Tables, Chairs, and Swimming Pools

My Mom has been wanting to see some of the projects I have been working on, so here is one of them. I "made" this coffee table. I am actually pretty proud of it and think it looks really good. I didn't really make it, I just had a coffee table that the table part of it had broken and I had a regular table that was once my craft table. I took off the legs of the broken coffee table and put them on the table top of the regular table. All I had to do was buy 4 new screws and it fit together perfectly. Then I painted the legs a cream color and stained the top and Ta-Da! I have a new coffee table.

I also have been looking for a chair for my bedroom. I had been looking on Craigslist, but hadn't found anything. Then one day I had about 20 minutes to kill before I had to pick up Luke from preschool, so I went into Goodwill to see if I could find anything, and there, right in the front of the store was this chair. It didn't have a price tag on it, so I asked the cashier, and she said it was only 30 bucks! What a find! It was in great shape. All it really needed was a good clean. It is comfy too, just ask Isaac!

The project that my Mom really wants to see is my kitchen. I have finished painting it, just a little touch up is all that is needed. But Tyler hasn't putting back our table for our barstools yet, so I am going to wait to post a picture. Sorry Mom! But I want to be able to show off the all the way completed project. I really like it though! He should be able to get it up this weekend. With his busy schedule it is hard to find time to do projects like this. But pictures coming soon, I promise!

I've got to end with my cute kids. Summer has officially arrived in St. Louis in all it's hot and humid glory, so we have been hitting the pool as often as we can. This year has been fun because Isaac is able to do more. Last year he was under 18 months old for most of the summer, so all he could do was sit in his floaty or have me hold him, but this year, he loves to "wim" as he says it. The first time we went he was a little nervous at first. He had three different flotation devices on at first, a swimming suit with pads, water wings, and a blow up tube. But by the end, he didn't want anything but the tube. Luke is a lot better swimmer this year too. He was pretty good by the end of last year, so I am sure he will be even better this year. We all love to swim! It is the best part of summer, and the only way to survive it here!