Before & After Projects around our Arizona home!!!

So this Super Bowl commercial is what inspired this blog!!!

Over the last year or so have worked on several projects around the house and yard!

This was one of the first home projects I did.  The patio railing outside the master bedroom was rusted, paint chipping and just down right dull.

So I picked up a gallon of Chocolate Brown outdoor paint. It took several coats but I love the end results!!!! In the After picture below you can also see the NEW patio furniture we got too! =)

 Our front door!

Just like the patio railing the front screen door was rusted in a few areas and again I was not a fan of the color, I wanted it to stand out a bit. So I painted the door the same Chocolate Brown as the patio. I love it!

Backyard Make over!!

Here is our tree in the backyard. We laid brick around the tree and filled with top soil. (the after in the bottom photo was still in a bit of progress but the brick and dirt was complete.) Next phase planting beautiful flowers! =)

On the East side of our house we had this beautiful tree and had really pretty purple flowers that smelled wonderful. But as you can see it was leaning over. We were afraid that it was going to fall onto our neighbors house. So it was time to take it down. That was quiet the project. After I cut down and removed the HUGE root. I built up a planter! For our vegetable garden! We laid down outdoor fabric and filled with top soil. Then planted lots of yummy veggies! =)

The South West corner of our backyard. We took out these three bushes and built a raised sandbox! (Not in the image all the sand toys and little slide!) =)

Our Office Before & After

Our 4th extra bedroom. The first couple of years this room was our guest room/daycare napping room. As my Photography business has grown I needed/wanted an office to keep things more in order. I was using our kitchen table to work on edits. Which had been nice so I could edit while the family watched TV in the evenings. But it was getting old moving the computer for dinner and I had cords ever where with my external hard drives and printers...... It took a day to clean out and build my new desk, shelf and filing cabinet. =)

Laundry Room!! The floor in the laundry room was bad. The previous owners spilled paint, ripped parts of it up...... We managed to hid most of the holes with rugs and the washer and dryer. One Sunday I decided I had enough and started ripping up the old flooring. We ran to Home Depot picked out the new flooring. Monday morning I finished the project!! Its so nice!!!

Thanks for stopping by and  reading my blog!! Have a fabulous day! =)

Kristin

Adventures of Joe Lego

Written and Photographed by Robert "Bob" Terry III

In a land far far away in a time long long ago there was a man named Joe Lego.

 

He was lost by his little boy owner who was very sad by this.

 

But the way Joe Lego was he would not give up.

 

He braved the cold, snow, & dark.

 

Then he was found.

 

This is his story.

 

Part 1

Joe Lego Reporting for duty.

Joe Lego taking a break.

Joe Lego Shooting Out Some Emails.

Double checking plans.

Joe Lego signing in to the meeting.

Joe Lego Driving the Fork Lift helping put Drywall upstairs.

Joe Lego Telling the guys to get back to work.

Part 2

Joe Lego getting ready to cut some Pipe.

Joe Lego warming up.

Joe Lego Checking to make sure the ground wire is in.

Joe Lego Going to run some errands.

Joe Lego making sure the tags are current.

Joe Lego calling for some backup.

Part 3

Joe Lego Mad about tracking out.

Joe Lego Locking Up.

Joe Lego going for a hike.

Joe Lego relaxing after a long hard day.

Joe Lego Calling it a Night.

The End

Learning to Ride a Bike is Hard!

Tonight for the first time I took Jack's training wheels off his bike. He was very nervous and wasn't sure it was safe to be riding on the street. But he gave it a good try for about an hour before it got to dark. Before I know it he will be totally freaking me out with his tricks and jumps. I'll be telling him to be careful and not to ride in the middle of the street..... But for this short time I will be the brave one and encourage Jack to try his best and get on the bike and ride.  

Gillian had Ballet/Tap class this evening. This class is HUGE and I'm pretty sure Gillian is the only 3 year old in this class. She could careless that she is the youngest and the smallest. I'm pretty sure she is the most outspoken one in the class and she wants to be heard! =D

And of course I can't have a Blog with out a picture!!! My Beautiful Amazing Kids!!!!

Playing Catch up!!!

Well lets see where to even begin! ...

We had a wonderful Summer, spent 3 weeks in Colorado, went camping in the Flagstaff area. Jack started 1st grade and Gillian started Preschool. They are both doing awesome and making lots of new friends. Gillian  completed a year of Petite Ballet and is now in Beginning Ballet/Tap Combo. She LOVES it!!!!! Jack started Flag football and is really trying his best. He is having so much fun.

Ryan and I had a trip of a lifetime to Stuart Island Canada. Such and amazing time!!!  

I know this is a really quick update and I will do a full blog on our Colorado trip, school and sports...... I just wanted to write a small blog just to get back into the groove of things.

Stay tuned for more blogging to come!

Good Night!!!

I really need to get back into blogging. I miss it! Of course I do have my photography blog that I try to update as well. www.photographybykristinmcconnell.com/blogspot.

Today the kids and I had such a great day. We went to the play fort with a Katie and and her kids Alexis and Grayson, came home had lunch. Gillian took her afternoon nap, Jack and I worked on school work, science, math, reading and writing! He did so awesome!! After Gillian woke up from her nap we met Katie back up at the play fort. Came home changed and we met up at the pool and had a BBQ. Such a fun day!

Summer Vacation!

Jack's last day of Kindergarten was May 27th. I can't believe how fast this school year went.

Happy 6th Wedding Anniversary!

Ryan and I celebrated our 6th Wedding Anniversary. Wow 6 years I am so truly luck to have found such an amazing Man. We arranged an over night sitter for the kids so we could enjoy a weekend getaway. It was SO nice!! We stayed at the Wild Horse Pass Resort & Casino. Such a BEAUTIFUL Hotel!!! Spent most of the day playing slots and playing a very fun game called Three Card Poker! Loved it!! John Shula owns a restaurant in the hotel. Very fancy Steak Restaurant with some Awesome Miami Dolphin memorabilia. Their steak menu was on an official NFL Dolphin Football. So cool!  We had such a great time. I would LOVE to go back!!!

Ryan and I August 2003

Our Wedding April 4, 2004 (04-04-04)

Ryan and I at the Wild Horse Pass Resort & Casino getting ready to go to dinner. Celebrating our 6th Wedding Anniversary!!! April 2010

2 Years Ago!

The kids and I loaded up in the car along with Holly and my Mom and Dad following down to Anthem Arizona. It was finally moving day! What a drive that was with a 8 month old and a 3 year old. The kids did awesome!!!