Day 162 (Ethan's 11th Birthday!!)

 Spoiled 11 year old! I'm mean though, he had to look at them all day until Daddy got home from work.

Ethan wanted to go to the pool, so I braved it with all 3 of them. It wasn't so bad except for Mr. Harrison likes to run away, and not be in the water.

 I think Lincoln was just as excited as Ethan to open presents.

 His favorite presents. He couldn't believe we got him a go pro.

Birthday dinner. No surprise - chicken nuggets and mashed potatoes.

Lopsided creeper cake!

 He's getting old, he couldn't blow them all out.

 This guy was into it, he spit all over the table.

October 14

Mario & his brother Luigi stopped by my house today...I wonder which one will show up for Halloween??

Super Mario

Ethan decided that pirates aren't cool, and he wants a Super Mario room. So now that I have a ton of time on my hands to work on projects, I'm slowing starting to make things for his new "bigger boy" room. So here is my first completed project - a small night table. I found the table at Goodwill for $4, sanded it down (ok Bill might have helped a LITTLE with that part), had Bill spray paint it blue and then painted the first scene from Super Mario Bros. 1 on the table top. I think it turned out pretty good! I've never free hand painted before, so I'm pretty proud of myself LOL

Before
After
This was the reference picture I was using, mine is slightly different, I made my clouds cuter and added the mushroom for more color.