 620p and I am just now getting down to the business of blogging.   It's been a good day though...got a few things done, took a nap, made dinner with my husband, and still have some things to do--but what's left is mostly computer stuff (blog stuff, church newsletter, etc.) 

First order of business for the day was Kids Workshop at Home Depot.  If you don't already know....Home Depot hosts a *FREE* workshop once a month in which they provide a kit to make whatever the featured item is...usually seasonal.  (FYI..for my C'ville friends, it's the first Sat of each month from 9-12 for kids aged ? - 8, I think).  Each child gets an apron, a certificate, a tac pin and the completed project. 

Here is Kraig's finished item from today:

He refused to put the apron back on.  Said it was too hot.  Yes, I tried.

My husband LOVES IHop....we eat there alot as a family and for date night...

this week, date night was a challenge for a few reasons...so we decided to do date night at home and googled the IHop pancake recipe.  We found it! 

So we made pancakes together for dinner....they were awesome!  I recommend them to anyone!

We found it here. (you have to scroll down past the bogus stuff to get to the recipe...)

And in other news.....the streets of C'ville are no longer safe to drive.  Memphis and surrounding areas probably have some more time before they become infiltrated. 

Yes, my friends, it is true. 

MY DAUGHTER GOT HER DRIVER'S LICENSE THIS WEEK!!!!

She is beyond excited....So much so, she had to come show us.

Or show off....who takes a GOOD picture on their license?

Only my daughter....she is so freaking photogenic...BEAUTIFUL--yes she is!

Now to finish the Friday Blog Hops...and get to work on Saturday's!

March--Misc

March's Home Depot kids workshop was a birdhouse rain gauge.  We are actually going to get birdseed and use it as a bird feeder.  And sadly, we did get any pictures of it completed.

February

Feb was a fairly uneventful month as far as plans and activities and such.  I did find a few things photoworthy though....(not that that is saying much..I take pictures of pretty much anything).

Schnucks had Christmas cake mixes and frosting on sale...so I bought a BUNCH of them.  And of course, mr. sweet tooth himself had to have cupcakes made.

We had MORE snow....and ice.  This was a freak snowstorm.  Went to bed Sun night, woke to a winter wonderland.  It was pretty, but horrible for driving to work.  Chris attempted to take me (I don't drive in this if at all possible), but turned around and came home.  Cars were sliding all over the place.

We even had enough to make a snowman.  Pretty cool. 

The dogs even got out and played in it.

The Home Depot kids workshop was a car garage....You can tell he was enthused about the photo, huh?

SURPRISE!!!  My mom bought him a new basketball goal.  She was able to get it purchased and put it together without him knowing..he woke up to it the next morning.

Kraig also got new glasses this year.  I got new contacts and glasses in Jan, so he wanted "rectangle" glasses like mine.  They are x-games glasses and blue....I like them.  And more importantly so does he.

I found a pattern for a "crocheted snuggle up with sleeves"...and made a camoflage one for Kraig.  He fell asleep on it one night...notice he is holding the pattern...it wasn't finished yet. 

Here it is completed...

This is Kraig's sunday school teacher....her family moved to Arizona the end of February.  She will be greatly missed....Kraig loved her.

Random December pics

Just some random shots/events from December.....

December's Home Depot project.....

A wagon...

And Santa....Kraig surprised us by going to have his picture made, not once but twice!

Last year we bought a family ornament at a kiosk at the mall....and decided we liked it enough to do it each year.  We waited a bit too late to go this year in that the selection wasn't as great, but the benefit was....

we got one free.

My  mom bought these for her grandchildren....she got two because there were no ornaments with space for 10 names.

this one is for the 8 living grandchildren

and this one is for the 2 angel grandchildren...

Just laying around.....

the pillows on the floor are from the back of the couch....they are his "comfy's".

Kraig and Christopher....

All bundled up for the cold.....

Home Depot

We discovered the coolest activity...Home Depot holds Kid's Workshops the 1st Sat of each month......totally completely FREE.  All we have to do is show up.  Today was Kraig's first one...he got a cool apron, a kit to make the bank, and a tack pin when he finished.  Way way cool.  We really only asked about it because it was a fire house...and anyone that knows Kraig knows how much he LOVES firemen, firetrucks, firehouses.  But this is a monthly thing, so we'll probably keep going.

Assembly...

Hammer....

Glue....

Decorate....

Make it stay....

The proud carpenter!!!

The cool apron....the tack pin has a picture of the firehouse bank he made...apparently they give one each month for the completed item.  A couple of other kids had like 6 pins on their aprons.

And the bank...he has already started putting money in it...saving for the trip to Washington...he plans to pay his own way to go snowboarding!