Merry Christmas...homemade

This is the before of Nina's Kitchen...$5.00 nightstand from the DI...(I forgot to take the before picture before we cut the hole for the sink)

 This is the after...a favorite for all the kids on Christmas morning...they were still fighting over it this afternoon!!  It was great to see them love their homemade gifts so much!!

 Chrisitan's train table...he and Grant are loving it!

 Matthew's nuts and bolts chess set...so cool!!  He has tried to teach me to play Chess...played for my FIRST time on Sunday!!

 Grant's hammer and peg board...don't look to close...it's special...but he loves it!!  Who knew a homemade gift could be the loudest :)

I have so much more to post...including Grant's birthday today...Can't believe he is 2!!  Time flies!

i'm dreaming of a HOMEMADE christmas

As I said before...this year we are trying to do a lot more homemade...it is A LOT of work...but so fun!!

These adorable magnets are gifts for Grandparents...each one will have a different saying...they turned out really cute...I am actually selling them at my etsy shop...

I have made a total of 8 capes...4 for my kiddos and 4 for neices and nephews...I love them and I hope the kiddos will too...

I also made power wrist bands... 

Christian designed mugs for everyone in the family (sweet deal at Hobby Lobby...only .87cents!!) 

Excuse the shirtless photos...Nina and Grant painted tithing boxes for everyone in the family...Grant was so careful and particular about his painting...I need to let them paint more often!!  They loved it! 

Matthew is working on some cute bookmarks for everyone...I will get a picture of those as soon as they are done!

Ben and I are still working on a cute kitchen for Nina made out of a nightstand, a nuts and bolts chess set for Matthew, a train table for Christian, and a hammer peg board for Grant...12 more days....YIKES!!