How to Build a Bench 101...

Hayden and I made a bench awhile ago and I finally finished painting it. Wahoo! I love finished projects. It turned out great and the kids have really been enjoying their new "shoe seat". Want to build something, but don't know how? Go to the Knock-Off Wood blog - she pretty much rocks.

It went something like this:










I even tried my hand at the "distressed" look, which is harder than it seemed to be in the tutorial.
But all-in-all... success!

The Gifts of Motherhood...

What more could you ask for on Mother's Day, than to wake up to dozens of pictures drawn with love, carrots and grapes wrapped in aluminum foil, and a chocolate covered graham cracker stuffed in an envelope? I love being a Mom.

 

Maiden Voyage...

Our family has taken up a new hobby and I think that it is my favorite one yet. Mountain Biking. Rob and I went on our first ride up in the mountains on our new bikes for a date on Saturday evening. It was so FUN! I love to hike... mountain biking is like hiking in fast forward. You get to go so much faster and see so much more. It's so great! Going up the steep inclines is pretty grueling (but great exercise) I must say, but it is so worth it on the way down. Rob was meant for sports like this, the faster and more perilous the better for him. I, on the other hand, took it a bit slower, but enjoyed every minute. So if anyone ever wants biking buddies, you know who to call...