Learning to Ride

We are heading to San Diego next week and will take everyone's bike so we can bike the board walk and around mission bay. So tonight I decided it was time for the training wheels to come off. Also, Lindsay needs to learn to ride so we can get her a bigger bike. Her knees are touching the handlebars when she peddles. So off came the training wheels. I ran behind her for a few feet and she had it down! I guess we should have taken the training wheels off months ago!

Zoom, watch her go!

Yeah, she just finished a 2 mile ride! We can now get a bigger bike and maybe she can keep up with her 3 older brothers.

Locker's Yes, Wasted Space Gone!

For Christmas this year, I asked my dad to help us build lockers in our home. This is the final product! With the help & knowledge of my dad, we now have custom locker storage in our home. On the left side we created upper cabinets, four locker dividers, bench seating and shoe storage on the bottom.

On the right side we have bench seating, lots of hooks, decorative shelf, and more shoe storage. What was once wasted space, is now wonderful storage!

This is a picture of the space before we started, minus the backpacks and shoes lying on the ground.

The entire family helped build these lockers. The kids are so excited to have a spot for their backpacks, coats and shoes.

The boys loved using grandpa's power tools. The kids where great stainers, sanders and helpers!

We built the shoe shelves, cabinet faces and boxes at my dad's house. He has all the tools to do the job. We did make countless trips to Home Depot and Lowes.

A Big THANK YOU to my parents for all their help!