Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Home Improvements

For a while now I have wanted to paint our front and garage doors. A noticed had been taped to them before we bought our house, and when removed, took with them big sqaures of paint. They've always bothered me, but I just thought that it must be a really difficult job and so never went further than a sigh as I passed by.

Then I found this and this on pinterest. Both these tutorials claimed that the job could be super easy, so I decided it was time. We went out and bought paint (same color for the garage, and a super dark brick red for the front door. (If we wanted to change the color drastically we would have had to go through an HOA approval process. No thanks.)

Both jobs really were easy! I did the front door by myself during one of Jack's naps, and Michael and I did the garage door in under an hour--prep included.

Before

After

Oh, and I made this wreath. And I think you can see the color better in this picture.

Before

After

Friday, August 15, 2014

Splash Park

Have we mentioned yet how much we love living in Eagle Mountain? I mean seriously, running trails, great people, and awesome parks. Who could ask for more?

All summer I've been meaning to take Jack to a splash park that is seriously a 10 minutes walk from our house. I've tried only once before yesterday--which happened to be the week the splash pad was closed for Pony Express Days.

It was AWESOME. I'm not just saying that either. It was one of the best splash parks I've ever seen, and Jack had a blast. He was running around laughing and screaming and Michael and I had a fun time chasing him around and watching him. (Next time we'll be sure to dress to be able to get easier.)

Enjoy some pictures and videos!
Jack and Michael's favorite game